REST APIs with Flask (Part 1)

Learning Goals

• Review API Fundamentals
• Discuss MVC Architecture and Reinforce Patterns / Best Practices
• Introduce RESTful Routing
• Build and Execute GET / POST Requests
• Introduce and Use Postman to Interact with APIs
• Discuss the Importance of Serializers
• Demonstrate How to Properly Set Up Serializers
• Demonstrate How to Use Serializers to Render Structured Data in API Responses

Lecture Topics

• Introduction to APIs
• Command Line Flask
• MVC Architecture
• RESTful Routing Conventions
• Testing APIs with Postman
• GET/POST
• SQLAlchemy-Serializer
• Serializing Relationships
• Serializing Associations