Thanks a lot sven :) On Dec 12, 2012, at 9:23 PM, Sven Van Caekenberghe wrote:
> There were some people asking about Zinc-REST. I took some time to improve > the package (by moving some private code into it) and documented it by adding > a couple of examples and unit tests. > > Load the group 'REST' using the latest ConfigurationOfZincHTTPComponents > (NeoJSON will be loaded as a dependency). > > There are two examples: > > (1) > > ZnExampleSumRestCall handles REST requests for /sum > > For a GET request, it accepts numbers as path elements or as a query > parameter. > > GET /sum/1/2/3 > GET /sum?numbers=1,2,3 > > For a POST requests, it accepts a text/plain entity containing numbers. > > POST /sum '1,2,3' > > (2) > > ZnExampleStorageRestServerDelegate offers a REST interface on > /storage/objects with CRUD operations on JSON maps. > > GET /storage/objects > > list all stored maps as a list of object-uris > > GET /storage/objects?key1=value1&key2=value2 > > as above with conjunctive condition specified > > POST /storage/objects <MAP> > > store a new map, returns the created object-uri > > GET /storage/object/<id> > > return the map stored under id > > DELETE /storage/object/<id> > > delete the map stored under id > > PUT /storage/object/<id> <MAP> > > overwrite the map stored under id with MAP > > > Both examples are tested by matching unit tests. > > There is no further independent textual documentation, you'll need to know > what REST style interfaces are and know about Zinc HTTP Components. > > Compared to Seaside-REST this solution is simpler (no Seaside dependency), a > bit less declarative (no pragmas), closer to the mechanics of HTTP, not > linked to automagic conversions (Magritte). But this is code that I use in > production. > > > Sven > > -- > Sven Van Caekenberghe > http://stfx.eu > Smalltalk is the Red Pill > >
