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API First
Everyone MUST follow the API first principle.
API first principle is extension of Contract first architecture principle. Therefore development of an API MUST always start with API design without any upfront coding activities. An API design MUST be formalized in a form of an API description using Open API Specification and stored in adidas API design platform.
NOTE: It's not acceptable that API is developed first and later on described in some proprietary format.
Clearly describing what API is supposed to do before coding it, helps to facilitate discussion between stakeholders and allows to receive feedback in early stage of the API development process. It also helps to establish governance on API's to check that certain quality is met and API guidelines are being followed.
API description is master of truth, not the API implementation. It's MUST to adhere to the statement above as this is basis for adoption of Microservice architecture pattern. It's absolute MUST that implementation never brea