Add Delete Method in a RESTful web service

Question

I am making my first RESTful web service (using MySQL). But I don't know how to remove records from a table by id.

This is what I have done so far:

1. Search for a person by id and return the result(id, full name and age) in XML format:

   private PersonDao personDao = new PersonDao();
   //method which return a single person in xml
   @GET
   @Path("/getPersonByIdXML/{id}")
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML)
   public Person getPersonByIdXML(@PathParam("id")int id){
       return personDao.getPersonById(id);
   }
   
   // return JSON response
   

2. Search for a person by id and return the result(id, full name and age) in JSON format:

   @GET
   @Path("/getPersonByIdJSON/{id}")
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   public Person getPersonById(@PathParam("id")int id){
       return personDao.getPersonById(id);
   }
   

3. Output all persons and return the result(id, full name and age) in JSON format:

   // the method returns list of all persons
   @GET
   @Path("/getAllPersonsInXML")
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML)
   public List<Person> getAllPersonsInXML(){
       return personDao.getAllPersons();
   }
   

4. Insert a person in the database:

   //insert
   @GET
   @Path("/insertPerson/{fullName}/{age}")
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   public String saveNewPerson(@PathParam("fullName") String fullName, @PathParam("age") int age) {
       Person person = new Person();
   
       person.setFullName(fullName);
       person.setAge(age);
   
       if (!personDao.savePerson(person)) {
           return "{\"status\":\"ok\"}  id="+person.getId();
       }
       else {
           return "{\"status\":\"not ok\"}";
       }
   }
   

5. Edit a person in the database:

   //update
   @GET
   @Path("/insertPerson/{id}/{fullName}/{age}")
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   public String updatePerson(@PathParam("id") int id, @PathParam("fullName") String fullName, @PathParam("age") int age) {
       Person person = new Person();
       person.setId(id);
       person.setFullName(fullName);
       person.setAge(age);
   
       if (!personDao.savePerson(person)) {
           return "{\"status\":\"ok\"}";
       }
       else {
           return "{\"status\":\"not ok\"}";
       }    
   }
   

Answer 1

If you want a DELETE resource:

@DELETE
@Path("/{id}")
public void deleteById(@PathParam("id")int id){
   personDao.deleteById(id);
}

As long as you have the deleteById method constructed then Thanks it!

Suggestions:

• Your insert is a GET. Should really be a POST since you are creating something.
• Your update is a GET. Should really be a PUT. Have fun and keep at it!!