API versioning strategies, breaking change detection, deprecation lifecycle, and migration guides
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name: api-versioning-patterns
description: API versioning strategies, breaking change detection, deprecation lifecycle, and migration guides
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# API Versioning Patterns
## Versioning Strategies
| Strateji | Örnek | Pros | Cons |
|----------|-------|------|------|
| URL Path | `/v1/users` | Açık, cache-friendly | URL kirliliği |
| Header | `Accept: application/vnd.api+json;v=2` | Clean URL | Debug zor |
| Query Param | `/users?version=2` | Basit | Cache sorunlu |
| Content Negotiation | `Accept: application/vnd.company.v2+json` | RESTful | Karmaşık |
**Öneri:** URL Path (`/v1/`) — en yaygın, en anlaşılır.
## Breaking Change Detection
```typescript
// Breaking changes
const breakingChanges = [
'Required field ekleme',
'Field silme veya rename',
'Type değiştirme (string → number)',
'Enum value silme',
'Response structure değiştirme',
'Error code değiştirme',
'Auth requirement ekleme'
]
// Non-breaking changes
const nonBreaking = [
'Optional field ekleme',
'Yeni endpoint ekleme',
'Enum value ekleme',
'Response'a optional field ekleme',
'Performance improvement'
]
```
## Deprecation Lifecycle
```
Phase 1: ANNOUNCE (3 ay önce)
→ Deprecation header: Sunset: Sat, 01 Jan 2027 00:00:00 GMT
→ API docs'ta uyarı
→ Consumer'lara email
Phase 2: WARN (2 ay önce)
→ Response header: Deprecation: true
→ Log: deprecated endpoint kullanımı
→ Dashboard: kullanım metrikleri
Phase 3: THROTTLE (1 ay önce)
→ Rate limit düşür
→ Warning response body'ye ekle
Phase 4: SUNSET
→ 410 Gone döndür
→ Migration guide link'i ile
```
## Migration Guide Template
```markdown
# Migration: v1 → v2
## Breaking Changes
1. `GET /v1/users` → `GET /v2/users`
- Response: `{ data: User[] }` → `{ items: User[], meta: {...} }`
2. `POST /v1/orders`
- New required field: `currency` (ISO 4217)
## Step-by-Step
1. Update client SDK to v2
2. Add `currency` field to order creation
3. Update response parsing for `items` + `meta`
4. Test against v2 staging
5. Switch production to v2
## Compatibility Period
v1 available until: 2027-06-01
```
## Checklist
- [ ] Versioning stratejisi seçilmiş
- [ ] Breaking change policy documented
- [ ] Deprecation lifecycle tanımlı
- [ ] Sunset header ekleniyor
- [ ] Migration guide var
- [ ] Version usage metrikleri tracked
- [ ] Consumer notification sistemi var
- [ ] Minimum 6 ay backward compatibility
## Anti-Patterns
- Version'sız API (her değişiklik breaking)
- Eski version'u ani kapatma (sunset lifecycle uygula)
- Breaking change without version bump
- Her küçük değişiklikte yeni version
- Consumer'lara haber vermeden deprecate
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