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What Java REST framework to use with App Engine and Android for students?

I'm teaching a college course on mobile application development and would like to introduce my students to a REST framework for use with App Engine, to help them with data storage for the Android apps they're building. Could anyone recommend a Java REST framework for App Engine that meets the following criteria:

Must have:

  • Easy learning curve
  • Well-documented, with clear tutorials and sample programs
  • Clean abstractions
  • Free as in beer
  • Works well with Eclipse

Nice to have:

  • Android client
  • Free as in speech

Not important:

  • Able to support large query volumes
  • Highly customizable

From my web searching, Restlet looks best. Is there any other framework I should consider?

Solution

  • Jax-RS...Restlet was written before this but was modified to implement Jax-RS.

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