REST API within Windows Mobile and NET CF

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SuperJMN replied on Mon, Jun 30 2008 5:54 PM

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Hi? Somebody ther? I want to use the REST API from a Windows Mobile device. I own a VS.NET 2008  SERVICE PACK 1, that is capable of using REST services, but I cannot figure out how to deal with your REST services using LINQ, for example.

Please, I really need some directions.

Any of you want a Windows Mobile post editor? So... help me!

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SuperJMN replied on Tue, Jul 1 2008 4:49 PM

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Everybody on vacation? Too much free time? :)

Alright, I assume that you don't know the answer, you bad programmers...!!

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Alex Crome replied on Tue, Jul 1 2008 5:00 PM

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Telligent don't ship the source code for the .Net Web API client.  So without being able to compile that for the .net compact framework, you're going to have to make raw requests to the Rest API - see http://api.communityserver.org/ for more information on what URLs you need to request from.

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SuperJMN replied on Wed, Jul 2 2008 3:50 AM

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Alright :) I've published my question in the ASP.NET Forums. I'm using .NET 3.5 and VS.NET 2008 SP1 and I can use its new tecnologies.

I want to make an application that can use the REST API without the wrapper classes that Telligent provides. But I don't know how to make calls to the methods correctly. The only thing that I did and that appears to be working is the authentication. I add a HTTP header to outgoing request and it's OK.

My code is as follows:

...

DataServiceContext service = new DataServiceContext(new System.Uri("http://www.superjmn.com/api/blogs.ashx"));
service.SendingRequest += new EventHandler<SendingRequestEventArgs>(service_SendingRequest);

DataServiceQuery<Post> query servicio.CreateQuery<Post>("Posts");

// The query above is not valid, but I write it to let you see how I try to make it

...

static void service_SendingRequest(object sender, SendingRequestEventArgs e) {
  string cabecera="Rest-User-Token: ";
  string token = "AppKey:SampleUser";
  byte[] tokenBytes;

  ASCIIEncoding enc = new ASCIIEncoding();
  tokenBytes=enc.GetBytes(token);

  string base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(tokenBytes);

  e.Request.Headers.Add(cabecera + base64);
}

Please, tell me how to, for example,  create a new blog post. Your help will be very much appreciated!