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REST flowcharts
===============

This chapter will explain the REST handler state machine through
a number of different diagrams.

This chapter is still under construction.

Start
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![REST starting flowchart](rest_start.png)

OPTIONS method
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![REST OPTIONS method flowchart](rest_options.png)

Content negotiation
-------------------

![REST content negotiation flowchart](rest_conneg.png)

GET and HEAD methods
--------------------

![REST GET/HEAD methods flowchart](rest_get_head.png)

PUT, POST and PATCH methods
---------------------------

![REST PUT/POST/PATCH methods flowchart](rest_put_post_patch.png)

DELETE method
-------------

![REST DELETE method flowchart](rest_delete.png)

Conditional requests
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![REST conditional requests flowchart](rest_cond.png)