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New REST programming examples

Dariusz Suchojad
January 15, 2021
As we are preparing to release Zato 3.2 soon, all the programming examples are being rewritten to showcase what the platform is capable of. That includes REST examples too and this article presents a few samples taken from the documentation.

Topics: REST

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Diving deep into REST API channels

Dariusz Suchojad
January 4, 2021
We begin in 2021 with a deep dive into Zato REST API channels. What are they? How to use them efficiently? How can they configured for maximum flexibility? Read on to learn all the details.

Topics: REST

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Configuring REST channels for CORS

Dariusz Suchojad
December 14, 2020
With the rise of Single-Page Applications (SPA) in web frontends, it is often the case that backend REST APIs based on Zato need to be configured for CORS. This article will explore what CORS is and how to make Zato participate in scenarios using it.

Topics: REST, CORS

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Multi-protocol file transfer integrations

Dariusz Suchojad
December 7, 2020
In many domains, transfer of static and batch files is an important part of systems integrations and a large number of applications produce and expect data in the form of files rather than network-based APIs. In this article, we shall see how Zato makes multi-protocol integrations of this kind possible in a way that is secure, scalable and easy to extend in Python.

Topics: File transfer

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Complex cloud API integrations made easy

Dariusz Suchojad
November 15, 2020
Cloud-based connections are a staple of modern API integrations - this article shows how, in just a few lines of Python code, Zato makes their usage easy, convenient and extremely effective.

Topics: API

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Installing Zato under Mac

Dariusz Suchojad
August 24, 2020
The next Zato release will offer a native Mac installer while for now an installation from source is needed - read on for details on how to set up Zato today using Homebrew.

Topics: Mac

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Understanding Zato server startup callable objects

Dariusz Suchojad
June 23, 2020

Zato startup callable objects are a means through which arbitrary Python functions or classes can be invoked when a server is booting up in order to influence its configuration or setup, even before any service is invoked.

This technique offers customisation possibilities in addition to the standard configuration options set before a server starts - read on to learn details.

Topics: Server