Data-Driven API

RST (Rprsnttnl Stt Trnsfr) s sftwr rchtctrl styl tht ws crtd t dscrb th dsgn nd gd th dvlpmnt f th rchtctr fr th Wrld Wd Wb. RST dfns st f cnstrnts fr hw th rchtctr f dstrbtd, ntrnt-scl hyprmd systm, sch s th Wb, shld bhv. Th RST rchtctrl styl mphsss nfrm ntrfcs, ndpndnt dplymnt f cmpnnts, th sclblty f ntrctns btwn thm, nd crtng lyrd rchtctr t prmt cchng t rdc sr-prcvd ltncy, nfrc scrty, nd ncpslt lgcy systms. RST hs bn mplyd thrght th sftwr ndstry t crt sttlss, rlbl wb-bsd pplctns. n pplctn tht dhrs t th RST rchtctrl cnstrnts my b nfrmlly dscrbd s RSTfl, lthgh ths trm s mr cmmnly ssctd wth th dsgn f HTTP-bsd Ps nd wht r wdly cnsdrd bst prctcs rgrdng th "vrbs" (HTTP mthds) rsrc rspnds t, whl hvng lttl t d wth RST s rgnlly frmltd—nd s ftn vn t dds wth th cncpt.