Chapter 1. What is API controller?
API controller enables you to manage the lifecycle of schemas and API definitions. You can design artifacts using Apicurio Studio and manage those artifacts using Apicurio Registry.
This release is a Developer Preview of API controller.
Developer Preview features are not supported by Red Hat in any way and are not functionally complete or production-ready. Do not use Developer Preview features for production or business-critical workloads. Developer Preview features provide early access to functionality in advance of possible inclusion in a Red Hat product offering. Customers can use these features to test functionality and provide feedback during the development process.
Developer Preview features might not have any documentation, are subject to change or removal at any time, and have received limited testing. Red Hat might provide ways to submit feedback on Developer Preview features without an associated SLA. For more information, see Red Hat Developer Preview - Scope of Support.
1.1. Integration of API controller with Connectivity Link
After you have created an API or schema with API controller, you can use that artifact with Connectivity Link to:
- Secure your applications with TLSPolicy
- Protect your applications with AuthPolicy
- Protect your applications with RateLimitPolicy
- Connect your applications with DNSPolicy
Connectivity Link also provides observability using Grafana, Prometheus, and Alertmanager.
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1.2. Integration of Apicurio Studio with Apicurio Registry
Apicurio Studio provides a UI to collaborate on draft artifacts as you design APIs and schemas. After you finalize a design, you can further manage that artifact in Apicurio Registry.
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