component
  restpath = "test/people/"
  rest     = true
{
  remote void function create(
    required  string   first_name restargsource = "Form",
    required  string   last_name  restargsource = "Form"
  )
    httpmethod  = "POST"
    restpath    = ""
    produces    = "application/json"
  {
    // Simulate adding person to database.
    ArrayAppend(
      Application.people,
      { "first_name" = first_name, "last_name" = last_name }
    );

    // Simulate getting people from database.
    var people = Application.people;

    restSetResponse( {
      "status"  = 201,
      "content" = SerializeJSON( people )
    } );
  }
}

httpService = new http(method = "POST", url = "https://localhost/rest/test/people");
httpService.addParam( name = "first_name", type = "formfield", value = "Alice" );
httpService.addParam( name = "last_name",  type = "formfield", value = "Adams" );
result = httpService.send().getPrefix();

<cfscript>
Application.people = [];

people = new restmapping.test.People();

people.create( "Alice", "Adams" );

WriteDump( application.people );
</cfscript>