The RestContainer object wraps a collection of resources with a
list-like interface. Values are stored and retrieved
using familiar accessors like [[ and [[<-. Coercion
between external media and R objects is based on the
'>Media framework.
The RestContainer object maps familiar R list accessors to CRUD
operations on '>RestUri.
x[] <- value: Creates resources for the objects in
value at x. This is the
create/POST operation. Unlike an R list, the
resources are added to the collection without removing any
existing resources. This inconsistency is unfortunate, so we might
change this behavior in the future.
x$name, x[[i]]: Reads the named element. This is the
read/GET operation.
x[i]: Reads the named elements, which are returned in a
list. This is the vectorized read/GET
operation. Unlike an R list, this is not an endomorphism, in that
the return value is dropped to a list and is no longer attached to
the REST interface.
x$name <- value, x[[i]] <- value: Updates the named
resource with value. This is the
update/PUT operation.
x[i] <- value: Updates resources at x with the
objects in value, a list. This is the
vectorized update/PUT operation.
x$name <- NULL, x[[i]] <- NULL: Deletes the named
resource. This is the delete/DELETE operation.
RestContainer(...): Constructs an instance based on
RestUri(...).
'>RestUri, which is a lower-level but perhaps more
sensible interface.
# NOT RUN {
apache <- RestContainer("http://wiki.apache.org")
apache$solr
# }
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