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How to Use GitScrum for API Development Projects?
How to use GitScrum for API development projects?
Manage API development in GitScrum by organizing tasks by endpoint, using labels for API version, and coordinating backend-frontend dependencies. Document API specs in NoteVault, track breaking changes, and use columns for API lifecycle stages. Teams with structured API management reduce integration issues by 40% [Source: API Development Research 2024].
API project workflow:
- Design API - Document in NoteVault
- Create tasks - Per endpoint
- Label versions - API versioning
- Develop - Backend implementation
- Mock - Frontend can start
- Integrate - Connect systems
- Test - End-to-end
API task organization
| Task Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Endpoint | POST /users endpoint |
| Version | Migrate to API v2 |
| Documentation | OpenAPI spec update |
| Breaking change | Remove deprecated field |
| Bug fix | Fix 500 on /orders |
API labels
| Label | Purpose |
|---|---|
| api-v1 | Version 1 work |
| api-v2 | Version 2 work |
| breaking-change | Needs coordination |
| deprecation | To be removed |
| endpoint-users | User endpoints |
| endpoint-orders | Order endpoints |
Columns for API development
| Column | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Design | API spec creation |
| Ready | Spec approved |
| Development | Implementation |
| Testing | Integration tests |
| Staging | Pre-production |
| Production | Deployed |
NoteVault API documentation
| Document | Content |
|---|---|
| API Spec | OpenAPI/Swagger |
| Versioning policy | How we version |
| Breaking changes | Change log |
| Authentication | Auth approach |
| Rate limits | Usage limits |
Backend-frontend coordination
| Phase | Action |
|---|---|
| Contract | Agree on API spec |
| Mock | Frontend uses mock |
| Development | Parallel work |
| Integration | Connect real API |
| Testing | End-to-end tests |
Tracking breaking changes
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| Identify | Mark as breaking-change |
| Document | NoteVault changelog |
| Notify | Column subscribers |
| Coordinate | Consumer updates |
| Deprecate | Sunset timeline |
API versioning strategies
| Strategy | Use Case |
|---|---|
| URL versioning | /v1/users, /v2/users |
| Header versioning | API-Version header |
| Query param | ?version=2 |
API testing workflow
| Stage | Tests |
|---|---|
| Development | Unit tests |
| Integration | API tests |
| Contract | Consumer tests |
| E2E | Full flow tests |
Dependencies in API projects
| Dependency | Handling |
|---|---|
| API → Frontend | Notify via subscriber |
| API → Mobile | Version coordination |
| API → External | Contract testing |
| Database → API | Migration first |
Common API project issues
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Breaking changes | Version + communicate |
| Missing docs | NoteVault mandatory |
| Frontend blocked | Use mocks |
| Integration fails | Contract tests |