NAME
Mojolicious::Plugin::REST - Mojolicious Plugin for RESTful operations
VERSION
version 0.002
SYNOPSIS
# In Mojolicious application
$self->plugin( 'REST', { prefix => 'api', version => 'v1', } );
$self->routes->rest_routes( name => 'User' );
# Installs following routes:
# +-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+
# | HTTP Method | URL | Route |
# +-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+
# | GET | /api/v1/users | User::list_users() |
# | POST | /api/v1/users | User::create_user() |
# | GET | /api/v1/users/:userid | User::read_user() |
# | PUT | /api/v1/users/:userid | User:update_user() |
# | DELETE | /api/v1/users/:userid | User:delete_user() |
# +-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+
DESCRIPTION
Mojolicious::Plugin::REST adds various helpers for REST
<
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer>ful CRUD
<
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Create,_read,_update_and_delete>
operations via HTTP
<
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol> to the app.
As much as possible, it tries to follow RESTful API Design
<
https://blog.apigee.com/detail/restful_api_design> principles from
Apigee.
Used in conjuction with Mojolicious::Controller::REST, this module
makes building RESTful application a breeze.
This module is inspired from Mojolicious::Plugin::RESTRoutes.
MOJOLICIOUS HELPERS
rest_routes
rest_routes shourtcut can be used to easily add RESTful routes for a
resource. For example,
$routes->rest_routes( name => 'User' );
# Installs following routes (if $r->namespaces == ['My::App']) :-
#+-------------+----------------+---------------------------------+
#| HTTP Method | URL | Route |
#+-------------+----------------+---------------------------------+
#| GET | /users | My::App::User::list_users() |
#| POST | /users | My::App::User::create_user() |
#| GET | /users/:userid | My::App::User::read_user() |
#| PUT | /users/:userid | My::App::User:update_user() |
#| DELETE | /users/:userid | My::App::User:delete_user() |
#+-------------+----------------+---------------------------------+
The target controller has to implement the following methods:
* list_users
* create_user
* read_user
* update_user
* delete_user
MOJOLICIOUS HOOKS
This module installs an before_render application hook, which gurantees
JSON output.
OPTIONS
Following options can be used to control route creation:
name
The name of the resource, e.g. 'User'. This name will be used to
build the route URL as well as the controller name.
readonly
If true, no create, update or delete routes will be created.
controller
By default, resource name will be converted to CamelCase controller
name. You can change it by providing controller name.
If customized, this option needs a full namespace of the controller
class.
under
This option can be used for associations. For Example:
# Mojolicious
$self->routes->rest_routes( name => 'Feature', under => 'User' );
# Installs following routes (if $r->namespaces == ['My::App']) :-
# +-------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
# | HTTP Method | URL | Route |
# +-------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
# | GET | /api/v1/users/:userid/features | My::App::User::list_user_features() |
# | POST | /api/v1/users/:userid/features | My::App::User::create_user_feature() |
# | GET | /api/v1/users/:userid/features/:featureid | My::App::User::read_user_feature() |
# | PUT | /api/v1/users/:userid/features/:featureid | My::App::User::update_user_feature() |
# | DELETE | /api/v1/users/:userid/features/:featureid | My::App::User::delete_user_feature() |
# +-------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
PLUGIN OPTIONS
prefix
If present, this option will be added before every route created.
e.g.
# Mojolicious
$app->plugin(REST => { prefix => 'api' });
# Installs following routes:
# +-------------+--------------------+---------------------------------+
# | HTTP Method | URL | Route |
# +-------------+--------------------+---------------------------------+
# | GET | /api/users | My::App::User::list_users() |
# | POST | /api/users | My::App::User::create_user() |
# | GET | /api/users/:userid | My::App::User::read_user() |
# ...
version
If present, api version given will be added before every route
created (but after prefix). e.g.
# Mojolicious
$app->plugin(REST => { version => 'v1' });
# Installs following routes:
# +-------------+-------------------+---------------------------------+
# | HTTP Method | URL | Route |
# +-------------+-------------------+---------------------------------+
# | GET | /v1/users | My::App::User::list_users() |
# | POST | /v1/users | My::App::User::create_user() |
# | GET | /v1/users/:userid | My::App::User::read_user() |
# ...
And if both prefix and version are present
# Mojolicious
$app->plugin(REST => { prefix => 'api', version => 'v1' });
# Installs following routes:
# +-------------+-----------------------+---------------------------------+
# | HTTP Method | URL | Route |
# +-------------+-----------------------+---------------------------------+
# | GET | /api/v1/users | My::App::User::list_users() |
# | POST | /api/v1/users | My::App::User::create_user() |
# | GET | /api/v1/users/:userid | My::App::User::read_user() |
# ...
http2crud
If present, given HTTP to CRUD mapping will be used to determine
method names. Default mapping:
get -> read
post -> create
put -> update
delete -> delete
list -> list
AUTHOR
Abhishek Shende <
[email protected]>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Abhishek Shende.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.