OpenEdge REST applications include at least one REST service. A REST service in is a collection of resources, which are ABL procedures and user-defined functions that run on an AppServer.
When developing an OpenEdge REST application, you first create the services required by the application. To create a REST service, you define a URI space where the parent node is the service name and child nodes are mappings to resources exposed in annotated ABL files (see
REST annotations in ABL code). The URI space is essentially the API to access REST resources.
Progress Developer Studio supports the design and implementation of OpenEdge REST services. For information on creating REST services see the online help volume, Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge Guide.
For an overview of the entire REST application development process, see
Creating OpenEdge REST applications.
