Ask HN: Framework for REST

Posted by jonascopenhagen on Sunday January 27, 2013 @09:46AM
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Can anyone recommend a good framework for a simple REST service with JSON? I know PHP, Python, Ruby and JavaScript (not a big fan of Node, though).

What I'm looking for is a framework that is fast and simple and preferably isn't bogged down by a lot of code aimed at outputting HTML, since I'll only need JSON.

I'm going to use the REST service in connection with single-page apps built with AngularJS.

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Re:Ask HN: Framework for REST by jacksondeane on Sunday January 27, 2013 @10:19AM (#5124480)

I've had a lot of luck writing RESTful JSON APIs for mobile Apps with the Slim Framework [PHP]... lightweight and easy to use

http://www.slimframework.com/

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Re:Ask HN: Framework for REST by jonascopenhagen on Sunday January 27, 2013 @11:09AM (#5124616)

What do you use for database access? It doesn't have a built-in ORM like many of the other frameworks, as far as I can see.

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Re:Ask HN: Framework for REST by kellishaver on Sunday January 27, 2013 @02:11PM (#5125211)

Sinatra is great for simple REST APIs. Throw in ActiveRecord (or DataMapper, but I prefer ActiveRecord's migrations), and RABL and it would be perfect for making small APIs for single-page apps.

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