What's the use of ActiveResource

Rails
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Hey all,

I read that ARes is mostly a tool to facilitate access to APIs but can
it be used as an ActiveRecord replacement in some cases? if yes, what
cases?

thanx in advance

Pat

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I read that ARes is mostly a tool to facilitate access to APIs but can
it be used as an ActiveRecord replacement in some cases? if yes, what
cases?

You can use it in the case where the data you’re accessing is behind a
compatible API and not a database.

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Rick O.
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