Extending SharePoint 2010 Via Rest
April 19, 2011
If you are planning to extend SharePoint via REST, you will want to make a note of the useful information in this write up: “SharePoint Foundation REST Interface.” The Representational State Transfer (REST) interface allows users to access lists and libraries as HTTP resources accessed by remote URLs.
As a relational data service REST has a standard set of operations that read, create, update, and delete items based on basic commands, eliminating the need for layers between client and server. It also makes interoperability easy, because it allows for applications from other platforms to connect with SharePoint. The REST interface is based on ADO.NET Data Services, which creates a better development experience through integration. The article asserted:
The REST interface uses flexible URL conventions for querying data, which enable you to filter, sort and select information from SharePoint Foundation lists directly from the browser. You can also retrieve information from SharePoint Foundation lists through multiple representations, including support for JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Atom, and AtomPub standards. Standard representations for SharePoint Foundation lists makes list data available to standards-compliant clients, starting from simple Atom feed-readers, to more advanced clients that enable end users to analyze large quantities of data in Microsoft Excel. Advanced features of ADO.NET Data Services are also supported by the SharePoint Foundation REST interface, such as batching multiple operations into a single request, concurrency control through HTTP ETags, paging of large data sets, and access to document streams in SharePoint document libraries.
With the new features in SharePoint 2010, REST proves to enhance the user experience when combined with robust tools for accessing and viewing the content of these lists and libraries SurfRay specializes in bridging the gap between powerful infrastructure and intuitive access to the data in that infrastructure. Take a look at how the Ontolica product suite can turn the REST interface into a powerful advantage for the Enterprise. Have a look at how they help to unlock the full power of SharePoint Search 2010 by clicking here: http://www.surfray.com/new-article-unlocking-the-power-of-search-in-sp2010.html
Torben Ellert, April 19, 2011
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