Would you like some Hypermedia with thatAPI?

Glenn Block@gblock

https://github.com/glennblockhttps://twitter.com/gblock

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Make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone.

Platform for Machine DataAny Machine Data

HA Indexes and Storage

Search and Investigation

Proactive Monitoring

Operational Visibility

Real-time Business Insights

CommodityServers

Online Services

Web Services

ServersSecurity

GPS Location

StorageDesktops

Networks

Packaged Applications

CustomApplicationsMessaging

TelecomsOnline

Shopping Cart

Web Clickstreams

Databases

Energy Meters

Call Detail Records

Smartphones and Devices

RFID

Hypermedia Primer

Hypermedia Primer

What is Hypermedia?

Control information that an API provides to clients to help them navigate the

system

issue

Next

approve

LinksEmbedded links which a

client can follow

Catalog

Next

Previous

FormsControls which “ask” clients for information to help them

move from state to state

Name

Title

Descrip-tion

How does hypermedia

work?Server embeds hypermedia

controls for the client (links and forms)

API

Clients identifies available controls

Client

How does hypermedia

work?

Client activates the controlClient

How does hypermedia

work?

Our APIIssue tracker

Clients can retrieve issues

Clients can retrieve a single issue

Clients can open or close an issue

Clients can search for issues

Collection+JSON

Let’s see how to implement it

Implemented with ASP.NET Web API

Xunit and Xbehave for Unit Tests

Autofac for IOC

CollectionJson.NET

More information

http://github.com/webapibook/issuetracker

http://amundsen.com/media-types/collection

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