DEVELOPING AND INTERACTING WITH DIALOGUE-BASED WEB SERVICES

In this article we tackle the problem of developing and accessing to dialogue-based applications that require using Web technologies, such as REST services. In particular, we focus on services that are not executed in one-shot (e.g. pipe process), but that require engaging in a dialogue where several messages are exchanged (with the number of messages not known a priori). We propose a protocol for such service interaction, and offer a framework that assists in their life-cycle: programming, deployment, search, invocation, and feedback management. A running example is used to illustrate our proposal and assess how it improves the experience of service developers.