RestRho: A JSON-Based Domain-Specific Language for Designing and Developing RESTful APIs to Validate RhoArchitecture

Domain-Specific Languages with JSON grammar (JSON-DSLs) are specialized programming languages tailored to specific problem domains, offering higher abstraction levels and simplifying software implementation through the JSON standard. RhoArchitecture is an approach for designing and executing JSON-DS...

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Vydáno v:Future internet Ročník 17; číslo 8; s. 346
Hlavní autoři: Chavarriaga, Enrique, Rojas, Luis, Rodríguez, Francy D., Sorbello, Kat, Jurado, Francisco
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2025
Témata:
Analysis
API RESTful
Applications programs
Case studies
Code reuse
Computer engineering
Design
Design and construction
Documentation
Domain specific languages
Efficiency
Grammar
JSON
JSON-DSL
Language
Linux
Maintainability
Modularity
Performance evaluation
Programming languages
Quality control
Rho architecture
Software
Software quality
Subject specialists
templates engine
Usability
User experience
Web applications
Web sites
United States
United Kingdom
Spain
ISSN:1999-5903, 1999-5903
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Shrnutí:Domain-Specific Languages with JSON grammar (JSON-DSLs) are specialized programming languages tailored to specific problem domains, offering higher abstraction levels and simplifying software implementation through the JSON standard. RhoArchitecture is an approach for designing and executing JSON-DSLs, incorporating a modular programming model, a JSON-based evaluation engine, and an integrated web development environment. This paper presents RestRho, a RESTful NodeJS server developed using two JSON-DSLs designed with RhoArchitecture: SQLRho and DBRestRho. These languages enable declarative specification of database operations and HTTP requests, respectively, supporting modularity, reuse, and template-based transformations. We validate the RestRho implementation through a dual approach. First, we apply software metrics to assess code quality, maintainability, and complexity. Second, we conduct an empirical study involving 39 final-year computer engineering students, who completed 18 structured tasks and provided feedback via questionnaires. The results demonstrate the tool’s usability, development efficiency, and potential for adoption in web application development.
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ISSN:1999-5903
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DOI:10.3390/fi17080346