REST API in XSockets.NET

[Ulf Björklund]

Hi all

We have recently been talking to Johan Mulder about the possibilities/needs for REST support in XSockets.

Since we think that this is a good idea we have started the work around implementing such a protocol module.

Basically this means that you can to HTTP GET/POST to XSockets controllers just like you would do in MVC/WebAPI etc.

You will still get the same security and data returned from the controller method will be sent back as a HTTP response.

You will (of course) not be able to target clients that use the HTTP GET/POST with pub/sub and rpc such as InvokeTo and PublishTo, but you can still target clients with full-duplex connections from the method called with the REST API.

A simple example.

We have a PersonController with a method Get

public class PersonController : XSocketController

{

   public async Task<Person> Get()

   {

       // create fake data

       var p = new Person { Age = 39, Name = "Uffe" };

       // send to all full-duplex clients in browsers, apps, systems etc

       await this.InvokeToAll(p, "person");

       // return to caller, can be both a full-duplex client or a REST client.

       return p;

   }

}

Below is a image where Putty is connected to the Person controller, and then there is a REST GET call made from POSTMAN.

As you can see the Putty client got the data, and POSTMAN also got the data from a HTTP response.

The possibility to use REST calls will be added as a experimental feature in the next release, and if you do not want the feature enabled you can just remove the assembly named "XSockets.Protocol.Http.dll"

Regards, Uffe
Team XSockets.NET