Automatic code generation for API mashups

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a first input corresponding to a selection of one or more Application Programming Interface (API)-based trigger options associated with one or more electronic trigger events;

receiving a second input corresponding to a selection of one or more trigger rules which are applicable on event data associated with the one or more electronic trigger events;

receiving a third input corresponding to a selection of one or more API-based actions to be performed based on whether the event data satisfies the one or more trigger rules;

constructing, based on the received first input, the received second input, and the received third input, an API mashup template; and

generating, based on the constructed API mashup template, an API mashup code configured to be computer-executable on a runtime system.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the constructed API mashup template comprises:

a unique mashup identifier,

one or more computer-executable trigger codes associated with the one or more API-based trigger options,

a first set of input parameters for the one or more computer-executable trigger codes,

the one or more trigger rules comprising a rule operator and a rule pattern for the event data,

one or more computer-executable action codes associated with the one or more API-based actions, and

a second set of input parameters for the one or more computer-executable action codes.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a fourth input corresponding to a selection of a first event detection mechanism for the one or more electronic trigger events from among a set of event detection mechanisms;

constructing the API mashup template further based on the received fourth input; and

generating, based on the constructed API mashup template, the API mashup code to include a first computer-executable code for execution of the first event detection mechanism on the runtime system.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the first event detection mechanism is one of a webhook-based event detection mechanism or a polling-based event detection mechanism.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the API mashup code comprises:

one or more computer-executable trigger codes associated with the one or more API-based trigger options,

one or more computer-executable rule codes associated with the one or more trigger rules, and

one or more computer-executable action codes associated with the one or more API-based actions.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the generating the API mashup code comprises:

retrieving, from an API specification file, information comprising an API host address, API endpoints, and endpoint parameters for an API associated with a first API-based trigger option of the one or more API-based trigger options; and

generating a computer-executable trigger code of the one or more computer-executable trigger codes based on the retrieved information and a trigger code template.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the generating the API mashup code comprises:

retrieving, from an API specification file, information comprising an API host address, API endpoints, and endpoint parameters for an API associated with a first API-based action of the one or more API-based actions; and

generating a computer-executable action code of the one or more computer-executable action codes based on the retrieved information and an action code template.

8. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising executing the API mashup code on the runtime system, wherein the execution comprises:

executing the one or more computer-executable trigger codes to receive the event data associated with the one or more electronic trigger events from an event source;

executing the one or more computer-executable rule codes to generate a trigger response based on a determination that the received event data satisfies the one or more trigger rules; and

executing the one or more computer-executable action codes based on the generated trigger response.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring a webhook-based event detection mechanism on an API resource server that is associated with the one or more electronic trigger events based on configuration information comprising a payload Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the runtime system,

wherein the API resource server executes a computer-executable code for the webhook-based event detection mechanism for:

detecting the one or more electronic trigger events, and

transmitting the event data associated with the detected one or more electronic trigger events to the runtime system; and

receiving the event data associated with the one or more electronic trigger events from the API resource server.

10. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising executing a computer-executable code for a polling-based event detection mechanism on the runtime system by:

periodically calling a first API endpoint of an API provider associated with the one or more electronic trigger events by periodically executing a computer-executable trigger code included in the generated API mashup code;

receiving a set of API call responses from the first API endpoint based on the call; and

detecting an electronic trigger event of the one or more electronic trigger events based on a comparison between a first call response in the received set of call responses and a second call response in the received set of call responses.

11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

determining, from the first call response and the second call response received after the first call response, a first differentiation key of a set of differentiable keys;

detecting the electronic trigger event of the one or more electronic trigger events as a new electronic trigger event based on a determination that a value of the determined first differentiation key in the first call response is different from a value of the determined first differentiation key in the second call response; and

selecting the second call response as the event data.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, in response to being executed, causes a system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a first input corresponding to a selection of one or more Application Programming Interface (API)-based trigger options associated with one or more electronic trigger events;

receiving a second input corresponding to a selection of one or more trigger rules which are applicable on event data associated with the one or more electronic trigger events;

receiving a third input corresponding to a selection of one or more API-based actions to be performed based on whether the event data satisfies the one or more trigger rules;

constructing, based on the received first input, the received second input, and the received third input, an API mashup template; and

generating, based on the constructed API mashup template, an API mashup code configured to be computer-executable on a runtime system.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein the constructed API mashup template comprises:

a unique mashup identifier,

one or more computer-executable trigger codes associated with the one or more API-based trigger options,

a first set of input parameters for the one or more computer-executable trigger codes,

the one or more trigger rules comprising a rule operator and a rule pattern for the event data,

one or more computer-executable action codes associated with the one or more API-based actions, and

a second set of input parameters for the one or more computer-executable action codes.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprises:

receiving a fourth input corresponding to a selection of a first event detection mechanism for the one or more electronic trigger events from among a set of event detection mechanisms;

constructing the API mashup template further based on the received fourth input; and

generating, based on the constructed API mashup template, the API mashup code to include a first computer-executable code for execution of the first event detection mechanism on the runtime system.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the first event detection mechanism is one of a webhook-based event detection mechanism or a polling-based event detection mechanism.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein the API mashup code comprises:

one or more computer-executable trigger codes associated with the one or more API-based trigger options,

one or more computer-executable rule codes associated with the one or more trigger rules, and

one or more computer-executable action codes associated with the one or more API-based actions.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprises:

retrieving, from an API specification file, information comprising API endpoints and endpoint parameters for an API associated with a first API-based trigger option of the one or more API-based trigger options; and

generating a computer-executable trigger code of the one or more computer-executable trigger codes based on the retrieved information and a trigger code template.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein the generating the API mashup code comprises:

retrieving, from an API specification file, information comprising API endpoints and endpoint parameters for an API associated with a first API-based action of the one or more API-based actions; and

generating a computer-executable action code of the one or more computer-executable action codes based on the retrieved information and an action code template.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, according to claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprises executing the API mashup code on the runtime system, the execution comprising:

executing the one or more computer-executable trigger codes to receive the event data associated with the one or more electronic trigger events from an event source;

executing the one or more computer-executable rule codes to generate a trigger response based on a determination that the received event data satisfies the one or more trigger rules; and

executing the one or more computer-executable action codes based on the generated trigger response.

20. A system, comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to a runtime system, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a first input corresponding to a selection of one or more Application Programming Interface (API)-based trigger options associated with one or more electronic trigger events;

receive a second input corresponding to a selection of one or more trigger rules which are applicable on event data associated with the one or more electronic trigger events;

receive a third input corresponding to a selection of one or more API-based actions to be performed based on whether the event data satisfies the one or more trigger rules;

construct, based on the received first input, the received second input, and the received third input, an API mashup template;

generate, based on the constructed API mashup template, an API mashup code configured to be computer-executable on the runtime system and

configure a webhook-based event detection mechanism on an API resource server that is associated with the one or more electronic timer events based on configuration information comprising a payload Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the runtime system.