api-patterns

Choosing between REST, GraphQL, and tRPC requires evaluating your API consumers and data needs. This pattern provides a decision framework that justifies the optimal API architecture based on scalability, maintenance, and integration requirements.

Handling API versioning and pagination across microservices requires consistent architectural patterns. This framework establishes documented criteria for versioning guidance, response formats, and pagination strategies to maintain uniformity.

You should use GraphQL instead of REST when your API design involves complex data integration needs and multiple consumers requiring flexible queries. The framework identifies specific real-world scenarios where each pattern optimizes integration.

Yes, this API design guidance applies to monorepos and public APIs. The decision criteria illustrate real-world scenarios for adopting architectural patterns across services, ensuring scalable API design regardless of project structure.

To document criteria for selecting an API pattern in a monorepo, you craft a design brief stating your API consumers and data needs. This approach yields documented criteria and a clear decision framework for pattern selection.

tRPC makes sense for API design decisions when you need end-to-end type safety within a monorepo without manual schema synchronization. The framework justifies this choice by evaluating maintenance overhead against your specific integration needs.