Extending existing REST resource

Below is the extensions for existing REST resources:

• Resource extension, which adds new Web interfaces for client usage.
• Encoder extension, which adds new output formats other than those already supported by iServer.(See Expression format introduction)
• Decoder extension, which enables the support of more parameter passing formats (See GET and POST of parameters in REST) other than JSON and XML currently supported by iServer.

Restlet and JAX-RS are two to provide REST services in SuperMap iServer. When extending REST resources, different components need to employ different mechanisms.

• Restlet-based extension: Map, Data, Transportation Analysis, and 3D sersources.
• JAX-RS-based extension: Spatial Analysis resource.