#!/usr/bin/env python # http://www.prescod.net/rest/mistakes/ import sys import cherrypy from httplib import CREATED, NO_CONTENT, METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED requestMethodNames = [ 'GET', 'HEAD', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE', 'TRACE', 'OPTIONS', 'CONNECT', ] def restful(alsoExpose=True): def restfulDeco(function): def restfulDispatch(self, *a, **b): name, verb = function.__name__, cherrypy.request.method.lower() assert verb.upper() in requestMethodNames try: method = getattr(self, '%s_%s' % (name, verb)) except (AttributeError, ): raise cherrypy.HTTPError(METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, 'Method Not Allowed') results = method(*a, **b) if verb == 'put': cherrypy.response.status = '%s Created' % (CREATED, ) elif not results: cherrypy.response.status = '%s No Content' % (NO_CONTENT, ) return results if alsoExpose: cherrypy.expose(restfulDispatch) return restfulDispatch return restfulDeco class Test: @cherrypy.expose() def index(self): return '''


''' @restful() def test(self): ## this method is discarded and replaced with the results of the ## restful decorator. pass def test_post(self, foo, bar): ## post data to this resource. the restful wrapper will not interfere. return ''' POST foo="%s", bar="%s" to resource "%s" ''' % (foo, bar, cherrypy.request.path) def test_put(self): ## put data to this resource. the restful wrapper will send 201 Created. url = cherrypy.request.path content = cherrypy.request.body content = content.read() def test_delete(self): # delete a resource. by returning none, the restful wrapper will send 204 No Content pass cherrypy.root = Test() cherrypy.server.start()