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JSON Siren vs. HAL Representations
{
"_links": {
"self": { "href": "/orders" },
"next": { "href": "/orders?page=2" },
"find": { "href": "/orders{?id}", "templated": true }
},
"_embedded": {
"orders": [{
"_links": {
"self": { "href": "/orders/123" },
"basket": { "href": "/baskets/98712" },
"customer": { "href": "/customers/7809" }
},
"total": 30.00,
"currency": "USD",
"status": "shipped",
},{
"_links": {
"self": { "href": "/orders/124" },
"basket": { "href": "/baskets/97213" },
"customer": { "href": "/customers/12369" }
},
"total": 20.00,
"currency": "USD",
"status": "processing"
}]
},
"currentlyProcessing": 14,
"shippedToday": 20
}
{
"class": "orders",
"properties": {
"currentlyProcessing": 14,
"shippedToday": 20
},
"entities": [
{
"class": "order list-item",
"rel": "order",
"properties": {
"total": 30.00,
"currency": "USD",
"status": "shipped"
},
"entities": [
{ "rel": "basket", "href": "/baskets/98712" },
{ "rel": "customer", "href": "/customers/7809" }
],
"links": [{ "rel": "self", "href": "/orders/123" }]
},
{
"class": "order list-item",
"rel": "order",
"properties": {
"total": 20.00,
"currency": "USD",
"status": "processing"
},
"entities": [
{ "rel": "basket", "href": "/baskets/98713" },
{ "rel": "customer", "href": "/customers/12369" }
],
"links": [{ "rel": "self", "href": "/orders/124" }]
}
],
"actions": [{
"class": "find-order",
"href": "/orders",
"fields": [{ "name": "id", "type": "number" }]
}],
"links": [
{ "rel": "self", "href": "/orders" },
{ "rel": "next", "href": "/orders?page=2" }
]
}
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kirkins commented Dec 29, 2016

Anyone know which json standard has become most popular? I'm writing a bunch of json schema for various multimedia apps but standardization among units is lacking. Will probably go with something closer to Siren.

You may find this useful and/or interesting: http://json-schema.org/latest/json-schema-core.html

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