title: Facebook API and Facebook Connect using Java?
body: <p>New to Facebook API and Facebook Connect.</p>
  
  <p>Found the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/facebook-java-api" rel="noreferrer">Facebook Java API</a> open source library on Google Code...</p>
  
  <p>I am really excited that there's an API pre-written in Java for it!</p>
  
  <p>Am interested in writing a server side Java layer which uses REST to be able to access a user’s Facebook Friends List, their wall, send them messages in-network, etc.</p>
  
  <p>Downloaded the binary and unfortunately, I haven't found any sample or demo code when I unzipped it...</p>
  
  <p>Question(s):</p>
  
  <p>(1) Does this library support Facebook Connect?</p>
  
  <p>(2) What is the best way to get start using Facebook Connect with server side Java?</p>
  
  <p>(3) Since I am building middleware, do I still have to create a sample app on the online Facebook Developer page?</p>
  
  <p>(4) What should I include in my (am a newbie in Maven) pom.xml in order to get started?</p>