API Design Guide [WIP]

1. Introduction

This document specifies the design of the API, including endpoints, data models, and authentication mechanisms.

2. Authentication

The API will use [Specify authentication method, e.g., OAuth 2.0, API Keys].

3. Endpoints

3.1. Resource: /users

• GET /users: Retrieves a list of users.
• POST /users: Creates a new user.
• GET /users/{id}: Retrieves a specific user.
• PUT /users/{id}: Updates a specific user.
• DELETE /users/{id}: Deletes a specific user.

4. Data Models

4.1. User

{
  "id": "string",
  "username": "string",
  "email": "string",
  "created_at": "datetime"
}

5. Error Handling

The API will use standard HTTP status codes to indicate the success or failure of a request. The response body for an error will be in the following format:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "integer",
    "message": "string"
  }
}

6. Happy Flow

graph  TD
    A[Client Request] --> B[API Endpoint]
    B --> C[Authentication]
    C --> D[Process Request]
    D --> E[Return Response]
    E --> F[Client Receives Response]

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