Demo project does not compile in Delphi 7

[LoganTennis]

Here are the errors below:

Aloso project would not even open till I removed the DSK file

Build [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(54): There is no overloaded version of 'Post' that can be called with these arguments [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(105): There is no overloaded version of 'Put' that can be called with these arguments [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(143): ';' expected but '<' found [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(144): Constant or type identifier expected [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(150): Incompatible types: 'String' and 'Class reference' [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(150): Expression expected but ')' found [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(152): Operator not applicable to this operand type [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(153): Expression expected but 'BEGIN' found [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(156): ')' expected but identifier 'id' found [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(162): EXCEPT or FINALLY expected [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(163): 'END' expected but 'FINALLY' found [Error] uFrm_PersonList.pas(166): '.' expected but ';' found [Fatal Error] DelphiRestDemo.dpr(8): Could not compile used unit 'uFrm_PersonList.pas'

I changed:

uFrm_PersonList.pas ( Line 148 from ) vResponse := Dm.RestClient.Resource(CONTEXT_PATH + 'persons') .Accept(RestUtils.MediaType_Json) .Get<TList>();

to:

vResource := Dm.RestClient.Resource(CONTEXT_PATH + 'persons').Accept(RestUtils.MediaType_Json); vResponse := TList(vResource.Get(TList,TPerson));

And The system crashed with Access Violation

[ronaldhoek]

This DEMO uses 'generics' so it will only compile with XE(2) and up!

PS: to make things working for XE(2) the reference to the datamodule is nog correct.

EDIT: made a pull request regarind this (and regarding the DSK files)

[LoganTennis]

Gave up on using this, because the demo did not work. The demo really should be tested under delphi 7 environments,

[ronaldhoek]

I think it would be best to create a second DEMO which does NOT use generics as this demo is valid when generics are available!

[RobertoSchneiders]

@LoganTennis sorry about that.

Probably no one is using this library on Delphi 7. That's why it isen't well tested.

We'll be grateful if you could help us with that.

[ronaldhoek]

We don;t work with older Delphi versions anymore - maybe @LoganTennis can try to make one based on the current code?

[LoganTennis]

I would love to update the demo project to be Delphi 7 compatible, unfortunately, I could not get it working. So I ditched the use of this component. In favour of "SimpleRestClient" by Jamie Ingilby.