Dear ArcGIS REST API Team,
Is there any document or paper explaining how does the REST API works behind the "scenes"?
I have these kind of doubts:
1 - After calling the REST endpoint in server-side an handler in IIS is triggered and the SOAP webservices or AMF services are called? So REST is just an address?
2 - If REST needs an additional functionality not supported by the SOAP webservices (or AMF), how does ESRI extends/implements these functionality? Does ESRI uses REST SOE extension to extend these functionalities and creates a new soap webservice which inside executes a routine created using ArcObjects?
3 - Does SOAP Webservices calls directly ArcObjects or it uses ArcObjects as COM Utilities;
4- How does the caching process in REST works;
I hope I have explained my kind of doubts here. I really need a document explaining the arquitecture of REST and how it really works after being called.
Hope REST Team can help me on this.
Thanks a lot,
José Sousa
ESRI Portugal