Introduction to Apache Wink

Apache Wink 1.0 1 is a complete Java based solution for implementing and consuming REST based Web Services. The goal of the Wink framework is to provide a reusable and extendable set of classes and interfaces that will serve as a foundation on which a developer can efficiently construct applications.

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This document provides the developer with a rudimentary understanding of the Wink 1.0 1 framework in order to highlight the underlying concepts and precepts that make up the framework in order to create a basis for understanding, cooperation and open development of Wink.

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JAX-RS Compliancy

Apache Wink 1.0 is a complete 1 aims to be a fully compliant implementation of the JAX-RS v1.0 1 specification.

JAX-RS is a Java based API for RESTful Web Services is a Java programming language API that provides support in creating web services according to the Representational State Transfer (REST) architectural style. JAX-RS uses annotations, introduced in Java SE 5, to simplify the development and deployment of web service clients and endpoints.