Python Microservices, Part 2: Build and Test REST endpoints with Tornado

Learn to implement Tornado HTTP endpoints as a layer on business logic. Tune it to assist debugging, and write unit and integration tests.

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This blog post covers some of the best practices we learned while building microservices powering Slang Lab's platform; how to:

• Design REST endpoints as a separate layer over business logic,
• Implement Tornado HTTP server and service endpoint handlers,
• Use Tornado hooks to control behavior and assist debugging, and
• Write unit and integration tests using Tornado testing infra.

(Based on a PyCon India 2019 tutorial.)

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