On 03/06/2012 09:22 PM, Ian Booth wrote: > Hi fellow Launchpad hackers > > https://dev.launchpad.net/APIServices
I think we could have success criteria that is measurable. I hope and believe that API Services will 1. Reduce the lines of code need to get data from launchpad to the browser. A service will provide the needed data with fewer lines of python and JavaScript code when competing implementations are examined. I believe the the fewer lines of code will be self-evident to any experienced developer -- we do not need a competing implementation, but if we debate this success point, I think we might question if services need mode time to develop. 2. Fewer Web requests and DB queries to get the needed data because there are fewer objects and entities that require individual calls. We expect the API services to provide set-based ways to work with collections. 3. Reduced maintenance cost because there are fewer parts that need update when one part's API/contract changes. We fix a lot of JavaScript and Python because what we hope will be a refactoring of internal code reveals itself to be an internal and maybe external API change. 4. Versioning is easier because the service is a facade for objects with more mutable APIs. This is also a maintenance savings that we also pass on to Launchpad users. -- Curtis Hovey http://launchpad.net/~sinzui
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