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Structured language for Web services

The Web Application Description Language (WADL) is a machine-readable XML description of HTTP-based web services. WADL models the resources provided by a service and the relationships between them. WADL is intended to simplify the reuse of web services that are based on the existing HTTP architecture of the Web. It is platform and language independent and aims to promote reuse of applications beyond the basic use in a web browser. WADL was submitted to the World Wide Web Consortium by Sun Microsystems on 31 August 2009, but the consortium has no current plans to standardize it. WADL is the REST equivalent of SOAP's Web Services Description Languages (WSDL), which can also be used to describe REST web services. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Web Application Description LanguageA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Technical CommunicationThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Acceptance testing of web applications with test description languageCited 2 times
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