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: a simple and succinct way to describe RESTful API
• Haters gonna HATEOAS: a clear explanation on what HATEOAS is, and why you should use it.

Design

• How to design a REST API?: a full guide tackling security, pagination, filtering, versioning, partial answers, CORS, etc.

Building a REST API

Node.js

• json-server: serve a REST API from fixture files using quick prototyping

PHP

• phprest: specialized REST microframework for PHP
• Hateoas: a PHP library to support implementing representations for HATEOAS REST web services

Symfony2

• REST APIs with Symfony2: the Right Way: a complete guide to build a state-of-the-art REST API with Symfony2 framework
• FOSRestBundle: bundle handling view, routing, error handling, etc. for your REST API
• stanlemon/rest-bundle: build a REST API based on Doctrine entities using conventions over configuration
• Lionframe: a glu between several community libraries to ease API development
• BazingaHateoasBundle: integrate the Hateoas library into a Symfony2 application
• Symfony REST Edition: start with a Symfony2 application with all REST-friendly bundles pre-configured

Go

• go-json-rest: a thin layer on top of net/http that helps building RESTful API easily

REST based-tools

• postgrest: serve a fully RESTful API directly from an existing PSQL database
• ng-admin: add an AngularJS admin GUI to any RESTful API