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It's a shame there isn't some simple standard (de-facto or otherwise) way of documenting REST APIs such that an idiomatic client library for each language could
by tlrobinson 14y ago
It's a shame there isn't some simple standard (de-facto or otherwise) way of documenting REST APIs such that an idiomatic client library for each language could be generated automatically.
The OPTIONS method is a really underused part of HTTP and would be great for this purpose: http://zacstewart.com/2012/04/14/http-options-method.html http://zacstewart.com/2012/04/14/http-options-method.html
- grncdr 14y agoCheck out github.com/RestDoc/specification, it's a project that got started after a few people (myself and Zac included) realized we were all solving the same problem. It's been languishing in relative obscurity because most of us don't have the bandwidth to properly promote it, but more contributions are very welcome!
- olalonde 14y agoYes, there should be a WSDL for REST APIs.
- cryowaffle 14y agohave you heard of the WADL? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Application_Description_Language http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Application_Description_Lan...