Praxis
A Ruby framework for designing and implementing modern REST APIs with automatic OpenAPI documentation and GraphQL-like field selection.
What is Praxis?
Praxis is a Ruby framework for building modern service APIs with a focus on both design and implementation. It solves the problem of maintaining accurate API documentation and providing flexible querying capabilities by automatically generating OpenAPI specs from code and allowing GraphQL-like field selection over REST endpoints.
Development teams building RESTful APIs in Ruby who value design-first approaches, automated documentation, and client flexibility without sacrificing REST simplicity.
Developers choose Praxis for its unique combination of design-first workflow, automatic OpenAPI documentation, GraphQL-inspired field selection on REST endpoints, and proven production reliability since 2014.
Overview
Praxis is a framework that focuses on both the design and implementation aspects of creating APIs.
Use Cases
Best For
- Teams adopting API design-first methodologies in Ruby projects
- Generating always-accurate OpenAPI documentation from live code
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