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REST is a coordinated set of constraints applied to the design of components in a distributed [[hypermedia]] system that can lead to a more performant and maintainable [[software architecture]]. | REST is a coordinated set of constraints applied to the design of components in a distributed [[hypermedia]] system that can lead to a more performant and maintainable [[software architecture]]. | ||
| − | REST has gained widespread acceptance across the Web as a simpler alternative to [[SOAP]] and [[WSDL]]-based web services. | + | REST has gained widespread acceptance across the Web as a simpler alternative to [[SOAP]] and [[Web Services Description Language|WSDL]]-based web services. |
RESTful systems typically, but not always, communicate over the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with the same [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]] verbs (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.) used by [[Web browser|web browsers]] to retrieve [[Web page|web pages]] and send data to remote [[Web server|servers]]. | RESTful systems typically, but not always, communicate over the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with the same [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]] verbs (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.) used by [[Web browser|web browsers]] to retrieve [[Web page|web pages]] and send data to remote [[Web server|servers]]. | ||
Revision as of 05:00, 8 June 2015
Representational State Transfer (REST) is a software architecture style consisting of guidelines and best practices for creating scalable web services.
REST is a coordinated set of constraints applied to the design of components in a distributed hypermedia system that can lead to a more performant and maintainable software architecture.
REST has gained widespread acceptance across the Web as a simpler alternative to SOAP and WSDL-based web services.
RESTful systems typically, but not always, communicate over the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with the same HTTP verbs (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.) used by web browsers to retrieve web pages and send data to remote servers.
The World Wide Web represents the largest implementation of a system conforming to the REST architectural style.
External links
- Representational state transfer @ Wikipedia
- Overview of RESTful API Description Languages @ Wikipedia
