dRest HTTP/REST Client Library for Python

dRest is a configurable HTTP/REST client library for Python. It's goal is to make the creation of API clients dead simple, without lacking features.

Features include:

• Light-weight API Client Library, implementing REST by default
• Native support for the Django TastyPie API Framework
• Only one external dependency on httplib2
• Key pieces of the library are customizable by defined handlers
• Interface definitions ensure handlers are properly implemented
• Tested against Python versions 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3
• 100% test coverage via Nose

More Information

• RTFD: http://drest.rtfd.org/
• CODE: http://github.com/datafolklabs/drest/
• PYPI: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/drest/
• T-CI: http://travis-ci.org/datafolklabs/drest/

Usage

import drest

# Create a generic client api object
api = drest.API('http://localhost:8000/api/v1/')

# Make calls openly via any HTTP Method, and any path
# GET http://localhost:8000/api/v1/users/1/
response = api.make_request('GET', '/users/1/')

# Or attach a resource
api.add_resource('users')

# Get available resources
api.resources
>>> ['users', 'projects', 'etc']

# Get all objects of a resource
# GET http://localhost:8000/api/v1/users/
response = api.users.get()

# Get a single resource with primary key '1'
# GET http://localhost:8000/api/v1/users/1/
response = api.users.get(1)

# Create a resource data dictionary
user_data = dict(
    username='john.doe',
    password='oober-secure-password',
    first_name='John',
    last_name='Doe',
    )

# POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/users/
response = api.users.post(user_data)

# Update a resource with primary key '1'
response = api.users.get(1)
updated_data = response.data.copy()
updated_data['first_name'] = 'John'
updated_data['last_name'] = 'Doe'

# PUT http://localhost:8000/api/v1/users/1/
response = api.users.put(1, updated_data)

# Patch a resource with primary key '1'
# PATCH http://localhost:8000/api/v1/users/1/
response = api.users.patch(1, dict(first_name='Johnny'))

# Delete a resource with primary key '1'
# DELETE http://localhost:8000/api/v1/users/1/
response = api.users.delete(1)

# Get the status of the request
response.status

# Or the data returned by the request
response.data

# Or the headers returned by the request
response.headers

License

The dRest library is Open Source and is distributed under the BSD License (three clause). Please see the LICENSE file included with this software.