NetBeansPlatformWithRest

Netbeans Platform: REST Use Cases

Contents 1 Netbeans Platform: REST Use Cases 1.1 USE Case 1 1.2 USE Case 2A 1.3 USE Case 2B 1.4 What's already supported, what's not 1.4.1 Use Case 1, Step 1 1.4.2 Use Case 2A, Step 1 1.4.3 Use Case 2A, Step 3 1.4.4 Use Case 2B, Step 2 1.5 Farther improvements

USE Case 1

1. user implements a REST service in Web Application project (works since 6.0)
2. user creates a Netbeans Module (Netbeanse Module Suite) (works)
3. user consumes a REST resource (from WebApplication) (implemented 6.9 M1)

USE Case 2A

1. user provides a registration of a REST service in Services tab (Web Services section) (works since 6.5) (works from WADL file)
2. user creates a Netbeans Module (Netbeanse Module Suite) (works)
3. user consumes the REST service (registered in Services tab) (planned for 6.9 M2)

USE Case 2B

1. user creates a Netbeans Module (Netbeanse Module Suite) (works)
2. user consumes the REST service from the list of popular SAAS services, registered in Services tab, e.g. Flickr -> Photo Service -> Rest -> photos_search (planned for 6.9 M2)

What's already supported, what's not

Use Case 1, Step 1

• this is implemented since 6.0 release

Use Case 2A, Step 1

• already possible to register REST resources based on wadl file
• Improvement: would be nice to be able to register REST resources from project (without need of deployment)
  • this requires to support generation of wadl file from project
  • also support generation of wadl file from ApplicationPath (rest application)
• Improvement: improve the current UI of web services in Services tab
  • may be useful to have extra top level nodes for REST services and for SOAP services
  • it isn't obvious in Add Web service dialog that wadl file is acceptable( fixed M1)

Use Case 2A, Step 3

• already possible to Drag&Drop REST resource to java file in Netbeans module. The client classes are generated based on JDK+JAXB.
• Problem: requires jdk1.6 or higher, or jdk1.5 with JAXB library wrapper
  • to work with jdk1.5 seamlessly we need to improve library wrapper in Netbeans Module: issue 178735
• Improvement: improve Drag&Drop UI
  • provide options for REST Client:
    • A: JDK 1.6 client (JDK 1.5 + JAXB)
    • B: Jersey Client (this requires to wrap Jersey library to project:issue 178735)
  • generate Jersey client for particular Rest Resource/HTTP method combination

Use Case 2B, Step 2

This is similar to Use Case 1, Step 3. Moreover, we need to

• Problem: we also need to wrap the Saas Service request/response data model (e.g. Facebook.jar) to project: issue 178735

Farther improvements

• help user to select JAXB classes from another projects, or generate JAXB from XSD)
• help user to specify JAXB context (which JAXB classes should be accepted)
• help user with JSON format (implement JSON provider checkbox)
• implement Call Rest Service action in java source(e.g. in Insert Code group)

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