SWX: SWF Data Format

Here are some definitions of SWX-related concepts to start us off with a common vocabulary for talking about SWX.

• SWX: Native data format for Flash. It is a subset of the SWF format. SWX SWFs are regular SWF files that are used to store just data.
• SWX RPC: RPC protocol encoded in SWX. Allows you to call methods on server-side classes and get the results in SWX format.
• SWX PHP: SWX RPC implementation in PHP. SWX PHP is currently the only implementation of SWX RPC but there will be Python, Ruby, J2EE, .Net, etc. implementations in the future.
• SWX Tools: The SWX Service Explorer & SWX Data Analyzer. These tools come bundled with SWX PHP and will work with any future implementations of SWX RPC.
• SWX AS: A high-level ActionScript library that handles 
the client-side queuing and execution of SWX RPC calls. You don't have to use the ActionScript library to work with SWX RPC as SWX is native to Flash but the library does provide you with useful functionality such as cross-domain access, queueing of data calls, etc.
• SWX APIs: APIs for Flickr, Twitter, etc. I am as excited about the SWX APIs as I am about the SWX data format and SWX RPC as they provide Flash developers with a very easy way to create mashups. In fact, if you hit the Public SWX RPC gateway (see below) at swxformat.org, you can use these APIs with ActionScript alone (no server-side programming is necessary.)
• Public SWX RPC gateway: Open SWX RPC endpoint. The Public SWX RPC Gateway
is at http://swxformat.org/php/swx.php. You can use the public SWX
APIs from this gateway in your own applications without having to
write any server-side code whatsoever.