Briefle words · Code & architecture
Path parameter
A value such as an id written directly into the URL path, as in /orders/42.
Say it to an AI
Express router for the orders API using RESTful resource naming: plural nouns only, the id as a path parameter (/orders/:id), and the HTTP method as the verb: GET list/show, POST create, PATCH update, DELETE cancel. Nested line items at /orders/:id/items. No action words in URLs.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Order routes”.
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Try it as a puzzle →The Express router that defines every URL of an online shop's orders API.
Why: A reads the id from '/orders/:id'; B passes it as a query string, '/getOrder?id=42'.
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Room 5 · APIs & data
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