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| Thu Jul 17 13:53:53 2003 | PlesWhatIsRest |
REST is an acronym for "representational state transfer" - terminology coined for the first time by Roy Fielding in his dissertation. REST is neither a "standard" nor a "protocol" - it is an architectural style or convention. Paul Prescod defines a REST web service aptly as "a web service that delivers its functionality entirely as a set of URI-addressable resources using the syntax and semantics of the HTTP protocol" - visit prescod.net for more information and some comparisons to SOAP and XML-RPC.
This project was inspired in part by sqlrest- a Java based REST project hosted at Source Forge.
The advantages of a REST based web service are simplicity, security and scalability. It doesn't rely on a special protocol layer such as SOAP or XML-RPC and exposes its API dynamically in terms of XML encoded data and links to XML encoded data. It uses a simplified set of semantics as defined in the HTTP protocol i.e. a reduced instruction set of GET, PUT, POST and DELETE. Simple firewall configurations can be used to protect and control access to data.
Resources
- Origins : Roy Fielding
- Advocacy : Paul Prescod
- Web services, XML and ReST : xfront
- Example : sqlrest project
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| Thu Jul 17 13:50:42 2003 | PlesContact |
This project was initiated by Eugene Coetzee of Reedflute Software Solutions.
Ples is actively developed and maintain by the OpenCafe.
Contact the project manager at info@opencafe.co.za or via the formal Source Forge channel.
| Thu Jul 17 13:50:13 2003 | PlesPhp |
Describe the new page here.
| Thu Jul 17 13:49:51 2003 | PlesPython |
python-utils
PyTCPWrap - TCP Wrapper for python
| Thu Jul 17 13:49:27 2003 | PlesPerl |
Describe the new page here.
| Thu Jul 17 13:48:57 2003 | PlesUml |
Class Hierarchy
Main Classes
IPlesInterface """
Utility Classes
Dummy Classes (defined by the implementation language)
Legend
- The notation used does not comply with any specific 'standard' of UML notation
- 'P' prefixed to class name = Ples class
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| Thu Jul 17 13:48:19 2003 | PlesUml |
Class Hierarchy
Main Classes
IPlesInterface """
Utility Classes
Dummy Classes (defined by the implementation language)
Legend
- The notation used does not comply with any specific 'standard' of UML notation
- 'P' prefixed to class name = Ples class
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