Endpointsinform
Endpointsinform is a term used in software engineering to describe a component or system designed to track, inform, and manage network endpoints in distributed environments. It provides discovery, metadata, and status information about endpoints such as APIs, microservices, and devices, and can operate as a registry, a service discovery layer, or an integrated data source within a larger platform.
Core capabilities include endpoint discovery and registration, dynamic metadata collection (version, deprecation status, documentation links), change
Architecture typically comprises a registry or database to store endpoint records, an informer or discovery component
Common use cases include dynamic API client configuration in microservices architectures, centralized documentation and versioning, automated
Despite its practical value, endpointsinform is not a widely standardized term and implementations vary. It is
See also: API registry, service discovery, endpoint management, configuration management, API gateway.