How do you handle "actions" on resources in a RESTful design, for example, tagging email?

Question

How would you integrate such things into a RESTful project?

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Also, how would you do it so that you can make a small link or icon button to perform an action without too much magic?

Answer 1

It depends on what you do. Sometimes, all that is required is a shift in your point of view from "performing an action on a resource" to "creating another, different, but related resource."

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Answer 2

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