Comments on: Creating a PHP REST API Using the Zend Framework http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/ Trials and Tribulations of a Software Developer Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:29:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andreas Kompanez http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Andreas Kompanez Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:50:38 +0000 http://www.chrisdanielson.com/?p=219#comment-240 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-229"> <strong><a href="#comment-229" rel="nofollow">dangtruog</a> :</strong> Hi Chris Danielson, I’m newbie ZF, I have a question. Why we have theses code below: [code] $bootstrap = $this->getInvokeArg('bootstrap'); $options = $bootstrap->getOption('resources'); [/code] Where is used it on your code? </blockquote> Nowhere actually, but shows nicely how to access your application.ini parameters.

dangtruog :
Hi Chris Danielson,
I’m newbie ZF, I have a question.
Why we have theses code below:
[code]
$bootstrap = $this->getInvokeArg('bootstrap');
$options = $bootstrap->getOption('resources');
[/code]
Where is used it on your code?

Nowhere actually, but shows nicely how to access your application.ini parameters.

]]> By: dangtruog http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-229 dangtruog Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:50:44 +0000 http://www.chrisdanielson.com/?p=219#comment-229 Hi Chris Danielson, I'm newbie ZF, I have a question. Why we have theses code below: [code] $bootstrap = $this->getInvokeArg('bootstrap'); $options = $bootstrap->getOption('resources'); [/code] Where is used it on your code? Hi Chris Danielson,
I’m newbie ZF, I have a question.
Why we have theses code below:
[code]
$bootstrap = $this->getInvokeArg('bootstrap');
$options = $bootstrap->getOption('resources');
[/code]
Where is used it on your code?

]]> By: Chris Danielson http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Chris Danielson Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:58:15 +0000 http://www.chrisdanielson.com/?p=219#comment-157 My code is available for you to freely use and distribute. No limitations, just user beware, know what you are implementing and don't blame me if you blow up your stack. :) Regards, Chris My code is available for you to freely use and distribute. No limitations, just user beware, know what you are implementing and don’t blame me if you blow up your stack. :)

Regards,
Chris

]]> By: Olivier Berger http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Olivier Berger Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:51:12 +0000 http://www.chrisdanielson.com/?p=219#comment-156 What is the copyright / license on your code ? What is the copyright / license on your code ?

]]> By: Chris Danielson http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Chris Danielson Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:04:57 +0000 http://www.chrisdanielson.com/?p=219#comment-126 Excellent. That makes total sense in the Zend paradigm. Thanks for sharing! Regards, Chris Excellent. That makes total sense in the Zend paradigm. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Chris

]]> By: Björn http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Björn Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:57:47 +0000 http://www.chrisdanielson.com/?p=219#comment-125 Well, it's quite easy. According to the documentation the URLs that the REST routes matches to are only http:/yourSite/version and http:/yourSite/version/:id and how the rest controller is invoked depends on the request method (GET, POST, PUT etc.). To get the ContextSwitch functioning you have to append the parameter 'format' as a query string like http:/yourSite/version?format=xml or http:/yourSite/version/:id?format=json. That's it. I also added a frontcontroller plugin that detects if the request is a XmlHttpRequest (for ajax stuff) and inserts the format parameter into the request object. Best regards, Björn Well, it’s quite easy. According to the documentation the URLs that the REST routes matches to are only http:/yourSite/version and http:/yourSite/version/:id and how the rest controller is invoked depends on the request method (GET, POST, PUT etc.). To get the ContextSwitch functioning you have to append the parameter ‘format’ as a query string like http:/yourSite/version?format=xml or http:/yourSite/version/:id?format=json. That’s it. I also added a frontcontroller plugin that detects if the request is a XmlHttpRequest (for ajax stuff) and inserts the format parameter into the request object.
Best regards,
Björn

]]> By: Chris Danielson http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Chris Danielson Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:55:24 +0000 http://www.chrisdanielson.com/?p=219#comment-124 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-123"> <strong><a href="#comment-123" rel="nofollow">Björn</a> :</strong> But never mind, I found out what I did wrong in my app and it works now (simply wrong usage of the contextSwitch ie.).<br> Best regards,<br> Björn</p> </blockquote> No problem. Thanks for commenting here on this information. What did you do to get the ContextSwitch functioning predictably? Is there a particular call that I wasn't making? Kind Regards, Chris

Björn :
But never mind, I found out what I did wrong in my app and it works now (simply wrong usage of the contextSwitch ie.).
Best regards,
Björn

No problem. Thanks for commenting here on this information. What did you do to get the ContextSwitch functioning predictably? Is there a particular call that I wasn’t making?
Kind Regards,
Chris

]]> By: Björn http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Björn Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:52:50 +0000 http://www.chrisdanielson.com/?p=219#comment-123 Hi Chris, thanks for your reply. I think it makes perfect sense that appending 'get' or 'post' to the URL works, because it would also match the default route and not the REST route. The 'index' action then is called of course because of the _forward statements. But never mind, I found out what I did wrong in my app and it works now (simply wrong usage of the contextSwitch ie.). Best regards, Björn Hi Chris,
thanks for your reply. I think it makes perfect sense that appending ‘get’ or ‘post’ to the URL works, because it would also match the default route and not the REST route. The ‘index’ action then is called of course because of the _forward statements.
But never mind, I found out what I did wrong in my app and it works now (simply wrong usage of the contextSwitch ie.).
Best regards,
Björn

]]> By: Chris Danielson http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Chris Danielson Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:08:55 +0000 http://www.chrisdanielson.com/?p=219#comment-122 Björn, You may be correct that the REST route is bypassed. I haven't looked at an exact stack trace, nor have I crawled the code base to see if I'm not getting the ContextSwitch put into place. What I have discovered in the short term studying I did with Zend REST Framework was that the URL issue you are running across regarding the "index" action always getting called was fixed by doing the following. http:/yourSite/version/get or http:/yourSite/version/post/:id or http:/yourSite/version/put That seems to force the engine into a particular conditional allowing for the "other" actions to be called. Regards, Chris Björn,
You may be correct that the REST route is bypassed. I haven’t looked at an exact stack trace, nor have I crawled the code base to see if I’m not getting the ContextSwitch put into place. What I have discovered in the short term studying I did with Zend REST Framework was that the URL issue you are running across regarding the “index” action always getting called was fixed by doing the following.
http:/yourSite/version/get
or
http:/yourSite/version/post/:id
or
http:/yourSite/version/put

That seems to force the engine into a particular conditional allowing for the “other” actions to be called.
Regards,
Chris

]]> By: Björn http://www.chrisdanielson.com/2009/09/02/creating-a-php-rest-api-using-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Björn Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:48:38 +0000 http://www.chrisdanielson.com/?p=219#comment-121 Hi, please correct me if I'm wrong but AFAIK Zend_Rest_Route will not match URLs other than http://yourSite/version and http://yourSite/version/:id. In your example all requests that contain the parameters "format" or "id" will bypass the REST route and be routed to VersionController and its indexAction by the default route. I am currently trying to create a REST service in ZF that implements the context switch with no luck and found your example. Best regards, Björn Hi,
please correct me if I’m wrong but AFAIK Zend_Rest_Route will not match URLs other than http://yourSite/version and http://yourSite/version/:id. In your example all requests that contain the parameters “format” or “id” will bypass the REST route and be routed to VersionController and its indexAction by the default route. I am currently trying to create a REST service in ZF that implements the context switch with no luck and found your example.
Best regards,
Björn

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