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REST HOW TOs

Consuming and Building REST API in Python, Ruby, Java, C# and Go

A.P. Rajshekhar and Shrikant Khare

REST APIs Simplified! - Build and Consume in Python, Ruby, Java, C# and Go

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REST is the most used mechanism to publish APIs for general consumption. Each language has its own set of libraries and methods that helps a developer to consume these APIs. In this book, we have focused on five of these languages - Python, Ruby, Java, C# and Go and their libraries.

This part of this book would guide you in working with each of these languages in using REST APIs for various scenarios. The second part of the book would focus on building your own REST APIs in all of these languages. This book is geared towards intermediate to advanced users where we will be covering topics such CORS, Interceptors, Caching, SSL and automated API documentation in the later part of the book.

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A.P. Rajshekhar

With more then 16 years of experience in the IT industry, Rajshekhar has worked on various technologies ranging from enterprise-level web applications, game development to android applications. Rajshekhar is currently working as a Principal Software Engineer with the leading open source company Red Hat. He has extensive knowledge of building and driving communities and helping people adopt FOSS software. He is also working on his passion project www.gamedoora.com. He is the author of Building Dynamic Web 2.0 Websites with Ruby on Rails and .Net Framework 4.5 Expert Programming Cookbook. Apart from that he was also a contributor to the DevShed Portal where he wrote articles on topics ranging from server-side development (JEE/.NET/RoR), mobile (Symbian/Android development) to game development (SDL, OpenGL) with a total readership of more than 3 million. You can find out more about his interests on his blog – http://aprajshekhar.wordpress.com. His twitter handle is @aprajshekhar.

Shrikant Khare

Shrikant is a technology enthusiast and FOSS advocate. With over 12 years of experience managing complex large-scale IT projects, he is proficient in Java, J2EE, and C++ languages and web development using REST API, JavaScript, and CSS. He has experience across multiple technologies and platforms, including, but not limited to, cloud, containerization, virtualization, SCM, packaging, and web/application servers.

Contents

Table of Contents

Introducing REST

  1. REST – the whys and wherefores
  2. REST and SOAP based services – the differences
  3. REST and RPC based services - the differences
  4. References

How to Connect to a Server

  1. Choosing an Appropriate Library
  2. Python
  3. Ruby
  4. Java
  5. C#
  6. Go

Connecting to a Server with SSL - I: How to ignore verification

  1. Python
  2. Ruby
  3. Java
  4. C#
  5. Go

Connecting to a Server with SSL - II: How to use the Certificate

  1. Python
  2. Ruby
  3. Java
  4. C#
  5. Go

Consuming Response Content

  1. Python
  2. Ruby
  3. Java
  4. C#
  5. Go

Designing REST APIs

  1. Defining the Use Case
  2. Listing Products
  3. Getting Details of a specific Product
  4. Creating a new Product
  5. Changing the details of a specific Product
  6. Deleting a specific Product
  7. Inform Clients about supported Operations using OPTIONS
  8. Summary

Choosing an Appropriate Framework

  1. Criteria for Choosing a Framework
  2. Python
  3. Ruby
  4. Java
  5. C#
  6. Go
  7. Summary

Implement GET to Retrieve Collection of Resources

  1. Python
  2. Ruby
  3. Java
  4. C#
  5. Go

Implement GET for Getting Details of a Specific Product

  1. Python
  2. Ruby
  3. Java
  4. C#
  5. Go

Implement POST for Creating a new Product

  1. Python
  2. Ruby
  3. Java
  4. C#
  5. Go

Implement PUT for Updating an existing Product

  1. Python
  2. Ruby
  3. Java
  4. C#
  5. Go

Implement DELETE for Removing an existing Product

  1. Python
  2. Ruby
  3. Java
  4. C#
  5. Go

Inform Clients about supported Operations using OPTIONS

  1. Python
  2. Ruby
  3. Java
  4. C#
  5. Go

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