Mastering REST APIs : Boosting Your Web Development Journey with Advanced API Techniques

• Autore: Selvaraj Sivaraj
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, CA : , : Apress L. P., , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (546 pages)
• Disciplina: 005.13
• Soggetto topico: Application software; Object-oriented programming languages; Java (Computer program language); Programming languages (Electronic computers)
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Introduction to RESTful APIs -- Why RESTful APIs Matter: Use Cases and Industry Impact -- What Are RESTful APIs? -- The Importance of APIs in Modern Web Development -- Understanding REST: Principles and Benefits -- Client-Server Architecture -- The Client -- The Server -- Key Aspects of the Client-Server Architecture -- Stateless Interaction -- What Is a Stateless Interaction? -- Key Aspects of a Stateless Interaction -- Benefits of a Stateless Interaction -- Cacheability for Performance -- What Is Cacheability? -- Key Aspects of Cacheability -- Benefits of Cacheability -- A Layered System for Scalability -- What Is a Layered System? -- Key Aspects of a Layered System -- Benefits of a Layered System -- Uniform Interface for Simplicity -- What Is the Uniform Interface Principle? -- Key Aspects of the Uniform Interface Principle -- Benefits of the Uniform Interface -- Why RESTful APIs Matter: Use Cases and Industry Impact -- Diverse Use Cases -- Industry Impact -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Building RESTful APIs with Node.js and Express -- Introduction to Node.js and the Express Framework -- Node.js Fundamentals and Event-Driven Architecture -- Understand Node.js Fundamentals -- The Event-Driven Paradigm -- Leverage Asynchronous Patterns -- Real-World Benefits -- Setting Up the Express Environment and Basic Project Structure -- Create Your Express Environment -- Install Any Dependencies -- Configure Your Project Structure -- Basic Routes and Endpoints -- Test Your Setup -- Designing Effective RESTful APIs with Express -- API Design Principles and Best Practices -- RESTful Principles -- Endpoint Design and Naming Conventions -- Handle HTTP Methods -- Error Handling and Status Codes -- Security Considerations -- Documentation and Communication -- Resource Modeling and URI Design. ; Resource-Oriented Architecture -- Resource Modeling -- URI Design -- Nested Resources -- Versioning in URIs -- Versioning Strategies and Handling Changes -- Why Versioning Matters -- Versioning Approaches -- URI-Based Versioning -- Custom Headers -- Content Negotiation -- Handling Changes -- Deprecation and Sunset Policies -- Documentation and Communication -- Handling Data Formats, Serialization, and Validation in Express -- Working with JSON and XML -- JSON Handling -- XML Handling -- Choose the Right Format -- Data Validation and Sanitization -- Input Validation -- Data Sanitization -- Error Handling and User Feedback -- Regular Expressions for Validation -- Building Robust RESTful Endpoints with Express -- CRUD Operations and HTTP Methods -- HTTP Methods and CRUD -- Resource Identification -- Request and Response Formats and Error Handling -- Request Formats -- Response Formats -- Error Handling -- Consistent Error Responses -- User-Friendly Feedback -- Authentication and Authorization in Express -- Comparing API Authentication Methods -- Basic Authentication -- API Keys -- OAuth (OAuth2) -- Token-Based Authentication (JWT) -- Select the Right Method -- Implementing Token-Based Authentication (JWT) -- JWT Essentials -- Secure the Endpoints -- Token Expiration and Renewal -- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for APIs -- Define Roles and Permissions -- Role Mapping -- Secure the Resources -- Dynamic Permissions -- Best Practices for Building Express APIs -- Optimizing API Performance: Caching, Rate Limiting, and Gzip Compression -- Caching -- Rate Limiting -- Gzip Compression -- Security Best Practices: Input Validation, XSS, CSRF, and CORS -- Input Validation -- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Prevention -- Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Protection -- Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) Handling -- Testing, Debugging, and Security in Express APIs. ; Unit Testing, Integration Testing, and Test-Driven Development -- Unit Testing -- Integration Testing -- Test-Driven Development (TDD) -- Debugging Techniques for Complex Express Applications -- Debugging Tools -- Node.js Debugger -- Logging -- Debugging with Logging -- Debugging Middleware -- Problem Solving -- Analyze Error Messages -- Divide and Conquer -- Online Debugging -- Unit Testing -- Securing APIs: Threat Mitigation and Vulnerability Scanning -- Threat Mitigation -- Vulnerability Scanning -- Security Audits -- Scaling, Deployment, and Real-Time Features with Express -- Scaling Strategies: Vertical and Horizontal Scaling -- Vertical Scaling -- Horizontal Scaling -- Deploying Express Applications: Containers, Cloud, and Serverless -- Containers -- Cloud Deployment -- Serverless Deployment -- Real-Time Communication with WebSockets and Event-Driven Architecture -- WebSockets -- Event-Driven Architecture -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Building RESTful APIs with Ruby on Rails -- Getting Started with Ruby on Rails -- Understanding Rails Framework: MVC, Batteries Included, and Convention -- MVC (Model-View-Controller) -- Batteries Included -- Convention over Configuration -- Setting Up the Ruby on Rails Development Environment -- Install Ruby -- Set Up a Package Manager -- Install Rails -- Set Up a Database -- Create a New Rails Application -- Navigate to Your Application -- Start the Rails Server -- Designing Resourceful and Versioned RESTful APIs -- API Design Principles in the Rails Context -- RESTful Design -- Use Versioning -- JSON as the Default Format -- Proper Status Codes -- Pagination -- Authentication and Authorization -- Documentation -- Resourceful Routing, URI Design, and Versioning -- Resourceful Routing -- URI Design -- Versioning -- Handling Data Formats, Serialization, and Validation in Rails -- Working with JSON and XML in Rails. ; JSON Handling -- Parse JSON Requests -- Render JSON Responses -- XML Handling -- Parse XML Requests -- Render XML Responses -- Serializing Data with Active Model Serializers -- Install and Configure Active Model Serializers -- Create the Serializers -- Use the Serializers in Controllers -- Building CRUD Operations and RESTful Endpoints in Rails -- Implementing CRUD Operations with Rails -- Resourceful Routing -- Controller Actions -- Test the CRUD Operations -- Effective Request and Response Handling -- Strong Parameters -- Status Codes and Error Handling -- Error Responses -- Content Negotiation -- Authentication and Authorization in Rails -- Authentication Methods: API Keys, OAuth, and JWT -- API Keys -- OAuth -- JSON Web Tokens (JWT) -- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Rails -- Implement RBAC with Pundit -- Install the Pundit Gem -- Generate Policies -- Define Authorization Rules -- Use Pundit in Controllers -- Customize RBAC Rules -- Best Practices for Ruby on Rails APIs -- Performance Optimization Techniques -- Caching -- Fragment Caching -- HTTP Caching -- In-Memory Caching -- Database Optimization -- Database Indexing -- Eager Loading -- Database Connection Pooling -- Response Size Optimization -- Selective Attribute Loading -- Pagination -- Compression -- Monitoring and Profiling -- Performance Monitoring -- Profiling -- Security Best Practices for Rails APIs -- Input Validation and Sanitization -- Strong Parameters -- Input Validation -- Authentication and Authorization -- Secure Authentication -- Authorization -- Parameter Whitelisting -- Use Strong Parameters -- Secure Sessions and Tokens -- Token-Based Authentication -- Regular Security Audits -- Periodic Audits -- Testing, Debugging, and Security in Rails APIs -- Comprehensive Testing Strategies: Unit, Integration, and End-to-End Testing -- Unit Testing -- Integration Testing. ; End-to-End Testing -- Debugging Rails Applications: Techniques and Tools -- The Byebug Gem -- Logging -- Error Handling and Exception Tracking -- API Security: Common Threats, Secure Authentication, and Authorization -- Common Security Threats -- SQL Injection -- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) -- Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) -- Secure Authentication -- API Keys -- OAuth -- JSON Web Tokens (JWT) -- Authorization -- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) -- Permissions -- Scaling, Deployment, and Real-time Features with Rails -- Scaling Rails APIs: Load Balancing and Microservices -- Load Balancing -- Microservices -- Considerations for Microservices -- Deployment Strategies: Blue-Green, Canary Releases, and Containerization -- Blue-Green Deployment -- Canary Releases -- Containerization -- Adding Real-Time Features with Action Cable: WebSocket Integration -- Set Up Action Cable -- Create Channels -- Broadcast Messages -- Subscribe Clients -- Example Action Cable Usage -- Create a Chat Channel -- Broadcast Messages -- Subscribe Clients -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Building RESTful APIs with Django -- Introduction to the Django Framework -- Exploring the Django Framework: MVC, Batteries Included, and Convention -- Model-View-Template (MVT) Architecture -- Batteries Included Philosophy -- Convention over Configuration -- Setting Up the Django Development Environment -- Install Python and Django -- Create a Django Project -- Use Virtual Environments -- Create a Virtual Environment -- Activate the Virtual Environment -- Install Any Dependencies -- Start the Development Server -- Designing Effective RESTful APIs with Django -- API Design Principles in Django Context -- Resource-Oriented Design: Connecting Models and Resources -- Clear URI Structures: Navigating with Intuition -- HTTP Methods for Actions: Handling Resource Interactions. ; Statelessness: Self-Contained Requests.
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• Titolo autorizzato: Mastering REST APIs
• ISBN: 9798868803093; 9798868803086
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910874663203321
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