A brief look at WebAPI::DBIC a toolkit for creating RESTful API's in Perl for DBIC schemas

1. WebAPI::DBICWebAPI::DBIC

2. RESTful ToolKitRESTful ToolKit
A Series of useful Moo::Roles
Each providing a specific part of
the whole
Handling for Sets and Items
Built with DBIx::Class

3. Strong foundationsStrong foundations
Web::Machine - HTTP State
Engine
Plack - Light, extensible HTTP
Server
Path::Router - Reversible uri
handling

4. Incomprehensive ImageIncomprehensive Image
WebAPI::DBIC::WebAPP
WebAPI::DBIC::
Resource::Item
WebAPI::DBIC::
Resource::Set
DBIx::Class::ResultSource
Plack

5. Auto ConfigurationAuto Configuration
Sensible defaults
Exposes all DBIX ResultSources
Provides HTTP Verb support
Range of Data Serializers based
on Accept: headers
Handles HTTP State automagically

6. Example 1Example 1
ChinookChinook

7. Structure OldStructure Old
Controller - Handles Routing,
HTTP validation, Domain model
setup, handles View
Model - Handles business logic,
data
View - Handles data serialization

8. Structure NewStructure New
Router - Handles the paths to each
resource
Resource - Handles the actual
Request
DBIC ResultSource - Handles
business logic, data

9. MyApp
- Controllers
- Auth
- Note
- Healthcheck
- Model
- Note
- Exception
- Schema
- Result
- Note
MyApp
- Resource
- Note
- Notes
- Schema
- Result
- Note

10. package MyApp::Resource::Note;
use Moo;
extends 'WebAPI::DBIC::Resource::GenericItem';
sub forbidden {
my ($self) = @_;
my $headers = $self->request->headers;
return 1 unless $headers->authorization_basic;
my ($username, $password) = $headers->authorization_basic;
return 1 unless # Some check for userpass auth
return 0; # Is Authorized
}

11. Example 2Example 2
Candidate::WebService::NoteCandidate::WebService::Note

12. ConclusionConclusion
Under Rapid Development (Alpha)
Aimed for easy of customization
Provides sensible out of the box
defaults
Follows REST best practices (as
far as they exist)