.. _api-howto:

Using ZOO-API
==================

This section will help you to get started using :ref:`ZOO-API<api-what>`.

Prerequisites
----------------------

ZOO-API relies on the following software:

- :ref:`kernel_index` (`http://zoo-project.org
  <http://zoo-project.org>`__), the ZOO-Project WPS Server.
- SpiderMonkey (`https://developer.mozilla.org/en/SpiderMonkey
  <https://developer.mozilla.org/en/SpiderMonkey>`__ ), the Mozilla
  `JavaScript <https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript>`__ engine.


.. warning::

     The ZOO-Kernel  :ref:`optional JavaScript support <js-support>` is required for using ZOO-API

     
Download
-----------------------

    * `zoo-api.js <http://zoo-project.org/trac/export/1/trunk/zoo-api/js/ZOO-api.js>`__
    * `zoo-proj4js.js <http://zoo-project.org/trac/export/1/trunk/zoo-api/js/ZOO-proj4js.js>`__


      
If you did not :ref:`download <install-download>` the ZOO-Project
source code already, please proceed to a svn checkout with the
following command:

::

  svn checkout http://svn.zoo-project.org/svn/trunk/zoo-project/zoo-api