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REST is a hybrid style derived from several of the network-based architectural styles described in Chapter 3 and combined with additional constraints that define a uniform connector interface.
REST components communicate by transferring a representation of a resource in a format matching one of an evolving set of standard data types, selected dynamically based on the capabilities or desires of the recipient and the nature of the resource.
REST does not restrict communication to a particular protocol, but it does constrain the interface between components, and hence the scope of interaction and implementation assumptions that might otherwise be made between components.
REST is designed around the atomic transfer of more complex state, such as can be seen in paste of a structured document from one application to another.
An important concept in REST is the existence of resources (sources of specific information), each of which can be referred to using a global identifier (a URI).
REST design seeks to define a set of resources that clients can interact with uniformly, and to provide hyperlinks between resources that clients can navigate without requiring knowledge of the whole resource set.
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