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=== Service Protocol===
 
=== Service Protocol===
TrackAbout has chosen to implement and architect this web service using what is typically referred to as REST style architecture.
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This web service uses a REST or RESTfull style protocol. This is an HTTP resource-oriented architecture that uses standard HTTP actions (i.e. GET, POST, DELETE, etc...) to manipulate resources exposed as URLs.  Standard HTTP Status Codes are used for success and error codes.  
This is a resource oriented architecture that uses standard HTTP actions (i.e. GET, POST, DELETE, etc...) to manipulate resources exposed as URLs.  Standard HTTP Status Codes are used for success and error codes.  
 
  
 
More information on REST architecture can be found at the following resources:
 
More information on REST architecture can be found at the following resources:
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_State_Transfer Wikipedia: Representational State Transfer]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_State_Transfer Wikipedia: Representational State Transfer]
 
* [http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/rest_arch_style.htm REST Architecture Style]
 
* [http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/rest_arch_style.htm REST Architecture Style]

Revision as of 12:42, 24 February 2010

Service Protocol

This web service uses a REST or RESTfull style protocol. This is an HTTP resource-oriented architecture that uses standard HTTP actions (i.e. GET, POST, DELETE, etc...) to manipulate resources exposed as URLs. Standard HTTP Status Codes are used for success and error codes.

More information on REST architecture can be found at the following resources: