About Components
About components
A component is the piece of code, which is executed when a resource is accessed. Read more about RESTful resources. The component code also tells the RESTx server something about itself, so that RESTx can display to a client some of the key attributes and features of the component. All the information about a component is contained in the code itself. Therefore, no separate config files need to be bundled.
RESTx's focus on simplicity extends to the development of custom components as well. The component APIs is very small and compact and is provided for multiple languages (currently for Java, Python and server-side JavaScript).
Creation and installation of components is supported by easy to use command line tools. Usually, a single instructions followed by a server restart sees your new component ready for action.