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Developer Tools

How to Fake or Mock an API with JSON Server

JSON Server is an easy-to-use module for mocking an API for most of your API needs, including custom routes, POST routes, and faking data.

Prisma

A Simple REST API with Prisma, Part 2: The Server

This series covers building a simple REST API using the Prisma ORM and Postgresql. Here, I'll explain how to use this Prisma client in our express server.

Developer Tools

How to Comment Using the Contentful Management API

You’ve chosen Contentful as your traditional CMS solution. Here's an example of creating a comment for an entry using Contentful's Content Management API.

Developer Tools

Create Easy GraphQL API Documentation with SpectaQL and GitLab Pages

Easily generate a GraphQL API documentation site based on your annotated GraphQL Schema using GraphQL docstrings, SpectaQL, and GitLab Pages.

TypeScript

How to Add a Loading Component in Typescript with React Hooks

This demonstration uses React hooks to implement a loading component that displays while the client loads the results of a function call.

React Native

A Starter’s Guide to the Yelp API for Your React Native App

The Yelp API gives you access to information about millions of businesses for your React Native app. Learn how to make requests with the Yelp API.

Developer Tools

Securing an API Gateway Using AWS IAM

For user access, AWS Cognito is a good choice for authentication and authorization. But when only machines are involved, AWS IAM may be a better fit.

Developer Tools

Setting up Microsoft Graph API in Node

In getting the authentication setup for Microsoft Azure in Node, we can take advantage of the Graph API in the background of any app.

TypeScript

Quick Next.js + GraphQL Integration via API Routes

A guide to getting a lightweight GraphQL server up and running in your Next.js app via API routes.

Development Practices

Building a Fake API for Testing & Development

A discussion of a few different options for dealing with an external integration, and why I think a custom, fake API implementation is the way to go.

Web Apps

Leveraging the Boundary Between Client and Server in a REST API

A lesson I learned about leveraging the boundary between the client and server in a REST API by abstracting embedded resources.

Ember.js

Exporting Server-Side Types and Endpoints to Ember

Keeping client and server models in sync is crucial. This post describes a method for exporting typed models from C# ASP.NET API to Javascript Ember.