Monday, September 7, 2015

Build APIs with Napa

APIs are one of the hottest topics in web development. With the increasing number of SPAs (Single Page Applications) and the microservice craze, APIs will become even more popular. As Ruby on Rails developers, we have an amazing framework at our disposal, very capable of building APIs. Though Rails is powerful, it is more complex as well. Sometimes we need a simpler, more nimble framework, one that only does one thing and does it well. I think I have found such a framework. Allow me to introduce you to a framework that is specifically designed for building APIs: Napa.

Napa combines gems like Grape, Roar, and ActiveRecord, allowing us to build powerful APIs with minimal effort. In this tutorial, we will learn how to build an API with token authentication using Napa and Devise.

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