Protocol API Design Patterns
Travis L. Guckert
LeMay Publishing
TECHNICAL
Protocol API Design Patterns
API Design19,885 words48 chapters
Published by LeMay Publishing. 19,885 words across 48 chapters.
About This Publication
Technical manual on RESTful API design, MCP server architecture, and protocol-native interface patterns.
Published by LeMay Publishing, a division of LeMay. Massachusetts.
ISBN: 979-8-0000-5133-7
Chapters
1PROTOCOL API DESIGN PATTERNS
2PREFACE
3TABLE OF CONTENTS
4PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF RESTFUL API DESIGN
5CHAPTER 1
6ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRAINTS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES
7CHAPTER 2
8RESOURCE MODELING AND URI DESIGN
9CHAPTER 3
10REPRESENTATION FORMATS AND CONTENT NEGOTIATION
11CHAPTER 4
12HTTP SEMANTICS: METHODS, STATUS CODES, AND HEADERS
13CHAPTER 5
14HYPERMEDIA AS THE ENGINE OF APPLICATION STATE
15CHAPTER 6
16VERSIONING STRATEGIES AND LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
17PART II: MCP SERVER ARCHITECTURE
18CHAPTER 7
19THE MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL: MOTIVATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS
20CHAPTER 8
21MCP SERVER LIFECYCLE AND TRANSPORT LAYER DESIGN
22CHAPTER 9
23TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND PROMPTS: THE MCP CAPABILITY TRIAD
24CHAPTER 10
25SCHEMA DECLARATION AND DYNAMIC DISCOVERY
26CHAPTER 11
27SECURITY, AUTHORIZATION, AND TRUST BOUNDARIES IN MCP
28PART III: PROTOCOL-NATIVE INTERFACE PATTERNS
29CHAPTER 12
30THE PATTERN LANGUAGE: STRUCTURE AND APPLICATION
31CHAPTER 13
32CAPABILITY NEGOTIATION AND PROGRESSIVE DISCLOSURE
33CHAPTER 14
34IDEMPOTENCY, RETRY SEMANTICS, AND TRANSACTIONAL BOUNDARIES
35CHAPTER 15
36ERROR ONTOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC PROPAGATION
37CHAPTER 16
38OBSERVABILITY CONTRACTS AND TELEMETRY INTEGRATION
39CHAPTER 17
40COMPOSITION PATTERNS: CHAINING, AGGREGATION, AND ORCHESTRATION
41APPENDICES
42APPENDIX A
43REFERENCE SCHEMA CATALOG
44APPENDIX B
45PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE CHECKLISTS
46APPENDIX C
47ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
48COLOPHON