Comment by ChrisMarshallNY

Eh. I won't write "pure" REST, because it's difficult to use, and I don't know if I have ever seen a tool that uses it as such. I know why it was designed that way, but I have never needed that.

I tend to use REST-like methods to select mode (POST, GET, DELETE, PATCH, etc.), but the data is usually a simple set of URL arguments (or associated data). I don't really get too bent out of shape about ensuring the data is an XML/JSON/Whatever match for the model structure. I'll often use it coming out, but not going in.