Demo code from WC talk - Requires v2 of the REST API

gistfile1.php

<?php

/**
 * Grab latest post title by an author!
 *
 * @param array $data Options for the function.
 * @return string|null Post title for the latest,
 * or null if none.
 */
function my_awesome_func( $data ) {
	$posts = get_posts( array(
		'author' => $data['id'],
	) );

	if ( empty( $posts ) ) {
		return new WP_Error( 'no_author', 'Invalid author', array( 'status' => 404 ) );
	}

	return $posts[0]->post_title;
}

add_action( 'rest_api_init', function () {
	register_rest_route( 'myplugin/v1', '/author/(?P<id>.+)', array(
		'methods' => 'GET',
		'callback' => 'my_awesome_func',
		'args' => array(
			'id' => array(
				'validate_callback' => function ( $val ) { return is_numeric( $val ); },
			),
		),
		'permission_callback' => function () {
			return current_user_can( 'manage_options' );
		}
	) );
} );