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I want to search for trains going to my destination

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I create a "Search" Resource

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Uniform Interface

The trade-off, though, is that a uniform interface degrades efficiency, since information is transferred in a standardized form rather than one which is specific to an application's needs.

Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures - Roy Fielding

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Impedance mismatch

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REST next level :
Crafting Domain-Driven Designed web APIs

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PB#1 : False beliefs

© Lucasfilms - "STAR WARS: Revenge of the Sith"

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interface BookSpaceTrains {
    Booking fromTheSelectionOf(Search search)
}
POST /bookings

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interface RebookSpaceTrains {

    Booking atANewDate(UUID bookingId, LocalDate newdate)
}
interface BookSpaceTrains {
    Booking fromTheSelectionOf(Search search)
}
POST /bookings

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interface RebookSpaceTrains {

    Booking atANewDate(UUID bookingId, LocalDate newdate)
}
POST /bookings
interface BookSpaceTrains {
    Booking fromTheSelectionOf(Search search)
}
POST /bookings

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bookSpaceTrains.fromTheSelectionOf(search)
rebookSpaceTrains.atANewDate(bookingId,newdate)
POST /bookings
{
  "searchId" : "...",
}
POST /bookings
{
  "bookingId" : "...",
  "newDate": "..."
}

I book what I have selected

I'm rebooking the same train at a new date

Loss of the notion of Selection

Semantic confusion with the previous use case

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BookSpaceTrains.fromTheSelectionOf(search)
rebookSpaceTrains.atANewDate(bookingId,newdate)
POST /rebookings
{
  "searchId" : "...",
}
POST /bookings
{
  "bookingId" : "...",
  "newDate": "..."
}

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Re-booking

is an action, and not an entity

Pseudo-fonctionnel

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REST

must not lead

the design of your business domain !!!

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Pseudo-functional

Rebooking

Accidental Complexity

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POST /bookings/{id}/rebook
{
  "newDate": "..."
}
booking {
  "bookingId": "{newId}",
  "date": "{newDate}"
}
GET /bookings/{newId}

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Nouns VS Verbs

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Binding Semantics to URI

 At no time whatsoever do the server or client software need to know or understand the meaning of a URI -- they merely act as a conduit through which the creator of a resource (a human naming authority) can associate representations with the semantics identified by the URI

Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures - Roy Fielding

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One of the secrets of the magic trick !

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PB#2 :
Confusing model and business

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The business đŸ‘©â€đŸ’Œ

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Search
|_ availableSpaceTrains
|_ selection
  |_ selectedSpaceTrains
PATCH /searches/{id}/selection

The model 📐

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I select a fare on a train

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I update my "Selection" sub-resource into my "Search" resource

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In the worst case

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In the best case

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Accidental Complexity of adaptation

Exposing our model to our consumer

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PB#3 :
The encapsulation betrayal

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class Search {

    UUID id
    Criteria criteria
    SpaceTrains spaceTrains
    Selection selection

    UUID getId() {...}
    void setId(UUID id) {...}
    Criteria getCriteria() {...}
    void setCriteria(Criteria criteria) {...}

    /* only getters and setters */
}

Anemic domain

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data class Search { //Aggregate
    /*attributes*/
    /*no setters*/
   
    fun changeCriteria(criteria : Criteria) : Search {
    	return this.copy(criteria = criteria, spaceTrains = emptyList())
    }
}

Domain-Driven Design

We encapsulate the states
to expose behaviors

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GET /searches/{id}
{
        "id": "c956d89b-73fc-49ce-a911-f0058c0672f6",
        "criteria": {/*...*/},
        "spaceTrains": [/*...*/],
        "selection": {/*...*/}
}

REST

We de-encapsulate the behaviors

to expose the states

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bookSpaceTrains.fromTheSelectionOf(search)
rebookSpaceTrains.atANewDate(bookingId,newdate)
POST /bookings
{
  "searchId" : "...",
}
POST /bookings
{
  "bookingId" : "...",
  "newDate": "..."
}

We have to read the payload to deduce the use case

Loss of meaning through de-encapsulation

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PATCH /searches/{id}/selection
[
  { 
    "op": "add", 
    "path": "/selectedSpaceTrains/-", 
    "value": {"trainNumber" : "MOON421", "fare" : "FIRST"}
  }
]

Accidental Complexity of adaptation

De-encapsulation

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POST /searches/{id}/spaceTrains/{number}/fares/{code}/select
Search /* Domain Model */
|_ availableSpaceTrains
|_ selection
  |_ selectedSpaceTrains

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POST /searches/{id}/spaceTrains/{number}/fares/{code}/select

How does the front-end know it can do this ???

