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Rails 3 Custom Route that takes multiple ids as a parameter
From what I understand, a good REST URL for getting a resource would look like this:
/resource/{id}
The problem I have is, that I often need to get a large number of resources at the same time and do not want to make a separate HTTP call for each one of them.
Is there a neat URL design that would cater for that or is this just not suitable for a REST API?
Based on your response, the answer to your question is to create a new resource that contains that single set of information. e.g.
Creating composite urls that have many identifiers in a single url limits the benefits of caches and adds unnecessary complexity to the server and client. When you load a web page that has a bunch of graphics, you don’t see
It just isn’t worth the hassle.