On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 10:07 AM, Kevin Conaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe you should override Resource.storeRepresentation() and override > Resource.allowPut() -> true instead of overriding Resource.put()
I don't think there is a Resource.storeRepresentation() method in 1.0.8. Are you recommending this because my approach won't work, or because .storeRepresentation() is better in some way? > Two pieces of advice on opening up to third-party clients. First, some > languages (or their associated libraries) other than Java have poor or > non-existent support for the HTTP PUT method. Just be aware of this when > recommending implementation languages. Hmm, well, one language is C#, which seems to support it in its HttpWebRequest class. Do you recommend using POST instead for this reason? Will using .storeRepresentation() support storing a representation through POST as well as PUT? > Second, while JSON is slightly easier to work with programmatically, a lot > of languages don't have native support for it. Depending on who your > clients are, they might balk at having to download and install a third party > library to access your service. XML might work out better because most > languages have native support for it. I think it will be ok. Of course, I can always support both, and let them choose when they make the request. Many thanks, Ian. -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: +1 512 422 3588 Skype: sanity
