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API Design Discussion — The team lead

Situation

Where
A backend sync
Who
You and the team lead
Goal
To agree on an API contract.

Conversation

A

roguingamennoeepiiainoresuponsukeishikiosoudanshitaidesu.

I'd like to discuss the response format for the the login screen API.

B

iidesune. peejineeshonhahitsuyoudesuka.

Sure. Do we need pagination?

A

hai, kensuugaooinodeiretahougaiitoomoimasu.

Yes, there are many records, so I think we should include it.

B

deha, sonohoukoudesusumemashou.

Then let's go in that direction.

A

arigatougozaimasu. shiyoushonimatometeokimasu.

Thanks. I'll write it up in the spec doc.

Vocabulary

resuponsu

response

What the API returns.

keishiki

format

レスポンス形式 = response format.

peejineeshon

pagination

Splitting results into pages.

kensuu

number of records

件数が多い = "many records."

houkou

direction

その方向で進める.

shiyousho

spec document

Where the API contract is written.

Grammar

Verb stem + たいです

Expresses a wish: 相談したいです.

Plain form + ので

Reason: 多いので.

Cultural Notes

Agree on contracts

Settle the API shape before both sides build against it.

Document decisions

Writing it in the spec doc prevents later disputes.

Quiz

What does "レスポンス" mean?

What does "形式" mean?

What does "ページネーション" mean?

What does "件数" mean?

What does "方向" mean?

What does "仕様書" mean?