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WADL markup conventions
In progress......
What is WADL?
For information about WADL files, see http://docs.rackspace.com/writers-guide/content/ch_wadl.html.
For complete information about the WADL language, see Web Application Description Language (http://www.w3.org/Submission/wadl/).
Writing style
An API method has the following components:
- URI
- Title
- Short description
- Long description
- Success codes
- Request parameter descriptions
- Sample HTTP requests
- Sample JSON and XML request bodies (if present)
- Error codes
- Response parameter descriptions
- Sample HTTP responses
- Sample JSON and XML response bodies (if present)
List methods (GET)
Short description: Use the text: "Lists available xxx." Do not use "Gets a listing," or "Prints a listing."
Show methods (GET)
Short description: Use the text: "Shows xxx details" or "Shows the xx for a specified xx." Do not use, "Retrieves information about," or "Gets information for." For example: "Shows image details," or "Shows the up time for a specified hypervisor."
Update methods (PUT)
Create methods (POST)
Delete methods (DELETE)
Markup
TBD.