Presto Development and APIs : Features of the Presto REST or Presto Connect APIs
Features of the Presto REST or Presto Connect APIs
Features
REST API
PC4JS
Use the language and library or your choice
yes
REST or JUMP protocol.
The JUMP protocol from previous releases is supported in 3.0 and above, although REST is recommended as the preferred protocol for working with Presto. For more information on JUMP, see the About JUMP topic.
REST
REST
Asynchronous or synchronous connections
language / library specific
asynch
Number of users/requests per connection
language / library specific
1 user / + requests
Supports named parameters and ordered parameters
named only
named only
HTTP and HTTPS
language / library specific
yes
Can set HTTP headers in requests
language / library specific
Can access local and remote Presto Servers
yes
yes
Handles cross-domain requests (specific to remote servers and JavaScript)
requires additional code
yes
Handles authentication and session management
requires additional code
yes
Supports guest users (anonymous connections)
requires additional code
yes
Response formats
Native, JSON or XML, requires additional code
JSON or XML
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