Microservice and rest concept model?

[Helo]

Hi!

I'm quite new to REST services and would like some kind of concept model that includes Microservice, REST, endpoint etc so that I can make sure that I and the rest of our team speaks the right language and that our documentation will be correct. I have Googled, but not found anything. Do you have a spare one?

/BS

[TanyaYatskovska]

Hello, 

There are many great articles on our smartbear.com web site. Here are several of them:

What is Microservices?

REST API Testing For Beginners

Resources: API Testing

[Helo]

Thanks, but I can’t find any models in those articles that show how concepts like microservice, endpoint and resource relate to each other.

[joejoyce]

Hi @Helo; are you looking for a visual model/diagram of how these things relate to each other? 

[Helo]

Yes, exactly! 🙂

[joejoyce]

OK; I've attached a high-level visual that I sometimes use to explain the relationship between a RESTful API, a microservice, the service resources and the consuming applications.

Let me know if this is a fit, or if there is more specific information you're looking for. 

[Helo]

Well, I think Google didnt translate correct. It is concept map I need https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_map

[joejoyce]

Ah, I see.

I found a pretty comprehensive microservices mind map on DZone: 

https://dzone.com/articles/microservices-mindmap-1

Let me know if this is what you need.