APIA configuration using auto-rationalization and modeling
A computer hardware system includes a hardware processor configured to perform the following executable operations. A plurality of application programming interfaces (APIs) available to an organization are discovered. A cognitive classification is performed on the plurality of APIs to generate, for each of the plurality of APIs, an individual API data structure including API attribute information. A request for a particular API having a particular requirement is received via a configuration assistant and from a user. Candidate APIs are identified by generating an API interchangeability index using the individual API data structures and the particular requirement. Auto-rationalization is performed on the candidates APIs to identify a subset of the candidate APIs. The subset of the candidate APIs is presented to the user via the configuration assistant. A selected API is received from the user via the configuration assistant.
1. A computer-implemented process, comprising:
discovering a plurality of application programming interfaces (APIs) available to an organization;
performing a cognitive classification on the plurality of APIs to generate, for each of the plurality of APIs, an individual API data structure including API attribute information;
receiving, via a configuration assistant and from a user, a request for a particular API having a particular requirement;
identifying candidate APIs by generating an API interchangeability index using the individual API data structures and the particular requirement;
performing auto-rationalization on the candidate APIs to identify a subset of the candidate APIs;
presenting, via the configuration assistant and to the user, the subset of the candidate APIs; and
receiving, from the user and via the configuration assistant and from the subset of the candidate APIs, a selected API, wherein
the API interchangeability index includes a plurality of API interchangeability scores that measure an interchangeability of the particular API, and
the auto-rationalization identifies one of a plurality of functionally-duplicate APIs to remain within the subset of the candidate APIs and deletes other ones of the plurality of functional-duplicate APIs from the candidate APIs.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the API interchangeability index includes an API interchangeability score for each of the candidate APIs, mappings between the candidate APIs, and a rationalization score for each of the candidate APIs.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein
the API interchangeability score for the particular API is generated based upon scores of similar APIs in a same domain, prior feedback for the particular API, and characteristics of the user.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the auto-rationalization includes identifying functionally-equivalent APIs.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing cognitive binding on the selected API.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing a simulation on the selected API.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein
an API data structure for the selected API is updated based upon the simulation.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein
the simulation is data based.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein
the simulation is event based.
10. A computer hardware system, comprising:
a hardware processor configured to perform the following executable operations:
discovering a plurality of application programming interfaces (APIs) available to an organization;
performing a cognitive classification on the plurality of APIs to generate, for each of the plurality of APIs, an individual API data structure including API attribute information;
receiving, via a configuration assistant and from a user, a request for a particular API having a particular requirement;
identifying candidate APIs by generating an API interchangeability index using the individual API data structures and the particular requirement;
performing auto-rationalization on the candidate APIs to identify a subset of the candidate APIs;
presenting, via the configuration assistant and to the user, the subset of the candidate APIs; and
receiving, from the user and via the configuration assistant and from the subset of the candidate APIs, a selected API, wherein
the API interchangeability index includes a plurality of API interchangeability scores that measure an interchangeability of the particular API, and
the auto-rationalization identifies one of a plurality of functionally-duplicate APIs to remain within the subset of the candidate APIs and deletes other ones of the plurality of functional-duplicate APIs from the candidate APIs.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein
the API interchangeability index includes an API interchangeability score for each of the candidate APIs, mappings between the candidate APIs, and a rationalization score for each of the candidate APIs.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein
the API interchangeability score for the particular API is generated based upon scores of similar APIs in a same domain, prior feedback for the particular API, and characteristics of the user.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein
the auto-rationalization includes identifying functionally-equivalent APIs.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to perform:
performing cognitive binding on the selected API.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to perform:
performing a simulation on the selected API.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein
an API data structure for the selected API is updated based upon the simulation.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein
the simulation is data based.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein
the simulation is event based.
19. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having stored therein program code,
the program code, which when executed by a computer hardware system, cause the computer hardware system to perform:
discovering a plurality of application programming interfaces (APIs) available to an organization;
performing a cognitive classification on the plurality of APIs to generate, for each of the plurality of APIs, an individual API data structure including API attribute information;
receiving, via a configuration assistant and from a user, a request for a particular API having a particular requirement;
identifying candidate APIs by generating an API interchangeability index using the individual API data structures and the particular requirement;
performing auto-rationalization on the candidate APIs to identify a subset of the candidate APIs;
presenting, via the configuration assistant and to the user, the subset of the candidate APIs; and
receiving, from the user and via the configuration assistant and from the subset of the candidate APIs, a selected API, wherein
the API interchangeability index includes a plurality of API interchangeability scores that measure an interchangeability of the particular API, and
the auto-rationalization identifies one of a plurality of functionally-duplicate APIs to remain within the subset of the candidate APIs and deletes other ones of the plurality of functional-duplicate APIs from the candidate APIs.
20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein
the API interchangeability index includes an API interchangeability score for each of the candidate APIs, mappings between the candidate APIs, and a rationalization score for each of the candidate APIs.