| 3 | 6 | This page is a living proposal for defining a RESTful Web Service interface to !MapGuide. Most of the discussion here will center around the concepts of Resources, Addressability, and Representations (and probably some side debate about state). If you have no idea what I am talking about the O'Reilly book RESTful Web Services by Leonard Richardson and Sam Ruby is a great place to start. RESTful web services are all about using HTTP the way it was meant to be used, and as such most operations are performed using standard HTTP GET, PUT, and DELETE methods. The HTTP HEAD, OPTIONS, and POST methods also play a role, but POST in particular needs to be used carefully in order to be considered RESTful. |
