http - Rel on REST API collection links -
i'm working on rest api, , 1 of resources collection of other resources, should return that:
{ "links":[ { "href":"http://my.rest.api/document/1", "rel":"something" }, { "href":"http://my.rest.api/document/2", "rel":"something" } ] }
my question "rel" property. don't understand use. specify http method use? can explain me?
thanks lot
html 4 defines set of link types. key understandig sentence:
user agents, search engines, etc. may interpret these link types in variety of ways. example, user agents may provide access linked documents through navigation bar.
the same true rest. server , client must agree meaning possible values of rel
. these come mind:
parent
: parent collection resource child ofnext
: next resource in collection (if collection ordered)prev
: previous resource in collection (if collection ordered)children
: collection of child resources
there can many more. concrete rel
values heavily depend on resources.
edit: rel
attributes nothing http verbs. give hint nature of relation of current resource different resource.
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