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A RESTful customer service is provided on URL http://localhost:9000/customerservice/customers. Users access this URI to query or update customer info.
A HTTP GET request to URL http://localhost:9000/customerservice/customers returns a list of customer hyperlinks. This allows client navigates through the application states. The returned XML document:
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A HTTP GET request to URL http://localhost:9000/customerservice/customers?id=1234 returns a customer instance whose id is 1234. The returned XML document:
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A HTTP POST request to URL http://localhost:9000/customerservice/customers with the data:
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