Beyond The Browser - Creating a RESTful Web Service With WordPress

HOWDY WPYall ENJOY SOME SOUTHERN FRIED CODE

Beyond the browser GETTING RESTful WITH WORDPRESS

AND BEING AWESOME PRESENTED BY CREDINGAKA CHRISTOPHER REDING

THE AWESOME REST? BUT IM NOT TIRED.WHAT IS REST? HOW IT WORKS DATA TRAVELLER 100WT FTW MORE THAN A NAP POST/GET/PUSH/DELETE MAKE IT PORTABLE PRACTICLE USES WPYALL

WHAT IS REST The HIZZY WHAT WHY MISSIONA simple web service REST requires less code to USE WordPress to manageimplemented using HTTP and implement than traditional data for an application thatthe principles of REST. It is a methods. exists outside the realm of thecollection of resources, with WordPress install. Allow thefour defined aspects: REST offers greater flexibility application and the WP installThe base URI for the web service, such as http://example.com/ than other methods. to communicate and respondresources/ to client interaction as well asthe Internet media type of the data supported by the webservice. This is often JSON, XML or YAML but can be any other Data can be served on the changes in data. Pushvalid Internet media type. rocks as JSON or neat as XML, notifications, real time data sauceThe set of operations supported by the web service using HTTPmethods (e.g., GET, PUT, POST, or DELETE). as well as any other formatThe API must be hypertext driven.[11] you may desire.FROM WIKIPEDIA

BE THE CLOUD WPYALL

DATA FORMATSCSV XML JSON TEXT There are several options when it comes to outputting your data, there is no right or wrong, however, the most common in my experience are XML and JSON

HOW IT WORKS INFORMATION HTTP REQUEST SERVER DEVICE RESPONSEREQUESTS ARE MADE TO THE SERVER WHICH RETURNS THE STATUS AND THE DATA

HOW IT WORKS{ “status”:”ok”, “data”: [{ “id”:1, “title”:”the title”, “content”:”content body” }, { “id”:1, “title”:”the title”, “content”:”content body” }] }

USE A PLUGIN JSON APIhttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/json-api/OR ROLL YOUR OWN BECAUSE IT’S EASY AND EXTENDABLE

USE A THEMECREATE AN API THEME ALTERNATELY BECAUSE IT’S HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE AND YOURS

PORTABILITY 1929 2012Data was stored on pieces of paper so Modern folks can now store their datathe stock market crashed causing in WordPress. It can be accessed frompeople to get real depressed and anywhere and from multiple platforms.ended in a world war. The data is no longer tied to paper, or the browser. People are happy andThis could have been avoided with use WordPress to end WAR.WordPress. I made most of this up, but you get the point Portable Data is Happy Data

MISSIONBy making data portable we can reach a larger audience.

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Beyond The Browser - Creating a RESTful Web Service With WordPress

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