How to use REST with MVC when there is no Database? - php

Question

I have two servers, the first works using REST and other Webs pages that are built using MVC.
I usually always run REST commands in the Controller layer, however I am with a doubt, assuming that my project (using MVC) does not use database and I'm using Controllers only to send commands to the webservice to send and receive information.
The REST this case would be the like Model?
In this case I should call the Rest within the Controllers and not create Models. eg .:
public function createProductAction() {
$rest = Rest('ws.example.com', 'PUT /items/', array(
'price' => $price,
'description' => $descricao
));
if ($response->status === 200) {
View::show('success.tpl');
} else {
View::show('error.tpl', $rest->error());
}
}
public function viewProductAction() {
$rest = Rest('ws.example.com', 'GET /items/{id}', array(
'id' => $_GET['id']
));
$response = json_decode($rest->getRespose());
if ($response->status() === 200) {
View::show('product.tpl', $response);
} else {
View::show('error.tpl', $rest->error());
}
}
or
I would have to create Models to make the calls to REST?
For example:
class ProductsModel
{
public function putItem($preco, $descricao)
{
$rest = Rest('ws.example.com', 'PUT /items/', array(
'price' => $price,
'description' => $descricao
));
//If status=200 new product is added
return $response->status() === 200;
}
public function deleteItem($id)
{
$rest = Rest('ws.example.com', 'DELETE /items/{id}', array(
'id' => $id
));
//If status=200 product is deleted
return $rest->status() === 200;
}
public function getItem($id)
{
$rest = Rest('ws.example.com', 'GET /items/{id}', array(
'id' => $id
));
if ($rest->status() === 200) {
//If status=200 return data
return json_decode($rest->getRespose());
}
return NULL;
}
}
How should I proceed?