Application interface governance platform to harmonize, validate, and replicate data-driven definitions to execute application interface functionality
Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, including a subset of intermediary executable instructions constituting an communication interface between various software and/or hardware platforms, and, more specifically, to an automated application interface governance platform to automate development, maintenance, and governance functions for application interfaces, such as harmonizing, validating, and/or replicating application program interfaces (“APIs”). For example, a method may include identifying a subset of application interfaces, synthesizing a data structure for each application interface, analyzing the data structure against other data structures to identify duplicative portions among multiple data structures, substituting a reference to a location into a portion of multiple application interfaces. Optionally, the method may include evaluating interoperability of multiple application interfaces to validate collective operation of a subset of application interfaces.
1. A method comprising:
determining a system of one or more application programming interfaces (“APIs”) associated with electronic communication paths among the one or more application programming interfaces;
invoking executable instructions to implement an application programming interface governance analyzer to perform dynamic analysis;
determining at least a first portion of an application programming interface is processed in simulation mode;
diverting a request to executable instructions to implement a design time analyzer; and
simulating a response to the first portion of an application programming interface.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the system of the one or more application interfaces comprises:
determining a topology of the one or more application programming interfaces.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
detecting the request via reference data to an application programming interface element of the one or more application programming interfaces.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein diverting the request comprises:
diverting the request to a proxy server.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining at least a second portion of an application programming interface is not processed in simulation mode; and
activating a run-time analyzer.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining data representing a relevant policy applies; and
modifying either a response or an operation, or both, responsive to the relevant policy.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
evaluating performance of an operation responsive to the request.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
storing resultant one or more data exchanges as a log file.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
detecting a next operation.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
monitoring one or more data exchanges representing one or more requests or one or more responses at run time, or both.
11. A system comprising:
a memory including executable instructions; and
a processor, responsive to executing the instructions, is configured to:
determine a system of one or more application programming interfaces (“APIs”) associated with electronic communication paths among the one or more application programming interfaces;
invoke executable instructions to implement an application programming interface governance analyzer to perform dynamic analysis;
determine at least a first portion of an application programming interface is processed in simulation mode;
divert a request to executable instructions to implement a design time analyzer; and
simulate a response to the first portion of an application programming interface.
12. The system of claim 11 wherein a subset of the instructions causes the processor to:
determine a topology of the one or more application programming interfaces.
13. The system of claim 11 wherein a subset of the instructions causes the processor to:
detect the request via reference data to an application programming interface element of the one or more application programming interfaces.
14. The system of claim 11 wherein a subset of the instructions causes the processor to:
divert the request to a proxy server.
15. The system of claim 11 wherein a subset of the instructions causes the processor to:
determine at least a second portion of an application programming interface is not processed in simulation mode; and
activate a run-time analyzer.
16. The system of claim 11 wherein a subset of the instructions causes the processor to:
determine data representing a relevant policy applies; and
modify either a response or an operation, or both, responsive to the relevant policy.
17. The system of claim 11 wherein a subset of the instructions causes the processor to:
evaluate performance of an operation responsive to the request.
18. The system of claim 11 wherein a subset of the instructions causes the processor to:
store resultant one or more data exchanges as a log file.
19. The system of claim 11 wherein a subset of the instructions causes the processor to:
detect a next operation.
20. The system of claim 19 wherein the subset of the instructions further causes the processor to:
monitor one or more data exchanges representing one or more requests or one or more responses at run time, or both.