Apidays Virtual Helsinki - Jaap Brasser, Rubrik
summary
Describes building Python PowerShell and Go SDKs on top of an OpenAPI-defined backup API, turning large JSON responses into PowerShell custom objects and CLI-friendly outputs for backup admins. Early code base has 2–3% code coverage so the work adds unit tests, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub issue-driven feedback, and hardened PR checks to block malicious changes. Explains choosing languages to support Ansible and Terraform integrations and why hand-curating commands beats full code generation from the open API spec.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:26SDK development journey
- 2:51Rubrik’s API challenges
- 4:40Simplifying API with SDKs
- 7:31SDK design and languages
- 10:25SDK benefits for updates
- 12:36Testing and documentation
- 14:23Team enablement
- 16:34Finding API bugs
- 17:19SDK security measures
- 19:08Automation strategies
- 20:10SDK lessons learned
- 22:58Automation balance
- 24:24Q&A
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