💡Managing workflows and life cycles in systems is all about state transitions.
🔄Business rules and system behavior can change over time, leading to conflicts and errors.
📝Front-end code often implies the rules based on the current state, but this can lead to misunderstandings.
🔀By being explicitly driven by API responses, you can ensure that the client UI only allows appropriate actions.
🔒Explicit operations also enable better authorization control and evolvability of the system.
Why is it important to be explicit in managing state transitions?
—Being explicit ensures that the client UI only allows appropriate actions based on the current state, avoiding conflicts and errors.
What are some common challenges in managing state transitions?
—Business rules and system behavior can change over time, leading to conflicts. Front-end code often implies rules, which can cause misunderstandings.
How can being explicitly driven by API responses help manage state transitions?
—By basing the client UI's actions on API responses, you ensure that the client only performs operations that are appropriate for the current state of the system.
What other benefits does being explicit in managing state transitions provide?
—Being explicit enables better authorization control and allows for easier evolvability of the system.
Where can I learn more about REST and hypermedia?
—You can check out the video 'Nordic APIs 2016 - Thoughts on REST and Hypermedia' by Mjølnir for more information.
00:00Managing workflows and life cycles in systems is all about state transitions.
02:02Front-end code often implies the rules based on the current state, leading to misunderstandings.
04:45Being explicitly driven by API responses ensures that the client UI only allows appropriate actions based on the current state.
06:10Explicit operations enable better authorization control and evolvability of the system.
