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Moving from Apps to Services
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:Date:
    2012-07-18

:Speaker:
    Craig Kerstiens

:Slides:
    https://speakerdeck.com/u/craigkerstiens/p/django-apps-to-services

The Gist
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+ Build all your Django apps to expose a service
+ All inter-application chatter should be via services
+ Choose an API that works best for you (REST, SOAP, XMLRPC, etc.)

  + If you do, do it right: Follow best practices
  + Don't make up your own

MVC to API
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Application
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:URLs:
    Controls entry points to views

:Views:
    Renders content using templates

:Models:
    Maps content to stored data

Service
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:Provider:
    Controls entry point to endpoints

:Endpoint:
    Renders content

:Contract:
    Maps to stored data

Compared
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Application Service       
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URLs        Provider
Views       Endpoint
Models      Contract
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