ActionWebService::Base

An Action Web Service object implements a specified API.

Used by controllers operating in Delegated dispatching mode.

Example

  class PersonService < ActionWebService::Base
    web_service_api PersonAPI

    def find_person(criteria)
      Person.find(:all) [...]
    end

    def delete_person(id)
      Person.find_by_id(id).destroy
    end
  end

  class PersonAPI < ActionWebService::API::Base
    api_method :find_person,   :expects => [SearchCriteria], :returns => [[Person]]
    api_method :delete_person, :expects => [:int]
  end

  class SearchCriteria < ActionWebService::Struct
    member :firstname, :string
    member :lastname,  :string
    member :email,     :string
  end