[Geoserver-devel] [Geoserver-users] Adding shapefile datastore to geoserver via restful interface

I’m trying to use the restful interface to add a shapefile datastore to geoserver 2.0.2 without copying the shapefiles in a zip package, but setting the path in the datastore to where the files already are on the file system. I can’t get any response on the users list so I take it that what I want to do is not possible.

Thus if I have to code it can someone tell me where I might find the restful code so I can implement it myself.

John