[keycloak-dev] Keycloak REST API SPI

[Stian Thorgersen]

+1

On Mon, 10 Jun 2019 at 16:50, Pedro Igor Silva <psilva at redhat.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> When reviewing the Account REST API based on our guidelines [1], I realized
> that we should implement APIs on top of a specific SPI.
>
> As you might know, today we have the RealmResourceSPI [2] which kinds of
> provides a hook to plug additional APIs into Keycloak. However, the
> RealmResourceSPI was created for a different purpose and is too generic.
>
> The idea behind the new SPI is that it will serve as an entry point for any
> API we implement for now on, being specific for the addition and management
> of APIs based on our guidelines. We would still keep the RealmResourceSPI
> as it is in order to not break backward compatibility. As we result, we
> should be able to:
>
> * Enhanced pluggability of new APIs
> * Versioning
> * Control over APIs marked as a technology preview  or extensions
> * Better separation and loose-coupled APIs
> * Manage APIs individually as well as their respective versions
>
> Please, let me know what you think.
>
> Regards.
> Pedro Igor
>
> [1] https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak-community/pull/4
> [2]
>
> https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/blob/7e33f4a7d1cbf2b37aa2a6d5b87dfe70d57d0252/server-spi-private/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resource/RealmResourceSPI.java
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