tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432484966567158349.post5615184770241228601..comments2023-10-23T17:45:24.408-07:00Comments on Learn REST: A Tutorial: 11. Documenting REST Services: WSDL and WADLDr. M. Elksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01086047572579338522noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432484966567158349.post-43476978083847127832023-02-16T14:25:25.198-08:002023-02-16T14:25:25.198-08:00Neither WSDL nor WADL can describe a REST API, bec...Neither WSDL nor WADL can describe a REST API, because they can't describe HATEOAS, which is an core constraint of REST.Pierre Thierryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616411386929234087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432484966567158349.post-80830096525011609082012-08-17T18:20:47.462-07:002012-08-17T18:20:47.462-07:00It is possible to interact with a (Jersey framewor...It is possible to interact with a (Jersey framework) RESTfull service through WADL from PHP ??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343671804294348543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432484966567158349.post-37329041569659916432011-12-18T08:04:34.290-08:002011-12-18T08:04:34.290-08:00WSDL is unsuitable for REST services (read last se...WSDL is unsuitable for REST services (read last section from http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-rest1/), and WADL is not much better. It is not designed to document REST services, and its actually closer to RPC model.<br />I dont know why almost everyone ignores, that REST service MUST be hypertext driven (look for keyword HATEOAS).<br />If you want to build REST service, Michal Dvořákhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289418939651280538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432484966567158349.post-62580901313544024892010-09-24T03:17:48.461-07:002010-09-24T03:17:48.461-07:00The example WADL link seem broken. On that site yo...The example WADL link seem broken. On that site you can find this example instead:<br /><br /><a href="http://code.w3.org/unicorn/attachment/wiki/how_to_write_new_contract/css-validator.wadl" rel="nofollow">css-validator.wadl</a>woccur.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340691532525735202noreply@blogger.com