Api Patterns

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skill_id: engineering.backend.graphql.api_patterns
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description: "**v00.33.0**: Ingested from antigravity-awesome-skills community repo"
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---
# API Patterns

> API design principles and decision-making for 2025.
> **Learn to THINK, not copy fixed patterns.**

## 🎯 Selective Reading Rule

**Read ONLY files relevant to the request!** Check the content map, find what you need.

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## 📑 Content Map

| File | Description | When to Read |
|------|-------------|--------------|
| `api-style.md` | REST vs GraphQL vs tRPC decision tree | Choosing API type |
| `rest.md` | Resource naming, HTTP methods, status codes | Designing REST API |
| `response.md` | Envelope pattern, error format, pagination | Response structure |
| `graphql.md` | Schema design, when to use, security | Considering GraphQL |
| `trpc.md` | TypeScript monorepo, type safety | TS fullstack projects |
| `versioning.md` | URI/Header/Query versioning | API evolution planning |
| `auth.md` | JWT, OAuth, Passkey, API Keys | Auth pattern selection |
| `rate-limiting.md` | Token bucket, sliding window | API protection |
| `documentation.md` | OpenAPI/Swagger best practices | Documentation |
| `security-testing.md` | OWASP API Top 10, auth/authz testing | Security audits |

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## 🔗 Related Skills

| Need | Skill |
|------|-------|
| API implementation | `@[skills/backend-development]` |
| Data structure | `@[skills/database-design]` |
| Security details | `@[skills/security-hardening]` |

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## ✅ Decision Checklist

Before designing an API:

- [ ] **Asked user about API consumers?**
- [ ] **Chosen API style for THIS context?** (REST/GraphQL/tRPC)
- [ ] **Defined consistent response format?**
- [ ] **Planned versioning strategy?**
- [ ] **Considered authentication needs?**
- [ ] **Planned rate limiting?**
- [ ] **Documentation approach defined?**

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## ❌ Anti-Patterns

**DON'T:**
- Default to REST for everything
- Use verbs in REST endpoints (/getUsers)
- Return inconsistent response formats
- Expose internal errors to clients
- Skip rate limiting

**DO:**
- Choose API style based on context
- Ask about client requirements
- Document thoroughly
- Use appropriate status codes

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## Script

| Script | Purpose | Command |
|--------|---------|---------|
| `scripts/api_validator.py` | API endpoint validation | `python scripts/api_validator.py <project_path>` |

## When to Use
This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

## Diff History
- **v00.33.0**: Ingested from antigravity-awesome-skills community repo

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## Why This Skill Exists

Implement —

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## What If Fails

- condition: Código não disponível para análise

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