Comments on: Start RESTing on your laurels http://blog.arc90.com/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/ Web Application Design & Development Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:34:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: B. Santos http://blog.arc90.com/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-1299 B. Santos Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:01:47 +0000 http://blog.daniell.acr90-dev-02/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-1299 Andy, Great work that you've done with this very useful REST client class! I've been able to quickly put up a simple XML based GET request with this class. My main comment (minor) is how the port number (as well as credentials) could be easily set through the URI/URL given in constructor or when setting the url. One should not be the need to explicitly set the port argument in such case. For example: RESTService service = new RESTService("http://localhost:8080/app/rest/get") as opposed to: RESTService service = new RESTService("http://localhost:8080/app/rest/get", 8080) Great stuff! Andy,

Great work that you’ve done with this very useful REST client class!
I’ve been able to quickly put up a simple XML based GET request with this class.

My main comment (minor) is how the port number (as well as credentials) could be easily set through the URI/URL given in constructor or when setting the url. One should not be the need to explicitly set the port argument in such case. For example:

RESTService service = new RESTService(“http://localhost:8080/app/rest/get”)

as opposed to:

RESTService service = new RESTService(“http://localhost:8080/app/rest/get”, 8080)

Great stuff!

]]> By: Barry Johnston http://blog.arc90.com/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-573 Barry Johnston Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:35:32 +0000 http://blog.daniell.acr90-dev-02/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-573 UPDATE: I managed to get my project working. The RESTService does support HTTPS. I just had an issue with my certificate. Great library, for what is' worth, I highly recommend it. UPDATE: I managed to get my project working. The RESTService does support HTTPS. I just had an issue with my certificate.
Great library, for what is’ worth, I highly recommend it.

]]> By: Barry Johnston http://blog.arc90.com/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-572 Barry Johnston Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:03:43 +0000 http://blog.daniell.acr90-dev-02/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-572 I've read in a few places where https is not possible through the web using RESTService. However, the posts seem to be dated. I'm wondering if this is indeed true? If it was true but someone has found a solution, does anyone have information about the solution? Thanks, Barry I’ve read in a few places where https is not possible through the web using RESTService. However, the posts seem to be dated. I’m wondering if this is indeed true? If it was true but someone has found a solution, does anyone have information about the solution?
Thanks,
Barry

]]> By: Jens http://blog.arc90.com/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-571 Jens Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:55:26 +0000 http://blog.daniell.acr90-dev-02/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-571 First of all I like your RESTService implementation very much, because it keeps the HTTPService feeling and adds the missing REST. But I think something is wrong with the implementation of multipart/form-data. In the for-loop where the content of the multipart-Request is built data.writeUTFBytes("--" + boundary + "--" + SEPARATOR) should be outside of the loop otherwhise it is added after any form-item which results in double boundaries. Unfortunately I still cannot get it to work. Could you perhaps try to make a multipart/form-data request with RESTService and post a working example? Thanks a lot! Jens First of all I like your RESTService implementation very much, because it keeps the HTTPService feeling and adds the missing REST.
But I think something is wrong with the implementation of multipart/form-data. In the for-loop where the content of the multipart-Request is built
data.writeUTFBytes(“–” + boundary + “–” + SEPARATOR)
should be outside of the loop otherwhise it is added after any form-item which results in double boundaries. Unfortunately I still cannot get it to work.
Could you perhaps try to make a multipart/form-data request with RESTService and post a working example?
Thanks a lot!
Jens

]]> By: Andy Lewisohn http://blog.arc90.com/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-570 Andy Lewisohn Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:17:45 +0000 http://blog.daniell.acr90-dev-02/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-570 Unfortunately, the limitations of Flex would prevent you from using FileReference with RESTService. FileReference handles data in its own way, in a black box. You could use RESTService to load a file as binary, or send a file using multipart form data. Unfortunately, the limitations of Flex would prevent you from using FileReference with RESTService. FileReference handles data in its own way, in a black box. You could use RESTService to load a file as binary, or send a file using multipart form data.

]]> By: phil http://blog.arc90.com/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-569 phil Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:26:59 +0000 http://blog.daniell.acr90-dev-02/2008/04/02/start-resting-on-your-laurels/#comment-569 Looks great and works! How would you implement upload? I mean i can't see how i could use FileReference and arc90restlib together. Phil Looks great and works!
How would you implement upload? I mean i can’t see how i could use FileReference and arc90restlib together.
Phil

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