Building Hypermedia APIs with HTML5 and Node - Creating Evolvable Hypermedia Applications

With this concise book, you ll learn the art of building hypermedia APIs that don t simply run on the Web, but that actually exist in the Web. You ll start with the general principles and technologies behind this architectural approach, and then dive hands-on into three fully-functional API examples.
Too many APIs rely on concepts rooted in desktop and local area network patterns that don t scale well costly solutions that are difficult to maintain over time. This book shows system architects and web developers how to design and implement human- and machine-readable web services that remain stable and flexible as they scale.
Learn the H-Factors for representing application metadata across all media types and formats
Understand the four basic design elements for authoring hypermedia types
Convert a simple read-only XML-based media type into a successful API design
Examine the challenges and advantages of designing a hypermedia type with JSON
Use HTML5 s rich set of hypermedia controls in the API design process
Learn the details of documenting, publishing, and registering media type designs and link-relation types

List of contents

Foreword;
;
Preface;
Hypermedia API Design;
Intended Audience;
What Is Not Covered;
Contents of This Book;
Coding Style for This Book;
Conventions Used in This Book;
Using Code Examples;
Safari® Books Online;
How to Contact Us;
Acknowledgements;
Chapter 1: Understanding Hypermedia;
1.1 HTTP, MIME, and Hypermedia;
1.2 Programming the Web with Hypermedia APIs;
1.3 Identifying Hypermedia : H-Factors;
1.4 Hypermedia Design Elements;
1.5 Summary;
1.6 What's Next?;
Chapter 2: XML Hypermedia;
2.1 Scenario;
2.2 Designing the Maze XML Media Type;
2.3 Sample Data;
2.4 The Server Code;
2.5 The Client Code;
2.6 Summary;
Chapter 3: JSON Hypermedia;
3.1 Scenario;
3.2 Designing the Collection+JSON Media-Type;
3.3 The Tasks Application Semantics;
3.4 Sample Data;
3.5 The Server Code;
3.6 The Client Code;
3.7 Summary;
Chapter 4: HTML5 Hypermedia;
4.1 Scenario;
4.2 Designing the Microblog Media Type;
4.3 Sample Data;
4.4 The Server Code;
4.5 The Client Code;
4.6 Summary;
Chapter 5: Documenting Hypermedia;
5.1 Requirements, Compliance, and RFC 2119;
5.2 Documenting Media Type Designs;
5.3 Extending and Versioning Media Types;
5.4 Registering Media Types and Link Relations;
5.5 Design and Implementation Tips;
Afterword;
References;
;
;
;
;
;
Additional Reading;
Books;
Other;
Maze+XML Media Type;
Elements;
Attributes;
Link Relations;
Data Types;
Extensibility;
Collection+JSON Media Type;
General Concepts;
Objects;
Arrays;
Properties;
Link Relations;
Data Types;
Extensibility;
Microblogging HTML Semantic Profile;
General Concepts;
Semantic Profile;
IANA Media Type Registration Document;
IETF Link Relations Internet Draft;
Source Code, Software, and Installation Notes;
Source Code;
Prerequisites;
CouchDB;
Node.js;
Cloud Services;
Authoring;

About the author

An internationally known author and lecturer, Mike Amundsen travels throughout the United States and Europe consulting and speaking on a wide range of topics including distributed network architecture, Web application development, Cloud computing, and other subjects. His recent work focuses on the role hypermedia plays in creating and maintaining applications that can successfully evolve over time. He has more than a dozen books to his credit and recently contributed to the book "RESTful Web Services Cookbook" (by Subbu Allamaraju). When he is not working, Mike enjoys spending time with his family in Kentucky, USA.

Summary

With this concise book, you'll learn the art of building hypermedia APIs that don't simply run on the Web, but that actually exist in the Web. You'll start with the general principles and technologies behind this architectural approach, and then dive hands-on into three fully-functional API examples.

Too many APIs rely on concepts rooted in desktop and local area network patterns that don't scale well-costly solutions that are difficult to maintain over time. This book shows system architects and web developers how to design and implement human- and machine-readable web services that remain stable and flexible as they scale.
* Learn the H-Factors for representing application metadata across all media types and formats
* Understand the four basic design elements for authoring hypermedia types
* Convert a simple read-only XML-based media type into a successful API design
* Examine the challenges and advantages of designing a hypermedia type with JSON
* Use HTML5's rich set of hypermedia controls in the API design process
* Learn the details of documenting, publishing, and registering media type designs and link-relation types

Product details

• Authors: Amundsen, Mike Amundsen, Amundsen Mike
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.04.2012
• EAN: 9781449306571
• ISBN: 978-1-4493-0657-1
• No. of pages: 242
• Weight: 400 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks; Web programming, COMPUTERS / Internet / Web Programming