At a high level, an API – Application Programming Interface – is the boundarybetween two components when developing against them. It is closely related to anABI – Application Binary Interface – which is the boundary at runtime. Itdefines the possible ways in which other components can interact with acomponent. More concretely, this normally means the C headers of a library formits API, and compiled library symbols its ABI. The difference between an API andABI is given by compilation of the code: there are certain things in a C header,such as #defines, which can cause a library’s API to change without changing itsABI. But these differences are mostly academic, and for all practical purposes,API and ABI can be treated interchangeably.
Examples of API-incompatible changes to a C function would be to add a newparameter, change the function’s return type, or remove a parameter.
However, many other parts of a project can form an API. If a daemon exposesitself on D-Bus, the interfaces exported there form an API. Similarly, if a CAPI is exposed in higher level languages by use of GIR, the GIR file formsanother API — if it changes, any higher level code using it must also change.
Other examples of more unusual APIs are configuration file locations andformats, and GSettings schemas. Any changes to these could require code usingyour library to change.
Stability#
API stability refers to some level of guarantee from a project that its API willonly change in defined ways in the future, or will not change at all. Generally,an API is considered ‘stable’ if it commits to backwards-compatibility (definedbelow); but APIs could also commit to being unstable or evenforwards-compatible. The purpose of API stability guarantees is to allow peopleto use your project from their own code without worrying about constantlyupdating their code to keep up with API changes. Typical API stabilityguarantees mean that code which is compiled against one version of a librarywill run without problems against all future versions of that library with thesame major version number — or similarly that code which runs against a daemonwill continue to run against all future versions of that daemon with the samemajor version number.
It is possible to apply different levels of API stability to components within aproject. For example, the core functions in a library could be stable, and hencetheir API left unchanged in future; while the newer, less core functions couldbe left unstable and allowed to change wildly until the right design is found,at which point they could be marked as stable.
Only changes which permit code compiled against the unmodified API to continuerunning against the modified API are allowed (for example, functions cannot beremoved).
forwards compatible
Only changes which permit code compiled against the modified API to runagainst the unmodified API are allowed (for example, functions cannot beadded).
totally stable
No changes are allowed to the API, only to the implementation.
Typically, projects commit to backwards-compatibility when they say an API is‘stable’. Very few projects commit to total stability because it would preventalmost all further development of the project.
Versioning#
API stability guarantees are strongly linked to project versioning; both packageversioning and libtool versioning. Libtool versioning exists entirely for thepurpose of tracking ABI stability, and is explained in detail on the AutotoolsMythbuster or Versioning.
Package versioning (major.minor.micro) is strongly linked to API stability:typically, the major version number is incremented when backwards-incompatiblechanges are made (for example, when functions are renamed, parameters arechanged, or functions are removed). The minor version number is incremented whenforwards-incompatible changes are made (for example, when new public API isadded). The micro version number is incremented when code changes are madewithout modifying API. See Versioning for more information.
API versioning is just as important for D-Bus APIs and GSettings schemas (ifthey are likely to change) as for C APIs. See the documentation on D-Bus APIversioningfor details.
For GIR APIs, their stability typically follows the C API stability, as they aregenerated from the C API.
Typical API stability guarantees mean that code which is compiled against one version of a library will run without problems against all future versions of that library with the same major version number — or similarly that code which runs against a daemon will continue to run against all future versions of that daemon ...
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API stands for Application Programming Interface. In the context of APIs, the word Application refers to any software with a distinct function. Interface can be thought of as a contract of service between two applications. This contract defines how the two communicate with each other using requests and responses.
API rate limiting is, in a nutshell, limiting access for people (and bots) to access the API based on the rules/policies set by the API's operator or owner. We can think of rate limiting as a form of both security and quality control. This is why rate limiting is integral for any API product's growth and scalability.
High-level APIs are fairly abstracted, meaning they are more generic and, therefore limited in functionality. Low-level APIs are much more detailed and specific due to a low level of abstraction. Low-level APIs allow for finer control over application functions.
The cost of building an API can vary depending on the complexity of the project, but it typically ranges from $10,000 to $50,000. There are a number of factors that can affect the cost of API development, including the number of endpoints, the data volume, and the security requirements.
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If your application is purely a server side rendered application with no need to integrate with external systems, then a http api will add no value. You should still have an api, the internal model that your controllers call into to generate your views, but there is no need to expose it to the outside world.
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API maintenance is the process of keeping your application programming interfaces (APIs) up to date, secure, reliable, and compatible with changing requirements and expectations. It can involve tasks such as bug fixing, documentation, testing, monitoring, versioning, and scaling.
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API stands for Application Programming Interface. In the context of APIs, the word Application refers to any software with a distinct function. Interface can be thought of as a contract of service between two applications.
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