Working with Ranges in a REST API
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A unique way of working with ranges in a more fluent way in a REST API. What is nice about this approach is its easy to hook up to javascript and is still a valid url scheme.
Simple search by month and year
/api/quote/count/by/month
/api/quote/count/by/month?year=2014
/api/quote/count/by/month?year=2014&month=4
Searching by year and inclusive months
/api/quote/count/by/month?year=2014&month=[1,2,3]
Searching by year and inclusive range of months (Jan - Sept)
/api/quote/count/by/month?year=2014&month=[1:9]
Searching by year and any month up to and including September
/api/quote/count/by/month?year=2014&month=[:9]
Searching by year and any month from February and after
/api/quote/count/by/month?year=2014&month=[2:]
Searching by year and specific months
/api/quote/count/by/month?year=2014&month=[7|10|11]