Unlock dependency between client teams and API team with API mock and proxy

Unlock dependency between client teams and API team with API mock and proxy

Bruce Li @ascendbruce

Rails Pacific 2016 ⚡

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### List All Questions [GET]

+ Response 200 (application/json)

[ { "question": "Favourite programming language?", "published_at": "2014-11-11T08:40:51.620Z", "url": "/questions/1", "choices": [ { "choice": "Swift", "url": "/questions/1/choices/1", "votes": 2048 }, { "choice": "Python", "url": "/questions/1/choices/2", "votes": 1024 }, { "choice": "Objective-C", "url": "/questions/1/choices/3", "votes": 512 }, { "choice": "Ruby", "url": "/questions/1/choices/4", "votes": 256 } ] } ]

### Create a New Question [POST]

]

### Create a New Question [POST]

You may create your own question using this action. It takes a JSON object containing a question and a collection of answers in the form of choices.

+ question (string) - The question + choices (array[string]) - A collection of choices.

+ Request (application/json)

{ "question": "Favourite programming language?", "choices": [ "Swift", "Python", "Objective-C", "Ruby" ] }

+ Response 201 (application/json)

+ Headers

Location: /questions/1

+ Body

{ "question": "Favourite programming language?", "published_at": "2014-11-11T08:40:51.620Z",

+ Response 201 (application/json)

+ Headers

Location: /questions/1

+ Body

{ "question": "Favourite programming language?", "published_at": "2014-11-11T08:40:51.620Z", "url": "/questions/1", "choices": [ { "choice": "Swift", "url": "/questions/1/choices/1", "votes": 0 }, { "choice": "Python", "url": "/questions/1/choices/2", "votes": 0 }, { "choice": "Objective-C", "url": "/questions/1/choices/3", "votes": 0 }, { "choice": "Ruby", "url": "/questions/1/choices/4", "votes": 0 } ] }

"choices": [ { "choice": "Swift", "url": "/questions/1/choices/1", "votes": 0 }, { "choice": "Python", "url": "/questions/1/choices/2", "votes": 0 }, { "choice": "Objective-C", "url": "/questions/1/choices/3", "votes": 0 }, { "choice": "Ruby", "url": "/questions/1/choices/4", "votes": 0 } ] }

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iOS Client

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API endpoint

Web Client

Android Client

DEMO

Sandbox

Your backend

Awesome-ize rails console in 3 steps

1. gem 'awesome_rails_console'

2. bundle install

3. rails g awesome_rails_console:install

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