I'm trying to implement a very simple RESTFul API on top of Wt. I read a couple emails from Koen on the mailing list archives (pasted below for reference), but the use case there required a tie to the session (adds session ID to url) which makes the API no longer RESTFul.
I have a WResource derived class implemented that generates the response (CSV in this case) I want to generate. I'm hoping to put it at a fixed URL w/o being tied to a session so it can be hit at anytime. E.g. http://myserver.com/restapi/csv?start=1&end=2 Any suggestions on how to best achieve this? Thanks! Craig ---- Email from Koen on the mailing list: Hey Maurice, 2010/3/3 Koen Deforche <k...@emweb.be>: > Hey Maurice, > > 2010/3/3 Maurice Gittens <mainmanmauri...@gmail.com>: >> Hi, >> >> I'd like to use the Witty Application Server to serve not only a Witty >> Application >> but also to serve JSON data as a restful data service. >> >> Consequently I will need to handle HTTP POST, DELETE and PUT methods >> in the My Wt application server. >> >> I would like to allow users logged in via a valid Wt session access to my >> Restful Json data stores. >> What is the recommended way to do this with Wt? > > Currently, you can already GET and POST to a WResource. Providing > support for DELETE and PUT is a logical extension. You can also > already access the raw input stream (that was POST'ed or PUT) when it > is not something that can be parsed by the CGI Parser from > Http::Request::in(). > > The missing parts are: > - provide support for DELETE and PUT commands in the httpd and check > that it works for the fastcgi connector. > - expose information on the command in Http::Request (GET, POST, > DELETE or PUT). I've implemented this now and so expect this in public git sometime next week. > Currently a WResource will have a random (auto-generated) URL. You > probably want a predictable URL for your service, and this would also > require a small extension to WResource (setInternalPath()) together > with support in our web controller. I've implemented this as well. Note that there will still be a session appended to the path. Regards, koen Craig Miller http://spatialminds.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ witty-interest mailing list witty-interest@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/witty-interest
