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== Client side == | == Client side == | ||
Consuming [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer REST] services was made a lot easier since DataFlex 19.0 when it added native JSON support. | Consuming [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer REST] services was made a lot easier since DataFlex 19.0 when it added native [[JSON]] support. | ||
Consume a REST service: | Consume a REST service: | ||
See [https://docs.dataaccess.com/dataflexhelp/mergedProjects/VDFClassRef/cJsonHttpTransfer.htm cJsonHttpTransfer] and [https://docs.dataaccess.com/dataflexhelp/mergedProjects/Welcome/JSON_Parsing_and_Transfer.htm JSON Parsing and Transfer] | See [https://docs.dataaccess.com/dataflexhelp/mergedProjects/VDFClassRef/cJsonHttpTransfer.htm cJsonHttpTransfer] and [https://docs.dataaccess.com/dataflexhelp/mergedProjects/Welcome/JSON_Parsing_and_Transfer.htm JSON Parsing and Transfer] | ||
You can find a demo of how-to use cJsonHttpTransfer in DAWs WebOrder workspace. | |||
== Server side == | == Server side == | ||
Creating REST web services has been made easy since DataFlex 19.1 with the introduction of the [https://docs.dataaccess.com/dataflexhelp/mergedProjects/VDFClassRef/cWebHttpHandler.htm cWebHttpHandler] handler. | Creating REST web services has been made easy since DataFlex 19.1 with the introduction of the [https://docs.dataaccess.com/dataflexhelp/mergedProjects/VDFClassRef/cWebHttpHandler.htm cWebHttpHandler] handler. | ||
For an example see the DemoSimpleRestService.wo file in the WebOrder example workspace. | |||
You can create a REST service with earlier DataFlex versions, see [https://www.unicorninterglobal.com/Company-White-Papers-Creating-RESTful-JSON-Web-Services-in-DataFlex-868 here] for how-to do so in DataFlex 19.0, but it is probably better to use DataFlex 19.1 in that case. | You can create a REST service with earlier DataFlex versions, see [https://www.unicorninterglobal.com/Company-White-Papers-Creating-RESTful-JSON-Web-Services-in-DataFlex-868 here] for how-to do so in DataFlex 19.0, but it is probably better to use DataFlex 19.1 in that case. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[RESTful Service Theory]] | |||
*[[RESTful Services in DataFlex]] | |||
*[[Consuming RESTful Services in DataFlex]] | |||
*[[Creating RESTful Services in DataFlex]] | |||
*[[A Simple RESTful Service]] | |||
*[[Using the REST Library]] | |||
== External references == | == External references == | ||
[http://salzlechner.com/dev/2016/03/02/interfacing-dataflex-restful-web-services/ Interfacing DataFlex RESTful web services (Michael Salzlechner) | *[http://salzlechner.com/dev/2016/03/02/interfacing-dataflex-restful-web-services/ Interfacing DataFlex RESTful web services] ([[User: Starzen|Michael Salzlechner]]) | ||
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N3BvvygKfjKO_5TMosWrR8aahI-5VOz6-z-8jSqA_to/edit?usp=sharing Synergy 2019 REST APIs Course Exercise Instructions] ([[User: Mikepeat|Mike Peat]]) | |||
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N3BvvygKfjKO_5TMosWrR8aahI-5VOz6-z-8jSqA_to/edit?usp=sharing Synergy REST APIs Course Exercise Instructions ( | *[https://learning.dataaccess.com/courses/synergy-2019/how-to-build-a-restful-api-in-dataflex-19.1/ Synergy 2019 presentation "Building RESTful APIs in DataFlex"] ([[User: Mikepeat|Mike Peat]]) | ||
*[https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?59-OAuth-RESTFul-amp-Web-API-Integration OAuth Restful & Web API integration] section of the [https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/forum.php Data Access Support Forum] | |||
[https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?59-OAuth-RESTFul-amp-Web-API-Integration OAuth Restful & Web API integration forum] | |||
Sourced from [https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?64503-New-REST-support forum post: New REST support] | Sourced from [https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?64503-New-REST-support forum post: New REST support] | ||
* https://tools.chilkat.io/curl.cshtml (generate DataFlex code to use with Chilkat) | |||
* [https://github.com/DataFlexCode/RestGen2022 RestGen2022] A tool to generate a DataFlex struct from JSON | |||
[[Category:REST]] | |||
[[Category:Web Services]] | [[Category:Web Services]] | ||
[[Category:System Integration]] | [[Category:System Integration]] | ||
[[Category:JSON]] | |||