Flask Web Development

  1. Building RESTful APIs
    1. REST Architecture Principles
      1. Representational State Transfer
        1. Resource-Oriented Design
          1. Stateless Communication
            1. Uniform Interface
              1. Client-Server Architecture
                1. Cacheability
                  1. Layered System
                  2. HTTP Methods in REST
                    1. GET for Resource Retrieval
                      1. POST for Resource Creation
                        1. PUT for Resource Updates
                          1. PATCH for Partial Updates
                            1. DELETE for Resource Removal
                              1. OPTIONS for Metadata
                                1. HEAD for Headers Only
                                2. API Design Principles
                                  1. Resource Naming Conventions
                                    1. URL Structure
                                      1. HTTP Status Codes
                                        1. Success Codes (2xx)
                                          1. Client Error Codes (4xx)
                                            1. Server Error Codes (5xx)
                                            2. Content Negotiation
                                              1. API Versioning
                                              2. Creating API Endpoints
                                                1. Defining API Routes
                                                  1. Resource Collections vs Individual Resources
                                                    1. Nested Resources
                                                      1. Query Parameters
                                                        1. Filtering and Searching
                                                          1. Sorting and Ordering
                                                            1. Pagination
                                                            2. Request and Response Handling
                                                              1. JSON Request Processing
                                                                1. Request Validation
                                                                  1. Schema Validation
                                                                    1. Data Type Validation
                                                                      1. Required Field Validation
                                                                      2. Error Handling
                                                                        1. Validation Errors
                                                                          1. Not Found Errors
                                                                            1. Server Errors
                                                                            2. Response Formatting
                                                                              1. JSON Responses
                                                                                1. Response Structure
                                                                                  1. Metadata Inclusion
                                                                                2. Data Serialization
                                                                                  1. Manual Serialization
                                                                                    1. Serialization Libraries
                                                                                      1. Marshmallow
                                                                                        1. Flask-RESTful
                                                                                        2. Custom Serialization Methods
                                                                                          1. Handling Complex Data Types
                                                                                            1. Dates and Times
                                                                                              1. Relationships
                                                                                                1. File Data
                                                                                              2. API Authentication and Security
                                                                                                1. Token-Based Authentication
                                                                                                  1. API Keys
                                                                                                    1. Bearer Tokens
                                                                                                      1. JWT Tokens
                                                                                                      2. Authentication Headers
                                                                                                        1. Rate Limiting
                                                                                                          1. CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing)
                                                                                                            1. Input Sanitization
                                                                                                            2. API Documentation
                                                                                                              1. Documentation Standards
                                                                                                                1. OpenAPI/Swagger
                                                                                                                  1. API Documentation Tools
                                                                                                                    1. Interactive Documentation
                                                                                                                    2. API Testing
                                                                                                                      1. Unit Testing APIs
                                                                                                                        1. Integration Testing
                                                                                                                          1. API Client Testing
                                                                                                                            1. Automated Testing Tools

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                                                                                                                          11. Error Handling and Logging