Building a ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ฃ๐ isn't just about using ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฃ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐; it's about embracing the entire ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ! The ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น breaks down API maturity into ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐. Letโs explore them and see where your ๐๐ฃ๐ stands! ๐ฑ
๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฌ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ:
Your API is just a glorified ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น (๐ฅ๐ฃ๐) over ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฃ.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ: Uses ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐ง for everything โ whether itโs creating, updating, or even fetching data.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ: Lacks ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, feels like a ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐, and isnโt truly ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ณ๐๐น.
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๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ: Sending ๐ซ๐ ๐ or ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก through ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐ง without any differentiation.
๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ญ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
Here, youโve started to structure your ๐๐ฃ๐ around ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ โ but youโre still stuck on ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐ง for all operations.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ: Still uses ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐ง for every action, despite resource differentiation.
๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ: ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฃ:
Now your ๐๐ฃ๐ is finally using ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฃ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ properly:
๐๐๐ง /users/123 - Retrieve user
๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐ง /users - Create user
๐ฃ๐จ๐ง /users/123 - Update user
๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ /users/123 - Delete user
๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ /users/123 - Partial update
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐: Makes full use of ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฃโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น, clear and predictable!
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Lacks ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ โ clients still need external documentation.
๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฏ: ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป (๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฆ):
Youโve reached the ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ณ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐! Now your ๐๐ฃ๐ not only uses ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฃ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ correctly but also ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ through ๐ต๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ: Clients can ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ without needing a manual.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ: Implement ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ to maintain consistency.
๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐:
๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐จ๐ฝ: Donโt settle at ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ญ โ embrace ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐.
๐น ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฃ: Use the ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ for the right actions.
๐น ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ: Make your ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ with ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฆ.
๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: An ๐๐ฃ๐ that guides itself is ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ!
๐น ๐๐ถ๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐: ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ-๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฃ๐๐ can ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ without breaking clients.
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