Addict is a drop-in REST API microservice for Active Directory implementations. Just like that.
I’m leaving it here for the next time that I’ll have to deal with the Active Directory. Or, hopefully, never.
Tag: REST
Public JSON APIs
Public APIs is a collective list of free JSON APIs for use in web development. You can find there web services for all kind of data – anything from weather and currency exchange, through government database, to random snippets like GIF images, Lorem Ipsum text, and quotes.
Rest APIs are REST-in-Peace APIs. Long Live GraphQL.
“Rest APIs are REST-in-Peace APIs. Long Live GraphQL.” is yet another look at REST vs. GraphQL for the API implementation.
I’m involved with developing quite a bit of REST APIs at work, but for now we are just trying to buy us some time. I want to take a really long and good look at GraphQL, but I don’t think this will happen this year. In the meantime, if you have any good GraphQL resources, please do send them my way.
OpenAPI Specification
OpenAPI Specification v2.0 – formerly known as Swagger RESTful API Documentation Specification.
Swagger™ is a project used to describe and document RESTful APIs.
The Swagger specification defines a set of files required to describe such an API. These files can then be used by the Swagger-UI project to display the API and Swagger-Codegen to generate clients in various languages. Additional utilities can also take advantage of the resulting files, such as testing tools.
Best Practices for Designing a Pragmatic RESTful API
An API is a user interface for developers. Put the effort in to ensure it’s not just functional but pleasant to use.
Vinay Sahni has a rather lengthy, detailed, and well-rounded post on how to design a good RESTful API. It covers pretty much everything from URL structures and parameters, request methods, to error handling, documentation, and coding style.