RESTful Web API Design with Node.js (Video 17)

This video tutorial explores GitHub's API, focusing on its use of summary and detailed representations, HTTP verbs with an emphasis on the PATCH verb, and the implementation of HATEOAS. It also covers conditional requests and HTTP caching mechanisms. The tutorial provides examples to illustrate these concepts, helping viewers understand how GitHub's API operates and how to interact with it effectively.

What is the main difference between summary and detailed representations in GitHub's API?

• Summary representation excludes fields requiring server computation, while detailed includes all fields.

• Detailed representation is faster to retrieve than summary representation.

• Summary representation includes all fields, while detailed does not.

• Detailed representation is used for list endpoints, while summary is for element endpoints.

Which HTTP verb is used for partial updates in GitHub's API?

• DELETE

• PATCH

• POST

• GET

In the context of GitHub's API, what does the PATCH verb do?

• It creates a new resource.

• It updates only the fields included in the request body.

• It deletes a resource.

• It retrieves a resource.

What is the fixed entry point for GitHub's API in the HATEOAS system?

• api.github.com

• github.com/api

• github.io/api

• api.github.io

What is the purpose of URI templates in GitHub's API?

• To create new resources.

• To expand into URLs for accessing endpoints.

• To delete resources.

• To update resources.

Which header is used to determine if a resource has been modified in GitHub's API?

• Authorization

• ETag

• Content-Type

• Accept

What is the main benefit of using conditional requests in GitHub's API?

• To ensure all requests are processed immediately.

• To increase the number of requests.

• To improve performance by reducing the number of requests.

• To decrease server load by increasing request size.