Pro REST API Development with Node.js

__Pro REST API Development with Node.js__ is your guide to managing and understanding the full capabilities of successful REST development. API design is a hot topic in the programming world, but not many resources exist for developers to really understand how you can leverage the advantages. This book will provide a brief background on REST and the tools it provides (well known and not so well known). Understand how there is more to REST than just JSON and URLs. You will then cover and compare the maintained modules currently available in the npm community, including Express, Restify, Vatican, and Swagger. Finally you will code an example API from start to finish, using a subset of the tools covered. The Node community is currently flooded with modules; some of them are published once and never updated again - cluttering the entire universe of packages. __Pro REST API Development with Node.js__ shines light into that black hole of modules for the developers trying to create an API. Understand REST API development with Node.js using this book today. What you’ll learn* What REST really is and how you can use it to your advantage. * How to use a variety of modules including JSON/Hal, Express, Restify, Vatican, and Swagger. * How to build an example RESTful API from start to finish. * How to troubleshoot any problems and move on with your API. Who this book is for This is book is designed for any Node.js developer who wants to fully understand REST API development. So often, the true capabilities of this method are not fully understood. This book will shed light on all aspects and make REST API development easy. Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter One: REST 101 Chapter Two: API Design Best Practices Chapter Three: Node.js and REST Chapter Four: Architecting a REST API Chapter Five: Working with Modules Chapter Six: Planning Your REST API Chapter Seven: Developing Your REST API Chapter Eight: Troubleshooting Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Rest 101....Pages 1-24 API Design Best Practices....Pages 25-45 Node.js and REST....Pages 47-63 Architecting a REST API....Pages 65-78 Working with Modules....Pages 79-109 Planning Your REST API....Pages 111-121 Developing Your REST API....Pages 123-166 Troubleshooting....Pages 167-173 Back Matter....Pages 175-178