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The simple example of a [[RESTful Service Theory|RESTful service]] set out in the article [[A Simple RESTful Service]] involved quite a bit of work to produce an API for only one table. | The simple example of a [[RESTful Service Theory|RESTful service]] set out in the article [[A Simple RESTful Service]] involved quite a bit of work to produce an API for only one table. | ||
An alternative approach is to use the REST library I ([[user:mikepeat|Mike]]) have created, which can be downloaded from [[File:RESTLibrary.zip]]. | An alternative approach is to use the REST library I ([[user:mikepeat|Mike]]) have created, which can be downloaded from <s>[[File:RESTLibrary.zip]]</s> (that one now obsolete) [https://github.com/DataFlexCode/UIG-REST-Library here] on [https://github.com/DataFlexCode GitHub/DataFlexCode]. | ||
To use it, unzip that file into some directory, then, from the workspace you are developing in, use that as a library; in the Studio do: Tools --> Maintain Libraries... --> Add Library, then navigate to where you unzipped it and within it select the "RESTLibrary.sws" file. | To use it, <s>unzip that file</s> download it (via a Git "pull" request) into some directory, then, from the workspace you are developing in, use that as a library; in the Studio do: Tools --> Maintain Libraries... --> Add Library, then navigate to where you <s>unzipped</s> downloaded it and within it select the "RESTLibrary.sws" file. | ||
That will add a new section to the Studio's Class Palette entitled "REST". | That will add a new section to the Studio's Class Palette entitled "REST". | ||