Create a lightweight REST service using Sinatra

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Exposing data using a REST service is an easy task which can be achieved using almost any programming language. In the past, I’ve used ASP.NET MVC WebApi to achieve this.

However, as soon as you’ve to run your service on different platforms, CLR isn’t the best option. Programming languages like Ruby and Python or Node.js are stronger when it comes to cross-platform support.

I love the Ruby syntax, and that’s why I’ll show how to build a small REST Service exposing tasks using Ruby’s Sinatra framework. Sinatra doesn’t require a fix or predefined project structure. I want to organize all the artifacts a little bit. That’s why I’ve chosen the following structure

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Create a lightweight REST service using Sinatra