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JAX-RS (JSR 311) is the latest JCP specification that provides a Java based API for REST Web services over the HTTP protocol. The JAX-RS specification is an annotation based server side API.
Applying JAX-RS to Apache Wink
Apache Wink is a full implementation of the implements JAX-RS 1.0 specification. Apache Wink also provides a rich set of features and expansions that extends and supplements the JAX-RS specification. Apache Wink is bundled with a range of built-in Providers that enable the developer to quickly implement applications that make use of industry standard formats such as XML, ATOM, APP, RSS, JSON, CSV, HTML.
Developing REST Applications
For those new to JAX-RS or developing REST applications, follow this in-progress developer guide. If you have comments or questions, send an e-mail to the appropriate Apache Wink mailing lists.
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