2010 code camp rest for the rest of us
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RESTx is a tool for easily creating RESTful web services. It allows defining resources with URIs and representing them in different formats. RESTx hides implementation details and makes resources self-documenting. To use it, developers create components by annotating methods, then compile and deploy them on the RESTx server. The goal of RESTx is to simplify REST development so services can be built by non-experts and integrated from various data sources and languages.
![Building a simple component
• Create Component
./restxctl component create MyTestComponent [ java | python | javascript ]
• Annotate It
@ComponentInfo(name = "SomeSampleComponent",
description = "One line description of the component",
doc = "Longer description text, possibly multi-line, goes here“)
• Implement service method
• Compile it (Java only)
./restxctl component compile
• Start Server
./restxctl start
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2010 code camp rest for the rest of us
- 1. RESTx: Rest for the rest of us Ken Yagen Silicon Valley Code Camp, October, 2010
- 2. Agenda • The Programmable Web • What is RESTx? • Demo • Building a simple component • Roadmap • Questions / More information
- 3. The Programmable Web • Resources • Must have a URI • Addressability – Name them using URIs – Give them structure - http://www.restxdemo.org/resource/sales/2004/Q4 • Representations – Resources support different representations (XML, JSON, HTML, SVG, …) • Uniform Interface – HTTP (GET, HEAD, PUT, DELETE, POST) • Statelessness, Connectedness • Building Blocks (HTTP, URI, XML, JSON)
- 4. Examples of RESTful services http://www.foo.com/sales/2010 http://www.foo.com/sales/2010/q3 http://www.foo.com/weather/sanfrancisco/current http://www.foo.com/weather/sanfrancisco/tomorrow http://www.foo.com/rankings/college/football/bcs http://www.foo.com/rankings/college/football/bcs?school=stanford http://www.foo.com/search?query=restx All contents Copyright © 2009, MuleSoft Inc.
- 5. What is RESTx? • The simplest way to create RESTful web services • Encourages and enables RESTful concepts • Hides underlying implementation details • RESTx resources are self documenting and discoverable • RESTx is a server, not a framework • Use Cases • Create rich data services by integrating different data sources • Customized resources from cloud services and internal databases • Data Layer for JavaScript application • Wrap legacy scripts into reusable components
- 6. What is RESTx? All contents Copyright © 2009, MuleSoft Inc. 6
- 7. First a Demo All contents Copyright © 2009, MuleSoft Inc.
- 8. Building a simple component • Create Component ./restxctl component create MyTestComponent [ java | python | javascript ] • Annotate It @ComponentInfo(name = "SomeSampleComponent", description = "One line description of the component", doc = "Longer description text, possibly multi-line, goes here“) • Implement service method • Compile it (Java only) ./restxctl component compile • Start Server ./restxctl start All contents Copyright © 2009, MuleSoft Inc.
- 9. Roadmap • http://www.restx.org/restx-roadmap.html • Highlights • Pipelines • Ruby, Groovy, PHP Support • iBeans Support • Version Control, Caching All contents Copyright © 2009, MuleSoft Inc.
- 10. Why RESTx? • Publishing Data as RESTful resources • Any piece of interesting data can be a resource • Users can construct their own resources • Resources are accessible from an web URL • Self-documenting and browse-able APIs are powerful • Accessible for less-skilled developers, different language skills • Java, Python, JavaScript • Makes it easier to develop web 2.0 and mobile apps that require access to external resources All contents Copyright © 2009, MuleSoft Inc. 10
- 11. More Information Website: http://www.restx.org Download: http://www.restx.org/quick-start-guide.html Source Code: git clone git://github.com/mulesoft/RESTx.git Online Demo: http://restxdemo.mulesoft.org/static/demo/start.html Blog: http://blogs.mulesoft.org Forums: http://www.restx.org/community.html My Email: ken.yagen@mulesoft.com Questions? All contents Copyright © 2009, MuleSoft Inc.