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Can we build data plugs in the developer’s environment?

Yes, the developer’s environment is built to support the full functionality available on the production network. As a result, it can be built there and eventually migrated to production with relative ease. One thing to bear in mind though is that the developers environment is essentially a network of distributed PDAs. You would need to deploy the data plug service into a cloud system.

Last updated: 5 years ago

When we trigger a Data Plug to run and pull data from the data source API and update HAT, will we be charged an API call to get the security information stored in HAT?

The platform does not differentiate between types of data that is being stored in the HAT, so the standard pricing model applies. Writing data from standard Dataswift data plugs is free while reading it from the data plug's own namespace would usually incur a cost

Last updated: 5 years ago

Is there a way to authorise the Facebook data plug on behalf of the user without the user's interaction with the PDA interface?

This is not allowable under the PDA security and permission model and not allowable under GDPR or Facebook rules. Credentials cannot be passed. We can, however, customise some screens to some degree, as long as it's not too different.

Last updated: 5 years ago

Would Data from different plugs flow into the same namespace/folder of the HAT Microserver for my app?

Every data plug goes into their own namespace. After the data has been preloaded and the API's are active, your app can access on demand the data it wants within the PDAs. However, access is dependent on submitting a requesg to legally access the data, and is subject to Dataswift governance rules.

Last updated: 5 years ago

What, technically, is a data plug?

It is an API to API service to enable PDA owners to bring data into their PDAs.

Last updated: 5 years ago

Would we know if/when the Facebook data plug is finished downloading user's Facebook data to his/her PDA?

The Facebook data plug continually syncs with Facebook, so the PDA is always getting data from Facebook, a sync every hour or so.

Last updated: 5 years ago