Is there a way to use external XML (or JSON) as a datasource for models in Rails. E.g. some models use the database for getting data, others “ping” external services for XML.
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Is there a way to use external XML (or JSON) as a datasource for models in Rails. E.g. some models use the database for getting data, others “ping” external services for XML.
You can use ActiveResource for this – it’s already part of Rails, and is intended to allow you to integrate with external restful services.