What is Idp Specification

The Interactive Discovery Protocol (IDP) is a structured, self-describing protocol designed for robust API interactions, clear state management, and comprehensive context handling. It provides schemas, patterns, and guidelines for API auto-discovery, security, and extensibility.

Use cases

Use cases for IDP include API auto-discovery in large systems, integration of event-driven architectures, managing state in complex applications, and ensuring secure interactions between different services.

How to use

To use IDP, you can start by retrieving the protocol specification using a simple GET request to the discovery endpoint. This will provide you with protocol metadata, including version, endpoints, context management, and security details.

Key features

Key features of IDP include self-describing API endpoints, built-in state and context management, schema-oriented design based on OpenAPI, explicit authentication and security practices, standardized error handling, webhook and event-driven integration, and automated SDK generation.

Where to use

IDP can be used in various fields that require robust API interactions, such as web services, microservices architecture, and applications needing clear state and context management.

Interactive Discovery Protocol (IDP)

Interactive Discovery Protocol (IDP) is a structured, self-describing protocol designed for robust API interactions, clear state management, and comprehensive context handling. The IDP standard provides schemas, patterns, and clear guidelines for API auto-discovery, security, and extensibility.

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Project Structure

idp-specification/
├── README.md                # Introduction & overview
├── specification.md         # Architectural specification
├── idp-schema.yaml          # Protocol schema (OpenAPI)
├── examples/
│   └── usage_examples.md    # Usage examples
└── .github/
    └── workflows/
        └── sdk-gen.yaml     # SDK automation workflows

Key Features

• Self-describing API endpoints
• Built-in state and context management
• Schema-oriented design (OpenAPI)
• Explicit authentication and security practices
• Standardized error handling
• Webhook and event-driven integration
• Automated SDK generation

Protocol Flow Overview

graph TD
    Client -->|GET /context| DiscoveryEndpoint[Discovery Endpoint]
    DiscoveryEndpoint -->|Protocol Metadata| Client
    Client -->|Structured Request| InteractionEndpoint[Interaction Endpoint]
    InteractionEndpoint -->|State Update| StateMgmt[State Management]
    StateMgmt -->|Persist| ContextStorage[(Context Storage)]
    InteractionEndpoint -->|Structured Response| Client
    InteractionEndpoint -->|Event/Webhook Trigger| WebhookHandler[Webhook Handler]
    WebhookHandler -->|Notify| Client

Getting Started

Retrieve Protocol Specification

curl -X GET "https://api.example.com/context"

Example Response

For full details, see:

• Architectural Specification: specification.md
• Protocol Schema (OpenAPI): idp-schema.yaml
• Practical Examples: examples/usage_examples.md

Contributing

Contributions and feedback are welcome. Please open issues, submit pull requests, or reach out directly to copyleftdev.

License

Licensed under the MIT License.