App Engine 1.5.1 release with ProtoRPC Python API

Google launched the App Engine release 1.5.1 this week. The release includes ProtoRPC as a Python API, which allows for the High Replication Datastore (HRD) available in the SDK.

New updates include:

Geolocation Header: The App Engine will now include a header along with each client request. This will help to identify the origin country of the user. This will allow web developers to customize content based on the location auto-detected by the new header.

API updates:

• Channel API (Presence Support)
• Images API (WebP Support) --> Yeaaaa! We are beginning to consider the user of WebP images for eCommerce websites and product displays--as a faster loading website helps usher a better performing website.
• ProtoRPC: open source framework that is an easy to use web-based RPC service

Datastore updates:

• High Replication in the SDK