November 2017
Intermediate to advanced
420 pages
10h 29m
English
Content preview from RESTful Java Web Services - Third Edition
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The core architectural elements of a RESTful system
Having learned the basics of a RESTful system, you are now ready to meet more exciting concepts around REST. In this section, you will learn the core architectural elements that make a system RESTful.
Analogous to any software architecture, the REST architecture is also defined by a configuration of key architectural elements (components, connectors, and data) with a set of constraints, as shown in the following diagram: