Apache2::REST provides a simple and flexible micro-framework which allows developers to implement their application RESTful's API in Perl, using apache2 and mod_perl2/mod_apreq2.

Find the code and more documentation at CPAN

Here's a quick tutorial:

1. Install it

$ cpan -i Apache2::REST

2. Write your first API root handler

``` package MyApp::REST::API ; use warnings ; use strict ;

use base qw/Apache2::REST::Handler/ ;

Implement the GET HTTP method.

sub GET{ my ($self, $request, $response) = @_ ; $response->data()->{’api_mess’} = ’Hello, this is MyApp REST API’ ; return Apache2::Const::HTTP_OK ; }

Authorize the GET method.

sub isAuth{my ($self, $method, $req) = @_; return $method eq ’GET’;} 1 ; ```

3. Configure apache

```

Make sure you

LoadModule apreq_module modules/mod_apreq2.so LoadModule perl_module modules/mod_perl.so

Load Apache2::REST

PerlModule Apache2::REST

Let Apache2::REST handle the /

and set the root handler of the API

SetHandler perl-script PerlSetVar Apache2RESTHandlerRootClass "MyApp::REST::API" PerlResponseHandler Apache2::REST ```

4. Access your brand new API

At http://yourhost/

Now read the CookBook and perldoc Apache2::REST to go further.