How to Design Better APIs

Re:How to Design Better APIs by solatic on Saturday March 12, 2022 @01:39AM (#30649458)

There's typically business-logic ways to require a range to be specified, and then you specify a maximum range. For example, if the resource in question is audit events, you require the user to specify a time range, up to a maximum of a day, or seven days, or whatever performance / budget constraints allow for.

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Re:How to Design Better APIs by CrimsonRain on Saturday March 12, 2022 @08:42AM (#30651268)

So if I specify a range and something changes between in that range while I'm interacting with those, sounds like same problem is back? Just same issue; different package :)

If I do a search, a paginated search result can have an ID so I can paginate between the data without a new data messing up my pagination.

But for normal entities, simple pagination is (mostly) more than enough.

The solution you are describing is overkill and almost no benefit at all.

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Re:How to Design Better APIs by akvadrako on Saturday March 12, 2022 @02:05AM (#30649551)

That's just like paging by day or whatever.

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