RESTdependent

RESTdependent refers to a software design principle or characteristic where a system's functionality or performance is heavily reliant on the availability and responsiveness of a RESTful web service. This dependency implies that if the RESTful service is slow, unavailable, or returns incorrect data, the dependent system will likely experience degraded performance or complete failure. Such systems are often built as clients that consume data or trigger actions through HTTP requests to a server exposing a REST API. Common examples include single-page applications that fetch data from a backend API, mobile applications that interact with cloud services, or microservices communicating with each other. While REST itself promotes statelessness and independent evolution of services, the *degree* to which a client is dependent on a specific REST service's real-time performance can be a crucial factor in system resilience and fault tolerance. Strategies to mitigate RESTdependency often involve caching mechanisms, circuit breaker patterns, graceful degradation of features, and asynchronous communication where possible, aiming to reduce the impact of temporary or prolonged service interruptions.