My favorite use case for GraphQL iswhen a company already have most of the API in GraphQL and someone comes up with a new product idea. It’s faster to implement this prototype with already existing GraphQL API instead of calling various REST endpoints (which will give too little or too ...
APIs change slowly, but they still change. Let’s be crystal clear about this: Even if your API is completely rewritten and updated numerous times, you should keep the old versions of your API running and supported for as long as your users need them. There are four common ways to versio...
Because the API is fixed, you can't just request the names alone; the rest of the data comes with it. The opposite situation in which we don't return enough data is called under-fetching. To get all of the requested data, you may have to make multiple requests to the service. ...
Using RESTful API: It is a great way to create and destroy data during runtime. Selfish data generation: This approach has a creational strategy but doesn’t offer anything for data cleanup. These are just a few approaches that can be used to manage test data effectively. You can even ...
REST (representational state transfer) and RESTful systems in 2000, developers have been using REST APIs in their web development projects with an increasing level of frequency. That being said, it wasn’t until the last decade that programmers began to embrace the idea of “API-first” ...
Why It’s Important When developing an API, one of the most important considerations in the entiredevelopment cycleis the architecture upon which the system will be built. The choices made in this design phase can make or break your API, turning a useful concept and smart application into a ...
Last year, I explored the use of Tricentis Testim in my “Improving Customer-Facing App Quality Using Tricentis Testim” article. I was impressed at how easy it was to validate my Magic 8 Ball solution using a GO-based RESTful API and Vue.js web-based client. I wanted to see if Tricent...
OnlyBuildWhen Spec-Based Design is Exhausted With thisspec-first approachto designing your API, you might be wondering:when is it actually time to start building my API? Jason Harman believes you should leave building the API until you’ve done as much as possible withjust the spec. That me...
RESTful applications maximize the use of the pre-existing, well-defined interface and other built-in capabilities provided by the chosen network protocol, and minimize the addition of new application-specific features on top of it From what (little) I've seen, I believe this is usually accomplis...
SQL RESTful API available Veraset Focused on gathering, curating, and delivering high quality mobility data, they provide raw and pre-processed population movement datasets. Coverage Global Types of Data Footfall, Dwell-time analysis, Catchment areas, Customer journey mapping Data Integration? None, de...