Time for REST
Posted by Myles Eftos on March 13, 2007 at 22:37
Can you believe it is half way through March already! Where has the year gone? Well part of my year has been spent cleaning up the 88 Miles codebase. Since this project is nearly a year old, it was refreshing to clean out some of the cobwebs. The plan is to roll out a new version of the codebase in the next two weeks or so — but first, I thought I might let you know of what is going on, as the changes may affect you.
88 Miles has had SOAP and XML-RPC webservices for a while, but they don't seem to have been very well received. In fact, it seems that most of you want to use a REST interface to access 88 Miles remotely. Well, your wishes have come true! The next release will include a full REST interface, that will allow you to do everything you can do with the web version (the old SOAP version only had a subset of functions). The REST interface will also include JSON support which should allow Windows Vista gadgets and OSX dashboard widgets to be created (hint hint!).
Now, here is my question to you: Who is still using the SOAP/XML-RPC system? If anyone is actively using it, please let me know — I'd like to remove them on the next update. If they are used, I can leave them online for a little bit longer and help you out converting over to the newer REST system.
As always, all of your feedback is appreciated. Expect another newsletter in a couple of weeks. Until then, happy tracking!
Myles Eftos
88 Miles creator
