Chapter 4

REST means REpresentational State Transfer; it is a generally new aspect of composing a web programming interface.
RESTFUL is referred for web services composed by applying REST building idea are called RESTful services. It centers around system assets and how the condition of an asset ought to be transported over HTTP convention to various clients written in various dialects. In a RESTful web service, HTTP methods such as GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE can be utilized to perform CRUD activities.
The architectural style for creating a web API is as follows:
- HTTP for client-server communication
- XML/JSON as a formatting language
- Simple URI as the address for the services
- Stateless communication
The SOAPUI tool for SOAP WS and Firefox poster plugin for RESTFUL services.
Web services dependent on REST architecture are known as RESTful web services. These web services utilize HTTP methods to execute the idea of REST architecture. A RESTful web service more often than not characterizes a URI (Uniform Asset Identifier), a service, gives asset portrayal, for example, JSON and set of HTTP methods.
URI stands for Uniform Resource Identifier. Every asset in REST architecture is recognized by its URI. The motivation behind a URI is to find a resource on the server facilitating the web service.
It is an HTTP success code: OK.
It is an HTTP client error code: Not Found.

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