Batch execution of existing endpoints and services with JSONScript
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A very common situation in web development: you need to make multiple requests, often with some conditions and logic between calls, to get the required result.
It can be achieved in three ways:
Sending multiple requests to the server and implementing all the processing logic in the client. The advantage of this approach is that the server remains unchanged and the client can easily change the logic and flow of requests. The disadvantage is the latency and the traffic - each request should travel via the network.
Implementing additional methods/endpoints/parameters in the server. The advantage of this approach is that the client has to make only one request. The disadvantage is that it requires changing the server (= coding + testing + documenting + deploying + monitoring + supporting...). When it is possible, it inevitably leads to the growing complexity of the remote system as more and more specialised methods/APIs are added to it.
Implement batch endpoints, e.g. using JSON RPC standard. While they allows to execute multiple calls in a single HTTP request, it doesn’t allow to implement any logic between the calls.
JSONScript is a simple tool that allows to create “a batch endpoint on steroids” - server-side scripted execution of existing endpoints and services.
It is currently implemented in express middleware that allows to add JSONScript batch endpoint in a single line of code.
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Batch execution of existing endpoints and services with JSONScript
Evgeny Poberezkin
Evgeny is the CTO at Threads Styling that pioneers luxury shopping experience via social media and chats. Previously he founded and worked in publishing, communications, financial services and software businesses. Evgeny created the JavaScript JSON-Schema validator Ajv.
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A very common situation in web development: you need to make multiple requests, often with some conditions and logic between calls, to get the required result.
It can be achieved in three ways:
Sending multiple requests to the server and implementing all the processing logic in the client. The advantage of this approach is that the server remains unchanged and the client can easily change the logic and flow of requests. The disadvantage is the latency and the traffic - each request should travel via the network.
Implementing additional methods/endpoints/parameters in the server. The advantage of this approach is that the client has to make only one request. The disadvantage is that it requires changing the server (= coding + testing + documenting + deploying + monitoring + supporting...). When it is possible, it inevitably leads to the growing complexity of the remote system as more and more specialised methods/APIs are added to it.
Implement batch endpoints, e.g. using JSON RPC standard. While they allows to execute multiple calls in a single HTTP request, it doesn’t allow to implement any logic between the calls.
JSONScript is a simple tool that allows to create “a batch endpoint on steroids” - server-side scripted execution of existing endpoints and services.
It is currently implemented in express middleware that allows to add JSONScript batch endpoint in a single line of code.
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- Lightning Talk: Coding: You Either Love Or Hate It, Or Why You Should Open-Source For Real. (SkillsCast recorded in July 2019)
- ProgNET London 2019 (in London on 11th - 13th September 2019)
- droidcon London 2019 (in London on 24th - 25th October 2019)
- Keynote by Valentin Kasas on The Last Frontier and Beyond (in London on 20th August 2019)
- Keynote with Jo Franchetti (in London on 23rd September 2019)
- GraphQL: May the Best API Win! (SkillsCast recorded in July 2019)
- Fast and Beautiful: Modern Image Delivery Techniques (SkillsCast recorded in July 2019)
Thanks to our sponsors
Batch execution of existing endpoints and services with JSONScript
Evgeny Poberezkin
Evgeny is the CTO at Threads Styling that pioneers luxury shopping experience via social media and chats. Previously he founded and worked in publishing, communications, financial services and software businesses. Evgeny created the JavaScript JSON-Schema validator Ajv.