Code to make resource controllers more RESTful

gistfile1.txt

class ApplicationResourceController < ApplicationController
  resource_controller

  protect_from_forgery :only => [:update, :delete]

  index.wants.xml { render :xml => collection.to_xml, :status => :ok }
  show do
    failure.wants.xml { render :nothing => true, :status => 404 }
    wants.xml do 
      unless object
        render :nothing => true, :status => 404
      else
        render :xml => object.to_xml, :status => :ok 
      end
    end
  end
  
  update do
    failure.wants.xml do
      render :nothing => true, :status => :conflict if object.conflicting_name? params[:id]
    end
    
    wants.xml { render :xml => object.to_xml, :status => :ok }

  end

  create do
    wants.html { }
    wants.xml { render :xml => object.to_xml, :status => :created, :location => object_url(object) }
    failure.wants.xml { render :nothing => true, :status => :conflict if object.conflicting_name? params[:id] }
  end

  destroy do
    wants.xml { render :nothing => true, :status => :ok }
  end

end