Composing RESTful Services with JOpera

TitleComposing RESTful Services with JOpera
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsPautasso, C.
Conference Name8th International Conference on Software Composition
Volume5634
Pages142-159
MonthJuly
PublisherSpringer
Conference LocationZurich, Switzerland
KeywordsJOpera, REST, Web service composition
Abstract

The REST architectural style is emerging as an alternative technology platform for the realization of service-oriented architectures. In this paper, we apply the notion of composition to RESTful services and derive a set of language features that are required by composition languages for RESTful services: dynamic late binding, dynamic typing, content-type negotiation, state inspection, and compliance with the uniform interface principle. To show how such requirements can be satisfied by an existing composition language, we include a case-study using the JOpera visual composition language. In it, we present how to build a composite application (DoodleMap) out of some well-known, public and currently existing RESTful service APIs.

DOI10.1007/978-3-642-02655-3_11
Citation Keyjopera:2009:sc
Refereed DesignationRefereed