Beautiful Java SDKs for APIs

Often times Java SDKs for APIs look more like the API they represent than idiomatic Java.

This talk examines how great SDKs are built using design patterns.

It covers: enforced separation of Java api and implementation, use of generics, a caching layer and hiding network traffic.

Transcript

2. Welcome! • Agenda • Beautiful SDK Design with Java (45 mins) • Okta 101 (5 mins) • Q&A (10 mins)
3. Common Side Effects of Designing Beautiful Java SDKs Les Hazlewood
4. History
5. Design Principles
7. Flexible Configuration
8. API Java Hide the Details
9. Cache Objects
10. API Focused Java Focused
11. Automatic Retry
12. Automatic Retry
16. Okta Enables Companies to Do Both IT & API Identity & Mobility Service: Identity Management Mobility Management Strong Authentication developer.okta.com Identity API Products: Identity API for Any App Developer Tools and Community Employees, Contractors Partners, Customers
17. Resources • Digital Ocean API ◦ https://developers.digitalocean.com/documentation/v2 • HTTPie ◦ https://github.com/jkbrzt/httpie • Free Okta Org for Developers ◦ https://developer.okta.com • Okta Java SDK ◦ https://github.com/okta/okta-sdk-java • Okta Training ◦ https://www.okta.com/services/training/ • @afitnerd @OktaDev