Chapter 9.  Summing It Up

In the previous chapter, we discussed in detail the theoretical aspects and origins, as well as the usage and disabling of REST API.

In this final chapter of the book, we will talk about REST API vis a vis XML-RPC, and cover some other theoretical and knowledge-worthy aspects of the same.

Comparison of REST API with XML-RPC

REST represents an architectural style that will set some constraints on interfaces to achieve the desired goal. By using REST, we will enforce a server model where the client wants to gain information and act on some data that would be managed by the server. The very same server then sends a message to the client about the provided resources by a communication between client and server that has got ...

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