what's the use of ActiveResource

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Hey all,

I read that ARes is mostly a tool to facilitate access to APIs but can it be used as an ActiveRecord replacement in some cases? if yes, what cases?

thanx in advance

Pat

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I read that ARes is mostly a tool to facilitate access to APIs but can it be used as an ActiveRecord replacement in some cases? if yes, what cases?

You can use it in the case where the data you're accessing is behind a compatible API and not a database.