is Rack right for this?

rubyonrails-talk
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Greetings,

My 2.3.2 app has 2 components. It serves a browser-based client, and it serves a web service client. Each client has its own set of controllers to separate authentication / authorization cleanly and clearly. The web service client sends gets, posts, and puts, some with xml bodies, and the app responds with status / location and xml bodies where appropriate. I'm in the beginning stages of moving the app to Rails 3. One thing I'd like to accomplish is to reduce the start-up overhead associated with the web service requests if possible. I really don't need / use the erb functionality in constructing the responses, for example. The thing I don't have my arms around at this point is how to get the controller and model 'stuff' loaded without the bulk of the view 'stuff'.' Anybody got any experience / insight to share. I don't seem to have my google fu in order.

Thanks, Bill

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I've been using Sinatra for API stuff lately and love it. In particular I've been getting great results with async Sinatra via Kyle Drake's Sammy Davis Junior boilerplate. I'm on a mobile device now, otherwise I'd give you a link.

You could just write your own rack app, but that's probably not necessary.

Another thing to check out is Goliath.