Is it feasible to create a REST client with Flex?

Question

I\'m starting a project using a Restful architecture implemented in Java (using the new JAX-RS standard)

We are planning to develop the GUI with a Flex application.

Answer 1

Flex support for REST is weak at best. I spent a lot of time building a prototype so I know most of the issues. As mentioned previously , out of the box there is only support for GET and POST. At first glance it appears that you can use the proxy config in LiveCycle Data Services or Blaze to get support for PUT and DELETE. However, its a sham. The request coming from your Flex app will still be a POST. The proxy converts it to PUT or DELETE on the server side to trick your server side code. There are other issues as well. It's heard to believe that this is the best that Adobe could come up with. After my evaluation we decided to go in another direction.