Features of a REST-full Services
Every system uses resources.
These resources can be pictures, video files, Web pages, business information,
or anything that can be represented in a computer-based system. The purpose of
a service is to provide a window to its clients so that they can access these
resources. Service architects and developers want this service to be easy to
implement, maintainable, extensible, and scalable. A RESTful design promises
that and more. In general, RESTful services should have following properties
and features,
- Representations
- Messages
- URIs
- Uniform interface
- Stateless
- Links between resources
- Caching
