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RESTful Java Web Services

You're reading from   RESTful Java Web Services A pragmatic guide to designing and building RESTful APIs using Java

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2017
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ISBN-13 9781788294041
Length 420 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Balachandar Bogunuva Mohanram Balachandar Bogunuva Mohanram
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Preface 1. Introducing the REST Architectural Style FREE CHAPTER 2. Java APIs for JSON Processing 3. Introducing the JAX-RS API 4. Advanced Features in the JAX-RS APIs 5. Introducing JAX-RS Implementation Framework Extensions 6. Securing RESTful Web Services 7. Description and Discovery of RESTful Web Services 8. RESTful API Design Guidelines 9. The Role of RESTful APIs in Emerging Technologies 10. Useful Features and Techniques

Client APIs for accessing RESTful web services

There are many frameworks available for building a Java client for accessing REST. The JAX-RS specification standardizes the client APIs and provides fluent APIs for interaction with the RESTful web service.

Fluent APIs allow you to chain method calls to perform the desired operation, which improves the readability of the code. The return value of the called method gives a context for the next call and is terminated through the return of a void context. You can learn more about the fluent APIs at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluent_interface.

Specifying a dependency of the JAX-RS client API

To use the client part of the JAX-RS specification, the client application needs to depend...

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