API publication on a gateway using a developer portal

摘要

A protocol is provided for configuring and publishing an API on an API gateway using an API developer portal. An executable module is created on the API gateway that includes variables that control API runtime behaviors. A flag is included in the executable module indicating that the executable module may be published to the API developer portal. An API template is created on the API gateway that is linked to the flagged executable module, and that specifies the executable module variables that may be configured on the API developer portal. On the API developer portal, the API template is selected, the variables specified by the API template are configured, and the configured API template is saved and published as an API on the API gateway.

主权项

1. A method for creating an application program interface (API), the method comprising:
creating on a server computing device a plurality of executable modules, each executable module comprising a first variable and a flag comprising a first predetermined value if the executable module may be published to a client computing device, and a second predetermined value if the executable module may not be published to the client computing device; creating on the server computing device a first template comprising a selection of one of the executable modules comprising the flag comprising the first predetermined value and a specification of the first variable; linking the one executable module to the first template; and communicating information about the first template from the server computing device to the client computing device; receiving on the client computing device a selection of the first template; receiving on the client computing device a configuration of the specified first variable; and saving the selected first template and the configured first variable as the API on the server computing device.