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REST API

Swapnil Mahmud — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:46:22 +0000

REST (Representational State Transfer) API
Description:
The most common type of web API, RESTful APIs use HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH) and follow stateless communication principles.

Common Use Cases:
Web services
E-commerce applications
Social media integrations

Data Format:
JSON, XML

Key Features:
Stateless: Each request from a client contains all necessary information. The server does not store any session state between requests.
Simple and Flexible: Utilizes standard HTTP methods, with communication typically in JSON format.
Resource-Based: Organized around "resources" (e.g., products, users, orders) accessed via URLs (e.g., /api/products).
Real-Life Examples:
Twitter API: Allows developers to interact with Twitter's data, such as retrieving tweets or posting new ones.
GitHub API: Provides access to GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests.

Note:[Stateless vs. Stateful ]
Stateless: Each request is independent. The server does not store any context between requests.
Stateful: The server maintains context or state between client requests, often storing session information on the server. Stateful systems can track user interactions over time.

Laravel | Throttling | Service Provider | Service Container

Swapnil Mahmud — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:01:40 +0000

Throttling or Rate limiting
Throttling is a mechanism used to limit the number of requests that can be made to certain routes or controllers within a specific time period. This is often used to prevent abuse or excessive usage of certain endpoints, APIs, or resources.

Service Providers
Service providers are the central place of all Laravel application bootstrapping. Your own application, as well as all of Laravel's core services, are bootstrapped via service providers.
mean by "bootstrapped"? In general, we mean registering things, including registering service container bindings, event listeners, middleware, and even routes. Service providers are the central place to configure your application.

Service container
The Laravel service container is a powerful tool for managing class dependencies and performing dependency injection.In the simplest way to understand service container, we can assume that it is a box that holds various components’ bindings, and they are served as needed throughout the application.

[NOTE:]
The service container is where your services are registered. Service providers provide services by adding them to the container.