DEV·1yThe All-in-One Fake API for developers.
FooApi is an emerging platform providing realistic dummy data for various categories like users, products, posts, comments, to-dos, images, movies, and geo-coordinates for cities and countries. Developers can access this data through REST endpoints and GraphQL queries to mock their projects and ideas. The project is still under development, and updates are periodically shared. Users can practice queries on the playground provided on the site.
Machine Learning News·1yMeet Steel.dev: An Open Source Browser API for AI Agents and Apps
Steel.dev is an open-source tool that simplifies web automation for AI applications by abstracting complex browser interactions through a RESTful API. It reduces the need for detailed scripts and expertise in frameworks like Puppeteer, Selenium, and Playwright. The tool features a modular architecture that allows easy management and interaction with headless browsers, facilitating tasks such as data extraction and form completion while ensuring scalability for large-scale projects.
Collections·1yUnderstanding Popular API Architectural Styles and Protocols
APIs enable communication between software systems, with various architectural styles such as SOAP, REST, GraphQL, Webhooks, WebSockets, and gRPC being utilized. SOAP offers reliability but is verbose; REST is flexible but can struggle with complex queries; GraphQL allows specific data requests; Webhooks offer real-time updates; WebSockets enable persistent communication; and gRPC provides high performance for cross-platform services. Understanding these styles and API types—Open, Partner, Internal, Composite—is crucial for developing scalable and efficient web applications.
We Are .NET·1yThe Right Way To Build Async APIs in ASP.NET Core
Learn how to build asynchronous REST APIs in ASP.NET Core where requests get an immediate response, while the detailed work happens in the background. The post provides an example of a thumbnail generation service, which processes image resizing asynchronously using the Channel class and background services. It discusses how to improve user experience by decoupling slow processing from the main request-response cycle and offers insights into managing asynchronous tasks effectively.