Introduction

In this lesson, we'll look at a quick walkthrough of what this chapter holds for us.

We'll cover the following

This chapter deals with the integration of microservices based on the Atom data format. An example is provided which uses a simple scenario to illustrate what integration with the help of Atom and REST can look like.

Chapter walkthrough

The readers will learn:

  • What the Atom format is, how it functions, and how it can be exploited for the asynchronous communication of microservices.

  • What alternatives to Atom exist for the asynchronous communication via REST/HTTP and what advantages and disadvantages the different formats have.

  • How HTTP and REST can be efficiently used, not only for asynchronous communication.

  • What an implementation of an asynchronous system based on HTTP, REST, and Atom can look like.

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