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- REST vs. SOAP [ difference ]
- SOAP, Simple Object Access Protocol [ objectA ]
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- content [ delivery ]
- Web Service [ service ]
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- Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures [ description ]
architectural-style
- REST, REpresentational State Transfer
Types:
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uses URIs to address objects
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messages themselves can be XML
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actions like retrieve content, update objects - aka 'transferring state'
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does not dictate protocol syntax beyond that
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uses only a fixed set of 'verbs' (GET, PUT, DELETE, ...) to communicate with the object
hypothesis
semantics of HTTP constitutes coordination language