Jerome Louvel

Restlet Jerome Louvel

If you are a Java developer who wants to develop modern web applications, taking advantage of the latest technologies while respecting REST, the architectural style of the Web, then Restlet: Official Developer's Guide to RESTful Web Applications in Java is for you. The authors take you from the high-level concepts of REST to the practical details of Restlet, the first and most advanced agile REST framework available for Java developers. This book proposes a simple and practical methodology for Resource-Oriented Analysis and Design (ROAD) and illustrates it with the implementation of an innovative RESTful e-mail application, on both server and client sides, taking advantage of technologies such as Ajax, Atom, JSON, and XML. Overall, this book will save you countless hours of development time by providing you a unique guide to the Restlet framework. What you'll learn Demonstrates how to apply REST to Java using the Restlet framework Provides a complete solution for building RESTful web applications in Java Covers the development of both client-side and server-side web applications Combines static and dynamic web servers with RESTful web services and web clients at the same time Shows how the major Restlet framework features come together in a meaningful RESTful e-mail application example Explains how to deploy Restlet applications embedded in a servlet container or as a stand-alone process Who is this book for? This book is for developers wanting to build lightweight and scalable RESTful web applications in Java. Related Titles Practical REST on Rails 2 Projects