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Dev tools · January 3, 2014

Given an API, Generate client libraries in Node, Python, PHP, Ruby

PS: Assuming a REST architecture.

Given an API, Generate client libraries in Node, Python, PHP, Ruby launched on January 3, 2014 with 268 votes, #12 of 1,173 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

Alpaca is a developer tool that automatically generates client libraries for Node, Python, PHP, and Ruby from REST APIs. It streamlines the process of creating language-specific API clients by analyzing an existing web API and producing ready-to-use library code. The tool is designed for developers who need to support multiple programming languages without manually writing each client library from scratch.

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From the sources

Given a web API, Generate client libraries in node, php, python, ruby - pksunkara/alpaca

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