OSLC
The Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) is a set of specifications designed to simplify integration across various tools used throughout the software development lifecycle. It serves as a unifying solution for tool vendors and users, addressing the need to link artifacts and repositories within an engineering organization without data replication.
Benefits of OSLC
The OSLC standard offers many benefits for tool vendors, tool buyers, and tool users:
- Uniform integration for tool vendors: OSLC provides a consistent self-descriptive REST API and linked data model based on standard domains, reducing the need for custom integration layers.
- Seamless Data Exchange: OSLC facilitates data exchange in plain JSON for clients not ready for linked data and offers rich user interfaces for seamlessly linked data workflows.
- Reduced integration effort for tool buyers: OSLC lowers the total cost of ownership by minimizing the development effort needed for integration and reducing dependency on specialized consultants.
- Enhanced Compatibility and Reduced Risk: OSLC decreases complexity and risk in software infrastructures, offering deeper integrations at the workflow level and reducing vendor lock-in.
- Improved User Experience: OSLC ensures backward compatibility across tool updates and enables users to interact with other OSLC-compatible tools through delegated UIs without switching applications.
More information about OSLC can be found here: www.open-services.net
