Comments on: SOAP vs REST — a common misconception? http://biotext.org.uk/soap-vs-rest-a-common-misconception/ Not a typewriter Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: anonymous http://biotext.org.uk/soap-vs-rest-a-common-misconception/comment-page-1/#comment-47 anonymous Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:39:30 +0000 http://biotext.org.uk/?p=85#comment-47 You can send anything via REST as well. Using the multi-part header, you can upload/download files via rest, you can send documents if you like, whatever you want. I think SOAP had its place, but REST is a far easier programmatic way to do the same thing. SOAP does have REST on tools support, agreed there, but then, honestly, at least for me and using JSR-311/Jersey, I don't need tools for REST. You can use a Schema tool for the xml schema, ant/maven will generate the schema-generated java source for the JAXB objects you pass around, the rest is very easy with the exception of sending/receiving files, which is a little more complicated, but only minimal support for files transfers has been implemented at the Jersey API level and it's not part of the spec either. I am sure this will get more robust as time goes on. You can send anything via REST as well. Using the multi-part header, you can upload/download files via rest, you can send documents if you like, whatever you want.

I think SOAP had its place, but REST is a far easier programmatic way to do the same thing. SOAP does have REST on tools support, agreed there, but then, honestly, at least for me and using JSR-311/Jersey, I don’t need tools for REST. You can use a Schema tool for the xml schema, ant/maven will generate the schema-generated java source for the JAXB objects you pass around, the rest is very easy with the exception of sending/receiving files, which is a little more complicated, but only minimal support for files transfers has been implemented at the Jersey API level and it’s not part of the spec either. I am sure this will get more robust as time goes on.

]]> By: Andrew http://biotext.org.uk/soap-vs-rest-a-common-misconception/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Andrew Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:25:49 +0000 http://biotext.org.uk/?p=85#comment-46 Point taken, that's just one of its common use cases. I'll modify that bit... Point taken, that’s just one of its common use cases. I’ll modify that bit…

]]> By: Jens http://biotext.org.uk/soap-vs-rest-a-common-misconception/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Jens Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:49:01 +0000 http://biotext.org.uk/?p=85#comment-45 REST is for sending XML documents?!?!? The request is HTTP, the result... whatever you want. JSON, XML, HTML, text... REST is for sending XML documents?!?!?

The request is HTTP, the result… whatever you want. JSON, XML, HTML, text…

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