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Gabriel Valin
Gabriel Valin

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API Rest - a little bit..

Application Programming Interface

  • Group of possible specifications about interactions at applications.
  • Documentation (example: Swagger)

REST: Representation State Transfer

  • Architecture Shape

6 rules for REST

  • Client-Server
  • Stateless
  • Cache
  • Uniform Interface
  • Layers
    • Charger Balanced (example)
  • Code on Demand

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