Benefits of REBOL/Services
Building Internet solutions based on REBOL/Services provides these
benefits:
- Built-in Standard Service Model
REBOL/Services provides a standard model for
supporting distributed services (SOA) within client/server and peer-to-peer networks.
It will be included as a standard
component in every new release of REBOL. Applications that take advantage of
it can depend on it always being there.
- Lightweight Implementation
Most existing web service
standards are far too complex because they do not benefit from being
dialect-based as is the normal practice in REBOL. With REBOL an
SOA (service oriented architecture) can be deployed using just
a 300KB REBOL/Core as the engine to provide
services that are powerful, portable, and easier to maintain.
- "Both-Sided" Technology
The application and the server
are created with a singular software technology; REBOL lives on both sides
of the connection.
That's a good thing, because let's admit it, building distributed
applications is hard enough already. REBOL/Services do not require SOAP,
XML, UML, UDDI, XSL, WSDL, XML-RPC, or any of the other old school
technologies. All you need is REBOL.
- Rapid Solutions Building
Our goal is for developers to
implement a typical service within just a few hours, depending on the
needs of the service. In addition, because service implementations are
only a few kilobytes of code, developers can make changes and
improvements in less time at less cost.
- Network Efficient
For X Internet applications, REBOL
services can offer 50 times greater efficiency when compared to standard
web technology. That gives service providers the advantage of serving
many times more clients with their existing infrastructures.
- Secure by Default
Security is assured through the use of
REBOL's unique dialecting method, robust authentication, and a variety
of high strength encryption algorithms. REBOL/Services supports AES, the
Advanced Encryption Standard (as required for federal government usage),
RSA, DES, and Blowfish security methods.
- Transport Independent
REBOL/Services allow you to use
whatever lower level physical, data, and transport protocols that you
prefer. For example, you can use a direct TCP port connection, tunnel
through existing HTTP services, use it over cell phone networks, or even
point-to-point RS232 serial interfaces. REBOL/Services operates at the
session and presentation layers (OSI layers 5 and 6) of the network
model.
- Inter-Application Communication
REBOL/Services can be used
for more than just Internet or intranet applications. Because it is so
lightweight, every application has the potential to become its own
service provider. For example, applications from contact databases to
image processing software can provide an external service-based
interface that can be invoked with minimal effort from within other
applications. (Those who have experienced AREXX on the Amiga will be
familiar with the power and simplicity of this application interface
model.)
- Multi-Service Command Interfaces
As part of the design a single
service can support multiple command protocols within the same server
interface. This allows standard command-sets, such as discovery methods,
file transfer, user management, or service administration and monitoring
to co-exist with custom commands-sets that have been implemented for
specific distributed applications.
- An Open Standard
REBOL/Services will be provided as an open
standard with the source code available from the REBOL web site.
The license will allow free use for personal, commercial, and educational purposes.
We hope developers will contribute their own enhancements, fixes,
and independent command-set modules, as well as documentation, tutorials,
and examples.
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