IBM JAX-RS

Welcome to IBM JAX-RS! IBM JAX-RS provides an implementation of the JAX-RS (JSR311) specification. In addition, this distribution includes documentation and samples to enable you to develop RESTful applications. To learn about each feature, click the link below that corresponds to the feature.

What is JAX-RS? An overview of JAX-RS and REST services in Java. Quick Start Need to get up and running quickly? Here's a guide that will show you how. Look Ma! No hands! Test your JAX-RS application without a web server. API Reference The APIs defined by JAX-RS (JSR-311). See What is Happening Keep up with the latest IBM JAX-RS developments here. Leveraging IBM JAX-RS Have a project that needs JAX-RS support? Here are some details on how to go about including the IBM JAX-RS runtime in your product. Additional Reading Links to more background on REST and some of the surrounding technologies.

Guides Here are a set of links that help answer common questions about JAX-RS and developing REST services. Developing JAX-RS Applications Compiling JAX-RS resources Preparing an application for web container deployment Installing a JAX-RS application on WebSphere JAX-RS/REST General Defining the URI for a resource Defining what media types a resource can handle Determine what type of data format to send back Accessing Parameters Embedding parameters in URIs Using HTTP query string parameters Using HTTP header parameters Reading and Returning Data Representing a resource as XML Generating XML from Java beans with JAXB Generating XML with streams Generating XML with DOM Handling Errors Returning an error message to the client Including custom content in an error message