RESTx: Rest for the rest of us

Ken Yagen Silicon Valley Code Camp, October, 2010

Agenda

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The Programmable Web

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Examples of RESTful services

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What is RESTx?

The simplest 4ay to create

!ST*&l 4eb ser+ices

!nco&rages and enables !ST*&l concepts ;ides &nderlying implementation details !ST" reso&rces are sel* doc&menting and disco+erable

!ST" is a ser+er, not a *rame4or>

Create rich data ser+ices by integrating di**erent data so&rces C&stomiDed reso&rces *rom clo&d ser+ices and internal databases $ata 9ayer *or :a+aScript application Wrap legacy scripts into re&sable components

,se Cases

What is RESTx?

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irst a !emo

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E Create Component
5(rest"ctl component create )yTestComponent F Ga+a H python H Ga+ascript I

E .nnotate -t
JComponent-n*o7name A KSomeSampleComponentK, description A KOne line description o* the componentK, doc A K9onger description te"t, possibly m&lti2line, goes hereL=

E -mplement ser+ice method E Compile it 7:a+a only=

5(rest"ctl component compile

E Start Ser+er
5(rest"ctl start

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Roadmap

E http3((4445rest"5org(rest"2roadmap5html E ;ighlights
E E E E Pipelines &by, 1roo+y, P;P S&pport i%eans S&pport Version Control, Caching

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Wh# RESTx?

E P&blishing $ata as
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!ST*&l reso&rces

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E Sel*2doc&menting and bro4se2able .P-s are po4er*&l E .ccessible *or less2s>illed de+elopers, di**erent lang&age s>ills
E :a+a, Python, :a+aScript

E )a>es it easier to de+elop 4eb 250 and mobile apps that re?&ire access to e"ternal reso&rces

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&ore 'nformation

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(uestions?

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