Using Apache Drill REST API to Build ASCII Dashboard With Node

Apache Drill has a hidden gem: an easy to use REST interface. This API can be used to Query, Profile…

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An introduction to Spark, your next REST Framework for Java

I hope you’re having a great Java Advent this year! Today we’re going to look into a refreshing, simple, nice…

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Setting basic response http headers for REST resources on a simple Vertx Rest based app

I am new to Vert.x but as a Java developer (die hard) I find it much more enjoyable and promising…

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Configure Couchbase Docker Container using REST API

Couchbase Docker image is published at hub.docker.com/_/couchbase. The easiest way to start this image is: docker run -d -p 8091:8091 couchbase/server 8091…

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Transcending REST and RPC

It seems that a new paradigm is coming. Facebook and Netflix have come up with different implementations for that idea.…

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Getting started with Spark: it is possible to create lightweight RESTful application also in Java

Recently I have been writing a RESTful service using Spark, a web framework for Java (which is not related to Apache Spark). When we…

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RESTful considered harmful

I don’t like RESTful principles and APIs. In recent years it is seen as universal protocol for inter-process communication, especially…

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How To Stream/Serialize JPA Result As JAX-RS Response For Large Data

There are times that retrieving a large data set through JPA is necessary (e.g. more than 1,000,000 records) and having…

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Java REST JAX-RS 2.0 – How To Handle Date, Time and Timestamp Data Types

Be it X-Form-Urlencoded or JSON HTTP post to a REST resource end-point, there is no specific “data type” for date…

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