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PB#4 : Anemic API

© Marvel Studio - "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.1"

regarding the workflow...

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POST /searches   /*RoundTrip Criteria Submitted*/

GET  /searches/{id}/spaceTrains?bound=OUTBOUND

POST /searches/{id}/spaceTrains/{number}/fares/{code}/select

GET  /searches/{id}/spaceTrains?bound=INBOUND

POST /searches/{id}/spaceTrains/{number}/fares/{code}/select

POST /bookings   /*Trip Booked*/

How do we know that we must proceed in this order?

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What is preventing the front-end from:

  • Displaying the inbound trains before the outbound ones?

  • Trying the retrieve inbound trains for a one way trip?

  • Calling the booking creation endpoint although the selection is not yet complete?

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Nothing because our APIs are anemic

Only the front-end is implementing the business workflow !

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if(searchType == "roundtrip" && outBoundIsSelected && inBoundIsSelected){
  displayBookingButton()
}

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if(searchType == "roundtrip" && outBoundIsSelected && inBoundIsSelected){
  displayBookingButton()
}

Some parts of the business logic are leaking in the consumer...

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We must encapsulate the workflow inside the API !

© Paramount Pictures - "Star Trek: The Next Generation"

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© martinfowler.com - "Richardson Maturity Model"

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HATEOAS

A linking system (URLs) allowing you to:

  • Expose the relationships between the domain objects

  • Discover the domain

  • Encapsulate the business workflow

Hypermedia As The Engine of Application State

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HATEOAS

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The links

The front-end must not try to understand how the URLs are formed !

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A better decoupling
between the consumption
and the implementation of the domain model

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  • False beliefs on the REST nomenclature
  • Using verbs enrich the semantic of the API
     
  • Straight exposition of our model in the API
  • Business-oriented endpoint on the back-end
     
  • Exposing the states of the domain objects
  • Encapsulation of behaviors attached to the responsible objects in the API
     
  • Lack of workflow definition (anemic API)
  • HATEOAS to drive workflow from the API

REST impedance mismatch ?

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REST impedance mismatch ?

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  • False beliefs on the REST nomenclature
  • Using verbs enrich the semantic of the API
     
  • Straight exposition of our model in the API
  • Business-oriented endpoint on the back-end
     
  • Exposing the states of the domain objects
  • Encapsulation of behaviors attached to the responsible objects in the API
     
  • Lack of workflow definition (anemic API)
  • HATEOAS to drive workflow from the API

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Repository

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Thanks!đŸ™đŸ»

© Paramount Pictures - "Star Trek"

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© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

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© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

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© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

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© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

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Je sélectionne un train et un tarif

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Je mets Ă  jour ma sous-ressource "Selection" dans ma ressource "Recherche"

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Outbound (Aller)

Inbound (Retour)

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Bound

Outbound ?

Inbound ?

???

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JourneyOrder

0

2

1

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BookSpaceTrains.fromTheSelectionOf(search)
rebookSpaceTrains.atANewDate(bookingId,newdate)
POST /bookings
{
  "searchId" : "...",
}
POST /bookings
{
  "bookingId" : "...",
  "newDate": "..."
}

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Criteria⚙

Search🔍

Selection✔

Ubiquitous Language

🚅

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Les Liens

Une étiquette sémantique + une URL

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Les Liens

Une étiquette sémantique + une URL

Le front ne doit pas chercher à comprendre comment les URLs sont formées !

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Ubiquitous Language

BookingđŸŽ«

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interface SearchForSpaceTrains {
    Search satisfying(Criteria criteria)
}
POST /searches

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From the Earth to the Moon

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POST /searches
GET /searches/{id}

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POST /searches
GET /searches/{id}

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PATCH /searches/{id}/selection
GET /searches/{id}/selection

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POST /searches
GET /searches/{id}
PATCH /searches/{id}/selection
GET /searches/{id}/selection
POST /bookings
GET /bookings/{id}

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đŸŽ«

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Dossier

âœˆïžđŸš…đŸš˜đŸš

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MetaDossier

âœˆïžđŸš…đŸš˜đŸš

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MetaDossier

LightweightDossier

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BookSpaceTrains.fromTheSelectionOf(search)
rebookSpaceTrains.atANewDate(bookingId,newdate)
POST /rebookings
{
  "searchId" : "...",
}
POST /bookings
{
  "bookingId" : "...",
  "newDate": "..."
}

