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Build a REST API in Spark

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    You did it. 0:00
    Congrats on creating a restful API. 0:01
    It's a very sought after skill in our java world. 0:03
    There are so many awesome java applications out there that are waiting 0:06
    to be exposed to more clients. 0:09
    As the client side framework improves, and 0:12
    things get more and more mobile providing a way to get at this 0:13
    mission critical data is on the forefront of just about every company's mind. 0:16
    I'm glad that we got a chance to see how to implement it at such a raw, 0:21
    micro-framework level. 0:25
    I always believe in sweating things out before you get the chance to see and 0:27
    appreciate the abstraction. 0:31
    In my opinion, it's the best way to learn things. 0:32
    We plan on covering more frameworks and their approach to building a restful API. 0:35
    Check the teacher's notes. 0:39
    If you'd like to see us implement APIs and other frameworks, please let us know. 0:41
    It's possible that somebody else's already requested it. 0:44
    Check the teacher's notes for more info on how to make your voice heard. 0:47
    One thing we didn't fully touch on here is something A thing that's called 0:51
    H-A-T-E-O-A-S which is pronounced something like hate E-O-S or 0:55
    [SOUND] it doesn't really matter. 1:00
    What is stands for is Hypermedia As The Engine Of Application State. 1:02
    Now, basically, it's just another level on top of each of our REST resources 1:06
    where additional metadata is included, and it contains 1:11
    descriptions about the resource and links to what other actions the API provides. 1:13
    It's used for discoverability of your API. 1:17
    In Spark, this can be done quite easily with a custom response transformer. 1:20
    If you'd like to dig more into that, please let us know, and 1:25
    we'll whip something up. 1:27
    Now that you've seen how to build your own and 1:29
    understand the basics of REST, you should check out some other large APIs. 1:31
    I've included some resources in the teacher's notes. 1:35
    With this experience of coding up a REST API, 1:38
    I bet it will forever change the way you design forward facing APIs. 1:41
    It will have given you a REST'ed development. 1:44
    That was a stretch. 1:48
    Thanks so much for hanging out, and we'll see you really soon. 1:50

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