lino-rest-api

REST API frameworks using Links Notation (LINO) instead of JSON.

Overview

This repository provides proof-of-concept implementations of REST API frameworks that use Links Notation for data serialization instead of JSON. Links Notation is a human-readable format for describing data using references and links.

Implementations

• JavaScript/Bun - Express.js-based implementation for Node.js and Bun
• Python - FastAPI-based implementation

Quick Start

JavaScript (Express.js/Bun)

import { createLinoApp } from "lino-rest-api";

const app = createLinoApp();

app.get("/hello", () => {
  return { message: "Hello, Links Notation!" };
});

app.listen(3000);

Python (FastAPI)

from lino_rest_api import LinoAPI

api = LinoAPI()

@api.get("/hello")
def hello():
    return {"message": "Hello, Links Notation!"}

Content Type

LINO APIs use text/lino as the content type for requests and responses.

Related Projects

• links-notation - Core Links Notation library
• link-notation-objects-codec - Object encoding/decoding for Links Notation
• test-anywhere - Universal testing framework

License

Unlicense