Restlet in Action

Part 2. Getting ready to roll out

Part 1 showed that the Restlet Framework provides a comprehensive solution to developing your RESTful web projects. So far, we’ve put the framework in action with the RESTful mail system example by introducing only the concepts needed to get you started. This second part shares with you the necessary knowledge to change a prototype into a production-ready Restlet application.

Chapter 4 extensively covers the development of Restlet representations. Rather than simple strings, as in part 1, you’ll expose and consume complex representations using languages such as XML, JSON, and HTML. You’ll see how to use a minimal amount of code with techniques such as content negotiation and automatic binding with the converter ...