REST for dummies?

[ryarber]

Are you working on the REST interface for Dummies guide yet? I'd like to tinker around with the web interface, but I have no clue how to get started.

[Sub-Routine]

Are you working on the REST interface for Dummies guide yet? I'd like to tinker around with the web interface, but I have no clue how to get started.

 

Hello ryarber,

 

Mike and Michel teamed up to make this Wiki page ISY-99i_Series_INSTEON:REST_Interface.

 

Rand

[ryarber]

Should someone be able to look at that page and build a web interface for their system?

 

I need a remedial course. I'm not that much of a power user.

 

Maybe if someone could post a sample page that uses this stuff, I might understand it and be able to use it. Thanks.

[ryarber]

Is there a sample page somewhere that I can look at to see how this stuff is used?

[Sub-Routine]

You can look at the source for the pages already in the ISY. Open your browser to the ISY and you can save the file and/or view the source. Good examples are the Devices and Scenes pages.

 

Rand

[ryarber]

It doesn't work in either IE8 or Safari. You can neither save the page or view the source. Which browser might I be able to save the source and view it with? I don't have the web module yet. Does that matter?

 

I think that since it uses JAVA, my browser won't allow me to view the source or save it.

 

I know I'm not one of your more knowledgeable users, but given a little direction here, I think I could figure things out.

[Sub-Routine]

I have Firefox 3 and IE7 under Windows XP and from both I can select Menu | File | Save As... or right click on the page and View Source although the nomenclature is a bit different between the two.

 

You don't need the WebServer for this. Java is only used for the Administrative Console, not the Devices, Scenes or Programs pages.

 

Here is some of the code from my Devices page, I had to remove some of the formatting to post it here:

 

"/settings?node=9 35 59 1">09.35.59 - Blue
form method="POST" action="/change"
input type="hidden" name="node" value="9 35 59 1"/

 

Rand

[bpwwer]

Should someone be able to look at that page and build a web interface for their system?

 

I need a remedial course. I'm not that much of a power user.

 

Maybe if someone could post a sample page that uses this stuff, I might understand it and be able to use it. Thanks.

 

There are a copy of examples in the GUI Enhancements sections.

 

http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewtopic.php?t=2275 is a replacement home page

 

http://forum.universal-devices.com/viewtopic.php?t=2295 has an example of using the data from weatherbug to create real-time charts.