Have you ever wished that you had a worked example of how to test a REST API?
Not just automate the API, but how to interact with it with command line tools, and GUI tools to support your manual interactive testing. And then take your testing forward into automating the API?
That's what this book provides.
Read the 74 page sample and find out more information on the book page.
https://www.compendiumdev.co.uk/page/tracksrestapibook
The full book has over 200 pages of actual hands on case study information that can improve your testing and automating of REST API based applications.
Have you ever wished that you had a worked example of how to test a REST API?
Not just automate the API, but how to interact with it with command line tools, and GUI tools to support your manual interactive testing. And then take your testing forward into automating the API?
That's what this book provides.
Read the 74 page sample and find out more information on the book page.
https://www.compendiumdev.co.uk/page/tracksrestapibook
The full book has over 200 pages of actual hands on case study information that can improve your testing and automating of REST API based applications.
Applications increasingly talk to each other behind the scenes via APIs. Google’s recent acquisition of Apigee, an API management company, is an indicator of the continued importance of APIs. APIs are like building blocks, providing services and data that can be connected with other APIs to build powerful customized apps. However, developing and testing an API can be challenging because there is no built-in interface, breaking changes can cause widespread outages, sensitive data may be exposed or accessed, and accepted agile testing paradigms can be difficult to adapt to APIs. This session is an introduction to restful APIs and how to test them for security, performance, functionality, and backwards-compatibility risks.
Build Modern Web Apps Using ASP.NET Web API and AngularJSTaiseer Joudeh
Slides shows the latest trends used in building RESTful API using ASP.NET Web API and how to build SPA using AngularJS which talks to those RESTful APIs
Advanced Web Development in PHP - Understanding REST APIRasan Samarasinghe
ESOFT Metro Campus - Advanced Web Development in PHP - (Module VIII) Understanding REST API
(Template - Virtusa Corporate)
Resources: codeofaninja.com
Contents:
What is an API?
Comparing a website to an API
Classification of APIs
What is REST API?
What model does REST use?
REST HTTP Methods
HTTP Codes
The advantages of REST
What is CRUD?
CRUD Operations
CRUD Application Example
Simple REST API Implementation in PHP
Web root Folders and Files Structure
MySQL Database
Reading all Products
Reading one Product
Creating a Product
Updating a Product
Deleting a Product
Searching a Product
CNIT 129S: Ch 3: Web Application TechnologiesSam Bowne
Slides for a college course based on "The Web Application Hacker's Handbook", 2nd Ed.
Teacher: Sam Bowne
Website: https://samsclass.info/129S/129S_F16.shtml
CNIT 129S - Ch 3: Web Application TechnologiesSam Bowne
For a college course at CCSF taught by Sam Bowne.
https://samsclass.info/129S/129S_S18.shtml
Based on "The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws 2nd Edition", by Dafydd Stuttard , Marcus Pinto; ISBN-10: 1118026470
InVision is a collaborative design company that’s growing into Golang. That being said, when we started doing web services, we looked at using one of the middleware libraries out there such as Alice and Negroni. We found them all interesting but decided to tackle it on our own. As we did that we realized that our library was pretty cool so we broke it out and open sourced it as Rye. I’ll present on the approach we took and some of the benefits of using Rye including integration with Statsd, Context and custom middleware handlers we’ve added such as CIDR validation and JWT validation.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Empowering NextGen Mobility via Large Action Model Infrastructure (LAMI): pav...
Api crash
1. OUTLINE
• What is an API?
• Why are API’s useful?
• What is HTTP? JSON? XML?
• What is a RESTful API?
• How do we consume an API?
• How do we create an API?
API’s are available from many large
websites and businesses
2. WHAT IS AN API?
• API = Application Programming Interface
• You use API’s all the time. Scanner class Java
• Web API: A set of methods exposed over the
web via HTTP to allow programmatic access to
applications.
• Allows you to quickly add functionality/data
that others have created.
• Very similar to how a web page works
3. WHY API’S ARE USEFUL
• Abstraction / DRY Principle
• Less data transfer
• Can be implemented or consumed in almost any language
• Can expose some methods to public developers
• Allows frontend developers and backend developers to agree
on a common interface
4. HTTP, JSON, XML
• Three important technologies that are often used by API’s
• HTTP: Hyper text transfer protocol, transfers data over a network
• GET : Read
• POST : Create
• PUT : Update
• PATCH : Partial Update
• DELETE : Delete
• JSON: JavaScript Object Notation, a format for data transfer
• {“key”: “value”, “key2”:{“subkey”: 2, “error”: false}}
• XML: EXtensible Markup Language: a format for data transfer
• Designed to be human and machine readable
<?PHP json_decode(‘{“key”:true}’); ?>
5. WHAT IS A RESTFUL API?
• Uniform Interface
• Resources (Nouns) URI’s that HTTP Verbs act on. The uniform interface
allows Client / Server to evolve independently.
• Stateless
• Ever have back button issues? Stateless does not care what order requests
are made in.
• Cacheable
• Client-Server
• Separation, client should not manage database, server should not manage
UI.
• Layered System
• Can uses layered system, cache, middle ware, load balancing, redundancy
etc.
https://api.example.com/v1/resource/identifier/relation?filtersortParams=value GitHub's API lets you star a gist with
PUT /gists/:id/star and unstar
with DELETE /gists/:id/star.
6. HOW TO CONSUME AN API
• Firefox: RESTClient
• Chrome: Postman
• Online: https://www.hurl.it/
• Examples:
• http://nflarrest.com/api/v1/team
• http://buscentral.herokuapp.com/suggestions POST (Feedback, message) or GET
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suHY8dLKzCU
7. HOW DO DESIGN AN API
• Gather requirements from stakeholders
• Create use cases, and decide the functionality needed
• Think skeptically, make sure you explore your options
• Think ahead, make a flexible system
• Easy To learn and use, even without
documentation
• Hard to misuse
• Easy to read and maintain code that
uses it
• Sufficiently powerful to satisfy
requirements and Appropriate to
audience
• Easy to evolve (Use arrays for example)
Rules for a good API
8. CREATING A SIMPLE API
• You can use any hostable language with a HTTP library (Almost all of them)
• Decide your resources, then decide the verbs.
• Useful to wireframe the UI at this stage
• Connect to persistent data store
• Remember the principles of REST
• Example in Node.JS: https://github.com/PatrickMurphy/VoteSmart
9. ADVANCED TOPICS
• Use API Keys
• pass as a parameter
• Rate Limiting
• Headers
• X-Rate-Limit-Limit - The number of allowed requests in the
current period
• X-Rate-Limit-Remaining - The number of remaining requests
in the current period
• X-Rate-Limit-Reset - The number of seconds left in the
current period
• Authentication
• A REST API should be stateless, send auth with
every request
• Use ssl, send auth username and base64 password
over authentication header
• Caching
• HTTP Provides this!
• Last-Modified header
• Etag header, hash or checksum, If-None-Match: “etag”
• Errors
• { "code" : 1234, "message" : "Something bad happened
:(", "description" : "More details about the error here" }
• Send HTTP Status 400 level
• 401 unauthorized
• 403 forbidden
• 404 not found
• 405 method not allowed
• 410 gone (depreciated)
• 422 Unprocessable entity (validation)
• 429 Too many requests (Rate limit)
