REST API Design Rulebook: Designing Consistent RESTful Web Service Interfaces 1st Edition [NulledPremium]

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Book details
File Size: 1.04 MB
Format: epub
Print Length: 116 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: O’Reilly Media; 1 edition (October 18, 2011)
Publication Date: October 18, 2011
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B005XE5A7Q

The basic rules of REST APIs – “many nouns, few verbs, stick with HTTP” – seem easy, but that simplicity and power require discipline to work smoothly. This brief guide provides next steps for implementing complex projects on simple and extensible foundations.

From Publisher
In today’s market, where rival web services compete for attention, a well-designed REST API is a must-have feature. This concise book presents a set of API design rules, drawn primarily from best practices that stick close to the Web’s REST architectural style. Along with rules for URI design and HTTP use, you’ll learn guidelines for media types and representational forms.

REST APIs are ubiquitous, but few of them follow a consistent design methodology. Using these simple rules, you will design web service APIs that adhere to recognized web standards. To assist you, author Mark Massé introduces the Web Resource Modeling Language (WRML), a conceptual framework he created for the design and implementation of REST APIs.

Learn design rules for addressing resources with URIs
Apply design principles to HTTP’s request methods and response status codes
Work with guidelines for conveying metadata through HTTP headers and media types
Get design tips to address the needs of client programs, including the special needs of browser-based JavaScript clients
Understand why REST APIs should be designed and configured, not coded