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class Search {}
interface SearchManager {
    Search createSearch(Criteria criteria)
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, Selection selection)
    Booking toBooking(UUID searchId)
}

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class Search { //Aggregate
    /*attributes*/
    /*no setters*/
    Search(Selection selection, SpaceTrains spacetrains, ...){...}
    
    Search selectSpaceTrainWithFare(UUID spaceTrainId, UUID fareId) {}
    Boolean isSelectionComplete() {...}
}

interface SearchForSpaceTrains { //DomainService
    Search satisfying(Criteria criteria)
}

interface BookSpaceTrains { //DomainService
    Booking fromTheSelectionOf(Search thisSearch)
}

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interface SearchManager {
    Search createSearch(Criteria criteria)
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, Selection selection)
    // Search <>-- SpaceTrains && Selection <>-- SpaceTrains
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, SpaceTrains spaceTrains)
    Booking toBooking(UUID searchId)
}

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interface SearchManager {
    Search createSearch(Criteria criteria)
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, Selection selection)
    // Search <>-- SpaceTrains && Selection <>-- SpaceTrains
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, SpaceTrains spaceTrains)
    Booking toBooking(UUID searchId)
}

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interface SearchManager {
    Search createSearch(Criteria criteria)
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, Selection selection)
    // Search <>-- SpaceTrains && Selection <>-- SpaceTrains
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, SpaceTrains spaceTrains)
    Booking toBooking(UUID searchId)
}

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interface SearchManager {
    Search createSearch(Criteria criteria)
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, Selection selection)
    // Search <>-- SpaceTrains && Selection <>-- SpaceTrains
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, SpaceTrains spaceTrains)
    Booking toBooking(UUID searchId)
}

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interface SearchManager {
    Search createSearch(Criteria criteria)
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, Selection selection)
    // Search <>-- SpaceTrains && Selection <>-- SpaceTrains
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, SpaceTrains spaceTrains)
    Booking toBooking(UUID searchId)
}

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interface ColumbiadExpressService {
    Boolean addSpaceTrain(UUID searchId,UUID spaceTrainId,UUID fareId)
    Boolean isSelectionComplete(UUID searchId)
}
interface SearchManager {
    Search createSearch(Criteria criteria)
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, Selection selection)
    // Search <>-- SpaceTrains && Selection <>-- SpaceTrains
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, SpaceTrains spaceTrains)
    Booking toBooking(UUID searchId)
}

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interface SearchManager {
    Search createSearch(Criteria criteria)
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, Selection selection)
    // Search <>-- SpaceTrains && Selection <>-- SpaceTrains
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, SpaceTrains spaceTrains)
    Booking toBooking(UUID searchId)
}
interface ColumbiadExpressService {
    Boolean addSpaceTrain(UUID searchId,UUID spaceTrainId,UUID fareId)
    Boolean isSelectionComplete(UUID searchId)
}

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interface SearchManager {
    Search createSearch(Criteria criteria)
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, Selection selection)
    // Search <>-- SpaceTrains && Selection <>-- SpaceTrains
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, SpaceTrains spaceTrains)
    Booking toBooking(UUID searchId)
}
interface ColumbiadExpressService {
    Boolean addSpaceTrain(UUID searchId,UUID spaceTrainId,UUID fareId)
    Boolean isSelectionComplete(UUID searchId)
}

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interface SearchManager {
    Search createSearch(Criteria criteria)
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, Selection selection)
    // Search <>-- SpaceTrains && Selection <>-- SpaceTrains
    void updateSearch(UUID searchId, SpaceTrains spaceTrains)
    Booking toBooking(UUID searchId)
}
interface ColumbiadExpressService {
    Boolean addSpaceTrain(UUID searchId,UUID spaceTrainId,UUID fareId)
    Boolean isSelectionComplete(UUID searchId)
}

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class Search {

    UUID id
    Criteria criteria
    SpaceTrains spaceTrains
    Selection selection

    UUID getId() {...}
    void setId(UUID id) {...}
    Criteria getCriteria() {...}
    void setCriteria(Criteria criteria) {...}

    /* only getters and setters */
}

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class Search {
  SpaceTrains getSpaceTrains(){}
  
