[erlang-questions] Code structure for webmachine/cowboy with versioned API

[Torben Hoffmann]

Heinz Nikolaus Gies <heinz@REDACTED> writes:

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> In FiFo’s API I am dispatching in the code, for me between versions
> there is a lot of similarity (as in 95% of the code stays the same but
> there is 5% breakage) so with dispatching in the code I can prevent
> douplication form code. The downside here is that it’s easy to mess
> something up or forget to remove code when a version is deprecated. 

That sounds very reasonable.

For now I have punted the issue to future me, so the amount of breakage
will decide for me what course to take.

Thanks,
Torben

>> On Mar 7, 2016, at 2:49, Torben Hoffmann <thoffmann@REDACTED> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I am working a HTTP API that has a version in it, like this:
>> /api/1/...
>> 
>> Should I create separate handler modules for each version?
>> Or should I have code that branches out on the api version in one common
>> handler module?
>> 
>> If I dispatch to a version specific handler module I will not have to
>> think about the version anymore.
>> 
>> If I dispatch to a version generic handle module I can - potentially -
>> reuse code that is common across api versions.
>> 
>> I'm pretty sure there will be new api versions - this is not just a case
>> of being a good citizen. The current version of the software is young,
>> so I would not say it is in any way cast in stone yet.
>> 
>> I'm inclined to do version specific handler modules because it makes the
>> modules very clean in terms of contex. But I am not an expert on
>> webmachine/cowboy, so I thought I would ask.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Torben
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Torben Hoffmann
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