REST-API Servlet Example

A basic example of a REST-API using HTTP-Servlets.

Created with Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers.

Usage

If you have a running Webserver like Tomcat,
just put the web application archive (war) in the according directory.
E.g. for Tomcat: tomcat-root/webapps/.

Tomcat will automatically extract the archive and the servlet will be available at:
http://localhost:<port>/REST/
(Default port of Tomcat is 8080)

The servlet is called people so that the address to the collection is:
http://localhost:<port>/REST/people

Everything will be stored in the personen.xml file located in:
REST/WEB-INF/classes/helpers/
You will also find the according XML-Schema file there.

Eclipse IDE: Setup with Tomcat

Setup

1. Open Eclipse JEE
2. Import -> Existing Projects into Workspace
3. Select the folder of this repository
4. Finish
5. Ensure you have Apache Tomcat installed

Start with a Tomcat Server

1. Ensure you don't already have a Tomcat instance running on your machine.
2. Download the Archive and extract it somewhere.
3. In Eclipse - in the Server tab (rightclick) -> select New -> Server
4. Select your version and if not already done, configure your runtime environment to use the extracted archive
5. Add the REST-Example Project to the Server
6. Select the server (rightclick) -> Publish
7. Start the server