REST API的数据提供者

Question

My application works directly with Oracle data base, using standard ADO objects DbConnection, DbDataReader, DbDataAdapter and so on.

Now I have a task to get the same data from REST web service (http commands: get, post, put). In my opinion, the best way to complete this task is to create a data provider for this web service, implementing ADO objects. In my application all code works only with base ADO objects. I can provide new command text for data base commands.

I don't have an experience with classes, which provide functionality to work with http in .Net Framework. I don't know where to start.

What is the best way to complete this task? What types may I use from .NET Framework? Maybe there are some implementations of similar tasks?

Answer 1

There is something that fits perfectly your needs Odata(WCF data Service ) which will publish a REST API to access your data, Check out this article for more information

WCF DATA services

Answer 2

To realise a simple provider I've decided to use Web API 2. Ie DbConnection represents a wrapper for HttpClient , DbCommand - wrapper for HttpRequestMessage .

Other ADO objects will have it's own representation based on these objects.

I'd also suggest to read this book Designing Evolvable Web APIs with ASP.NET