On 05.07.2012 00:37, Adam J Cooper wrote:
I am new to Boost and definitely still a novice with C++ in general.
I would like to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) with C++.
AWS supplies tookits (APIs) for .Net, Java, etc. However, they do not supply an API for C++.
Therefore, I believe the best way for me to interact with AWS using C++ will be with REST.
My rationale for wanting to use C++ is that I enjoy the flexibility and aesthetics of C++ and want to continue to find opportunities to learn and practice with it. (I do not have a specific application need and could use the AWS .Net API for my project if I needed to).
Having said that, I understand that Boost is one of the most highly-regarded add-on libraries for C++. Therefore, is there a Boost library that will EASILY allow me to make REST (get and post) calls? If not, can someone recommend another well-tested and widely used C++ library that would allow me to make such REST calls?
Depends on what you call easily, and what do you mean by REST (as Rob mentioned). Some time ago I wrote a tiny thing to interact with some web service on top of Boost.Asio, Urdl (not yet submitted, I believe) and TinyJSON, and I found that easy enough, apart from TinyJSON being too dynamic for my taste. I've just put it to https://github.com/vprus/todoist-backup in case it's any help. - Volodya