  SpaceTrains getSpaceTrains(Bound bound){}  
    
  Selection getSelection() {}
  Boolean isSelectionComplete() {}
  
  Search selectSpaceTrainWithFare(...) {}
  Search selectSeatOptions(...) {}
}
GET /searches/{id}/spacetrains
GET /searches/{id}/spacetrains?bound={bound}
GET /searches/{id}/selection
GET /searches/{id}/selection/complete

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interface SearchForSpaceTrains {
    infix fun satisfying(criteria: Criteria): Search // POST /searches
}

interface BookSomeSpaceTrains {
    infix fun `from the selection of`(search: Search): Booking // POST /bookings
}


data class Search(/*...*/) {
  
  fun selectSpaceTrainWithFare(/*...*/) : Search // PUT /searches/{id}/selection
  fun selectSeatOptions(/*...*/) : Search // PUT /searches/{id}/selection
  fun isSelectionComplete() : Boolean // GET /searches/{id}/selection
  
}

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/*Search*/
{
        "id": "c956d89b-73fc-49ce-a911-f0058c0672f6",
        "criteria": {/*...*/},
        "spaceTrains": [/*...*/],
        "selection": {/*...*/}
}

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Les Liens

"selection": {
            "href": "http://localhost/searches/{id}/selection"
},

"create-booking": {
            "href": "http://localhost/bookings?searchId={id}"
},

"all-outbounds": {
            "href": "http://localhost/searches/{id}/spacetrains?journeyOrder=0&onlySelectable=false"
},

"outbounds-for-current-selection": {
            "href": "http://localhost/searches/{id}/spacetrains?journeyOrder=0&onlySelectable=true"
},

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ProblĂšmes Majeurs

Bucket GraphQL

FALCOR

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GRAPHQL

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1999

"price" : {
  "amount" : 1000,
  "currency" : "FR"
}

=> 1000 FR

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2002

"price" : {
  "amount" : 150,
  "currency" : "EUR"
}

=> 150 FR

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CAS Train

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Systeme référentiel

Data as a Service

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ComplexitĂ© accidentelle d'adaptation => Adaptation de isSelectionComplete de Search (aggreggat necessitant criteria) vers un /searches/../selection et les select* alors qu'ils devraient ĂȘtre niveau Search

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"Charge cognitive" => on se positionne sur une ressource selection dans l'API alors que l'utilisateur clique sur une fare dans un spacetrain

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Perte d'encapsulation mise a jours des Ă©tats

JSON + CRUD => API anémique

PUT ../selection pour SeatOptions & Fares

POST /searches et bookings qui peuvent ĂȘtre vide

Le workflow métier ne ressort pas

Faire une représentation event storming du workflow et montrer qu'on perd ca dans l'API
Techniquement on peut créer un booking avant la recherche

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Impedance Mismatch

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=> Logique déportée dans le consommateur exemple quand est-ce qu'on est pret a booker

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6.2.4 Binding Semantics to URI

As mentioned above, a resource can have many identifiers. In other words, there may exist two or more different URI that have equivalent semantics when used to access a server. It is also possible to have two URI that result in the same mechanism being used upon access to the server, and yet those URI identify two different resources because they don't mean the same thing.

Semantics are a by-product of the act of assigning resource identifiers and populating those resources with representations. At no time whatsoever do the server or client software need to know or understand the meaning of a URI -- they merely act as a conduit through which the creator of a resource (a human naming authority) can associate representations with the semantics identified by the URI. In other words, there are no resources on the server; just mechanisms that supply answers across an abstract interface defined by resources. It may seem odd, but this is the essence of what makes the Web work across so many different implementations.

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interface SearchForSpaceTrains {
    infix fun satisfying(criteria: Criteria): Search
}

interface BookSomeSpaceTrains {
    infix fun `from the selection of`(search: Search): Booking
}


data class Search(/*...*/) {
  
  fun getSpaceTrainWithNumber(wantedNumber: String) : SpaceTrain {}
  fun selectSpaceTrainWithFare(spaceTrainNumber: String, fareId: UUID, resetSelection: Boolean) : Search {}
  fun isSelectionComplete() : Boolean {}
  fun selectableSpaceTrains(bound: Bound) : List<SpaceTrain> {}
  
}

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class Search {
  
  fun create() : Search {}
  fun read() : Search {}
  fun update() : Search {}
  fun delete() : Search {}
  
}

Paugeot Anemic

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© Peugeot - "Le modeleur"

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© The Simpsons - "Lisa's Pony"

Domain-Driven Design @ericevans0

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