Glossary

Go About

A set of features around the planning of trips from a certain location (A) to another location (B).

Client

Any application (e.g. native, web, mobile, desktop, etc.) that provides a User with an interface to the API of Go About

User

A User is a resource representative of an actual person using any Client connected to Go About

API

The technical interface to the feature set of Go About, meant to be used by Clients.

Bearer Token

About 48 random characters that identify either a Client and optionally a User. This is used to identify entities, rather than using username-password combinations over-and-over again.

HAL

The Hypertext Application Language (HAL) media format. HAL provides a standard way for expressing the resources and relationships of an API as hyperlinks. With HAL, you use HTTP methods (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE) to submit requests and receive information about the API in the response. Applications can use the information returned to explore the functionality of the API.

For more information about HAL, see its Home Page or the Internet Draft.

Mode

Any mode of transportation (e.g. bus, tram, bicycle, car, ferry).

MUST

MUST NOT

REQUIRED

SHALL

SHALL NOT

SHOULD

SHOULD NOT

RECOMMENDED

MAY

OPTIONAL

These terms mean what you intuitively think they would mean. For a formal definition, see RFC 2119