Getting the Most Out of Extensions
Even as I write this book, there seems to be an overwhelming degree of interest in Google Wave extensions within the general developer community. This high level of interest is beneficial for both end users and developers. The ongoing development of new extensions and gadgets represents an ever-increasing set of tools and resources available for a diverse set of Google Wave Client users. In similar fashion, the knowledge base for development with the Google Wave platform seemingly will increase as more developers contribute to Google Wave extensions.
The use of robots and gadgets inherently is subject to trial and error, and it may take you a few tries with different robots and gadgets to determine their suitability for use in particular waves in the Google Wave Client.
Robots
There is a Google Wave Samples Gallery that serves as a running index of both robots and gadgets. The Samples Gallery can be found at .
The Samples Gallery is a great starting point to learn about robots developed by members of the Google Wave team and third-party developers, and it allows you to search or filter listings by various parameters, including keywords. Figure 4-10 shows the Samples Gallery filtered to display only robots.

Figure 4-10. The Google Wave API Samples Gallery lists robots and gadgets developed by both Googlers and third-party developers.
As you can see, each ...
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