**Course Title:** API Development: Design, Implementation, and Best Practices **Section Title:** Final Project and Review **Topic:** Start working on the final project that integrates all learned concepts.(Lab topic) **Objective:** In this lab, you will work on a final project that integrates all the concepts learned throughout the course. You will design, implement, and test a complete API system that showcases your understanding of API development best practices. **Project Overview:** For this final project, you will work in groups to design and build a complete API system that integrates all the concepts learned throughout the course. The API system should include the following components: 1. **API Design:** Design a RESTful API with a clear API structure, endpoints, and HTTP methods. 2. **Authentication and Authorization:** Implement authentication and authorization using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) or OAuth. 3. **Database Integration:** Integrate a database (SQL or NoSQL) to store and retrieve data. 4. **Error Handling:** Implement error handling mechanisms to handle errors and exceptions. 5. **Security:** Implement security best practices such as HTTPS, input validation, and rate limiting. 6. **Testing:** Write unit tests and integration tests to test the API endpoints. 7. **Deployment:** Deploy the API using a cloud platform (AWS, Heroku, etc.) and set up a CI/CD pipeline. 8. **Monitoring and Logging:** Implement logging and Monitoring to track API performance. **Step-by-Step Instructions:** 1. **Form Groups:** Divide into groups of 3-4 students. 2. **Brainstorming:** Brainstorm ideas for your API project. Consider what problem you want to solve, what data you want to expose, and what endpoints you want to create. 3. **API Design:** Design your API using tools like Swagger/OpenAPI. Define your API endpoints, HTTP methods, and parameters. 4. **Implementation:** Implement your API using Node.js, Express, or Flask. Integrate a database to store and retrieve data. 5. **Authentication and Authorization:** Implement authentication and authorization using JWT or OAuth. 6. **Error Handling:** Implement error handling mechanisms to handle errors and exceptions. 7. **Security:** Implement security best practices such as HTTPS, input validation, and rate limiting. 8. **Testing:** Write unit tests and integration tests to test the API endpoints. 9. **Deployment:** Deploy the API using a cloud platform (AWS, Heroku, etc.) and set up a CI/CD pipeline. 10. **Monitoring and Logging:** Implement logging and monitoring to track API performance. **Deliverables:** 1. **API Documentation:** Complete API documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI. 2. **Code:** Complete code for the API implementation. 3. **Testing:** Unit tests and integration tests for the API endpoints. 4. **Deployment:** Deployed API with a CI/CD pipeline. 5. **Monitoring and Logging:** Logging and monitoring setup to track API performance. **Resources:** * Swagger/OpenAPI: <https://swagger.io/> * Node.js: <https://nodejs.org/> * Express: <https://expressjs.com/> * Flask: <https://flask.palletsprojects.com/> * JWT: <https://jwt.io/> * OAuth: <https://oauth.net/> * AWS: <https://aws.amazon.com/> * Heroku: <https://www.heroku.com/> **Note:** Please ask for help if you have any questions or need assistance with the project. **Leave a comment/ask for help:** If you have any questions or need help with the project, please leave a comment below.