Development tools
APIC development tools accommodate various developer preferences. These preferences could be development through a command-line environment, a desktop-based UI-driven tool, or a web-based tool. These accommodations are made with the support of the following toolset options:
- Command-line toolkit option (CLI) also known as toolkit: This toolkit provides commands for the cloud (called the Cloud Manager user interface) administration and API development and management. Typically, you will not be using the toolkit for API development purposes. It is commonly used for scripted cloud management (user management and gateway server management) and API management (API, Product, and application management).
- Designer user interface option (CLI + LoopBack + Designer) also known as Designer: You will use this for most of your API development work and this is going to be the focus of this chapter.
- API Manager: You can also develop APIs using the web-based API...