Architecture Pattern

Architecture Pattern Trade-offs API

The Trade-offs API from Architecture Pattern — 1 operation(s) for trade-offs.

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Operations 1

GET /tradeoffs List pattern trade-offs #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Architecture Pattern Domains Trade Offs API
  description: API providing access to a curated reference library of architecture patterns for distributed systems, microservices, cloud-native applications, and enterprise software.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: API Evangelist
    url: https://apievangelist.com
servers:
- url: https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/architecture-patterns
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Trade-offs
paths:
  /tradeoffs:
    get:
      summary: List pattern trade-offs
      operationId: listTradeoffs
      tags:
      - Trade-offs
      parameters:
      - name: patternId
        in: query
        description: Filter trade-offs by pattern
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of trade-offs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TradeoffList'
components:
  schemas:
    TradeoffList:
      type: object
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
        tradeoffs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tradeoff'
    Tradeoff:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        patternId:
          type: string
        dimension:
          type: string
        benefit:
          type: string
        drawback:
          type: string
        severity:
          type: string
          enum:
          - low
          - medium
          - high
        notes:
          type: string