GraphQL, gRPC, REST, Oh My! - A Method for Unified API Design
summary
Argues for designing APIs as an abstract interface description using ALPS description (or Dublin Core profiles) instead of HTTP-first artifacts, and demonstrates a CLI tool that reads one YAML description and generates GraphQL SDL, generates gRPC protobuf and a full OpenAPI (including mock server and sample data). Shows the design can translate to multiple implementations, notes the description deliberately contains no URLs or methods so it cannot directly generate implementation code but does produce consistent, translatable specs.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 2:35Overview
- 3:30A Story of API Design and Governance
- 6:32The Challenge
- 10:21A Unified Design Solution
- 18:45A Method for Unified API Design
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