RESTful tools

[Skunk Worx]

Hi,

I see a google code project named "staff" that converts a fairly simple 
interface definition into C/C++ web client and service headers and stubs.

With appropriate options, "staff" can create RESTful client and service 
stubs.

If anyone is familiar with gSOAP, it kind of resembles staff, but 
without the REST options.

Are there any tools like these available in the Fedora repos? Tools that 
can build RESTful C/C++ stubs?

Does anyone have an opinion on the state of machine-to-machine 
communications? Are SOAP and REST still pretty mainstream?

Thanks,
John

Refs :

http://code.google.com/p/staff/
http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~engelen/soap.html