Restful Objects

The standard defines a small set of JSON representations covering the generic constructs in a domain object model including the following: • A list of links to domain objects • A single domain object • A property, collection, belonging to a domain object • An action that may be invoked on a domain object • An action result (which will typically include a domain object or list) • A domain service (essentially a stateless domain object) • A small number of very specific representations such as Home, Version, and User. Restful Objects also defines a standard set of resources for accessing or manipulating these representations. The specification defines which HTTP methods may be used with each resource, and their meaning. The table below shows a partial summary: Taken together the resources and representations allow the complete functionality of a domain object model to be accessed over HTTP. The following diagram, taken from the specification, illustrates the relationship between the most commonly used resources and representations: ==History and status==