Showing posts with label REST. Show all posts
Showing posts with label REST. Show all posts

Friday, November 26, 2010

REST and Resource Programming Model Concepts

Some quick definitions of REST and Resource Programming Model terms:
  • Resource - an entity accessiblie through HTTP
  • URI - used to address resources
  • HTTP Methods - used to read/update resources
  • Item Resource - an individual resource
  • Collection Resource - a collection of resources
  • Representation - snapshot of resource presented in a specific Media Type
  • Media Type - stored in 'Content-Type' header of request or response

Source: Exploring resources, a resource programming model, and code-based configuration