Next steps
With an understanding of the existing landscape and where we need to get to go, working with an approach of a minimal viable product and API 1st in terms of solution for MRA, we can sketch out a roadmap which the following chapters will follow, as shown in the following diagram:

Solution lifecycle general
Details of this lifecycle will become clearer in the following chapters. The following table provides a brief summary of each phase shown in the preceding diagram:
Phase | Description |
API Design | This defines the API specification showing how the payload will be structured and communicated. |
Client Implementation | This builds the application that can consume/use the API. |
API App (provide implementation) | This builds the solution that will act upon the invocation of the API. |
API Policy Configuration | The configuration of the API Platform policies that will be applied when an API invocation occurs. |
Setup the platform | Policies and routing of calls are achieved through the use of a gateway. The gateway... |