Autolab Api

[RONNCC]

Creation of an Autolab API with permissions so classes can build apps ontop of it - e.g. easier autosubmission scripts using makefiles, and also allowing more autonomy for autograders - e.g. directly submit from other apps rather than throwing up a vm that returns a json obj.

[RONNCC]

i'm not sure how much this goes into the scope of #217

[jez]

I believe what you're looking for in making autosubmission scripts has been added. This lengthy issue (#126) details the process of getting it running and all the issues/pulls that went into it. It's probably your best bet for documentation right now.

[dlbucci]

The issue with a public api is authentication and SSL. Authentication can be fixed by letting users have passphrases, but there needs to be someway to give them SSL certs, or Autolab won't let them submit. That's why local_submit is so hacky.

[RONNCC]

: [ yeah a network submit would be nice - on non-cmu networks i can call run lots of systems to talk to each other, vs cmu unix systems.