Call REST web service URL from the browser

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I have deployed simple REST interface. Lets say my REST service is deployed in this context path:

http://localhost:8080/Engine/services/Evaluation

Then I invoke URL like this:

http://localhost:8080/Engine/services/Evaluation?_wadl

I can see the XML output:

<application>
    <grammars/>
    <resources base="http://localhost:8080/Engine/services/Evaluation">
        <resource path="/Evaluation/">
            <resource path="initializeEvaluation/{localeCode}">
                <param name="localeCode" style="template" type="xs:string"/>
                <method name="GET">
                    <request>
                        <representation mediaType="application/octet-stream"/>
                    </request>
                    <response>
                        <representation mediaType="application/json"/>
                    </response>
                </method>
            </resource>
        </resource>
    </resources>
</application>

The question is how to call the method with the URL from the browser?

I've tried to enter:

http://localhost:8080/Engine/services/Evaluation/initializeEvaluation?localeCode=en-GB

But I've got:

2013-01-30 11:22:13,477 [http-bio-8080-exec-3] WARN   JAXRSInInterceptor - No root resource matching request path /Engine/services/Evaluation/initializeEvaluation has been found, Relative Path: /initializeEvaluation. Please enable FINE/TRACE log level for more details.
2013-01-30 11:22:13,479 [http-bio-8080-exec-3] WARN   WebApplicationExceptionMapper - javax.ws.rs.NotFoundException

I am very new at REST but as far as I understand the URL should be like above. Why then I am getting and exception?

My java interface:

@Path("/Evaluation/")
@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
public interface EvaluationService {

    @GET
    @Path("initializeEvaluation/{localeCode}")
    EvaluationStatus initializeEvaluation(ClientType client, @PathParam("localeCode") String localeCode)
            throws EvaluationException;

}

I am using Apache CXF 2.7.0, JDK 1.7, Tomcat 7.

@Path("initializeEvaluation/{localeCode}") to @Path("\initializeEvaluation/{localeCode}") — TheWhiteRabbit
– TheWhiteRabbit, Commented Jan 30, 2013 at 11:36
Web Services and WADL are nothing to do with REST. Jim, please read this: roy.gbiv.com/untangled/2008/rest-apis-must-be-hypertext-driven and this: nordsc.com/ext/classification_of_http_based_apis.html — Nicholas Shanks
– Nicholas Shanks, Commented Jan 31, 2013 at 10:36

Daniel Kulp · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-30 15:01:29Z

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It's a path param. Thus, I believe the URL should be:

http://localhost:8080/Engine/services/Evaluation/initializeEvaluation/en-GB

answered Jan 30, 2013 at 15:01

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legendofawesomeness · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-30 11:33:06Z

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You are missing a / in your @Path annotation.

@Path("/initializeEvaluation/{localeCode}")

answered Jan 30, 2013 at 11:33

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user1759136 Over a year ago

The same error. Please note that I have / on @Path("/Evaluation/"), so I don't need it on the method.

TheWhiteRabbit · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-30 11:32:08Z

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Use RestClient plugin , it makes your life easier.

answered Jan 30, 2013 at 11:32

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