Pro REST API Development with Node.js

© Fernando Doglio 2015

Fernando Doglio, Pro REST API Development with Node.js, 10.1007/978-1-4842-0917-2_6

6. Planning Your REST API

Fernando Doglio¹ 

(1)La Paz, Canelones, Uruguay

You’re almost ready to get your hands dirty and start developing the actual API; but before you start, let’s apply everything I’ve talked about until this point:

• REST

• Defining what an ideal RESTful architecture should look like

• Good practices when developing an API

• Modules that would help achieve that ideal goal

In this chapter, I’ll set up the ground work for the final development this book will take you through:

• I’ll define a specific problem to solve.

• You’ll create a written specification for it, writing down the list of resources and endpoints.

• To help understand how all ...