# Awesome REST

This is a link repository centralizing resources, tools and frameworks about REST architecture. Feel free to contribute to this ongoing list.

## REST normalization

* [RAML](http://raml.org/): a simple and succinct way to describe RESTful API
* [Haters gonna HATEOAS](http://timelessrepo.com/haters-gonna-hateoas): a clear explanation on what HATEOAS is, and why you should use it.

## Design

* [How to design a REST API?](http://blog.octo.com/en/design-a-rest-api/): a full guide tackling security, pagination, filtering, versioning, partial answers, CORS, etc.

## Building a REST API

### Node.js

* [json-server](https://github.com/typicode/json-server): serve a REST API from fixture files using quick prototyping

### PHP

* [phprest](https://github.com/phprest/phprest): specialized REST microframework for PHP
* [Hateoas](https://github.com/willdurand/Hateoas): a PHP library to support implementing representations for HATEOAS REST web services

#### Symfony2

* [REST APIs with Symfony2: the Right Way](http://williamdurand.fr/2012/08/02/rest-apis-with-symfony2-the-right-way/): a complete guide to build a state-of-the-art REST API with Symfony2 framework
* [FOSRestBundle](https://github.com/FriendsOfSymfony/FOSRestBundle): bundle handling view, routing, error handling, etc. for your REST API
* [stanlemon/rest-bundle](https://github.com/stanlemon/rest-bundle): build a REST API based on Doctrine entities using conventions over configuration
* [Lionframe](http://lakion.com/lionframe): a glu between several community libraries to ease API development
* [BazingaHateoasBundle](https://github.com/willdurand/BazingaHateoasBundle): integrate the [Hateoas](https://github.com/willdurand/Hateoas) library into a Symfony2 application
* [Symfony REST Edition](https://github.com/gimler/symfony-rest-edition): start with a Symfony2 application with all REST-friendly bundles pre-configured

### Go

* [go-json-rest](https://github.com/ant0ine/go-json-rest): a thin layer on top of `net/http` that helps building RESTful API easily

## REST based-tools

* [postgrest](https://github.com/begriffs/postgrest): serve a fully RESTful API directly from an existing PSQL database
* [ng-admin](https://github.com/marmelab/ng-admin): add an AngularJS admin GUI to any RESTful API