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REST Fundamentals

  • The necessity of information exchange between sites
  • HTTP methods: POST, GET, PUT, and DELETE
  • Tools like Postman and their role in popular applications
  • Services that utilize REST

REST Conventions

  • Mapping CRUD operations to HTTP calls
  • Conventions for API URL structure
  • Parameter handling
  • Returning values
  • HTTP status codes
  • JSON as a universal format for information exchange

API Services

  • Examples of popular APIs
  • RESTful frameworks

Building a REST API - Server-Side

  • Gathering requirements and identifying functionality
  • API design and documentation
  • Installing necessary libraries
  • Mapping business objects to classes
  • Implementing controller methods
  • Representing business objects as JSON
  • Using HTTP Headers as metadata
  • Testing the API using cURL
  • Implementing authentication mechanisms

Requirements

  • Foundational knowledge of HTTP
  • Basic understanding of web application development
 14 Hours

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