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# API Versioning Strategy
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## Overview
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This document describes the API versioning strategy for Veza Backend API.
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**Current Version**: `v1`
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**Status**: Active
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## Versioning Approach
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### URL Path Versioning
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The API uses URL path versioning where the version is included in the path:
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```
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/api/v1/tracks
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/api/v1/playlists
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/api/v1/auth/login
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```
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### Version Format
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- Format: `v{major}`
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- Examples: `v1`, `v2`, `v3`
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- Major versions indicate breaking changes
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## Version Lifecycle
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### v1 (Current)
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- **Status**: Active
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- **Deprecation Date**: TBD
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- **End of Life**: TBD
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- **Breaking Changes**: None planned
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### Future Versions
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When introducing a new version (e.g., `v2`):
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1. **Announcement**: Announce deprecation of `v1` at least 6 months in advance
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2. **Parallel Support**: Support both `v1` and `v2` simultaneously
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3. **Migration Guide**: Provide migration guide from `v1` to `v2`
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4. **Deprecation**: Mark `v1` as deprecated but keep it functional
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5. **End of Life**: Remove `v1` after deprecation period (minimum 12 months)
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## Breaking Changes
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Breaking changes require a new major version:
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- **Removed endpoints**
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- **Changed request/response formats**
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- **Changed authentication mechanisms**
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- **Changed error response formats**
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- **Removed required fields**
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- **Changed field types**
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## Non-Breaking Changes
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These changes can be made within the same version:
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- **New endpoints**
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- **New optional fields in requests/responses**
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- **New error codes**
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- **Performance improvements**
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- **Bug fixes**
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## Version Headers
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Clients can specify the API version using headers (future enhancement):
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Accept: application/vnd.veza.v1+json
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```
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Currently, only URL path versioning is supported.
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## Migration Strategy
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### For API Consumers
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1. Monitor deprecation notices
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2. Test new versions in staging environment
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3. Migrate to new version before end of life
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4. Use migration guides provided
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### For API Developers
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1. Document all breaking changes
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2. Provide migration guides
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3. Maintain backward compatibility during deprecation period
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4. Test both versions in CI/CD
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## Examples
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### Current (v1)
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```bash
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# Get tracks
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GET /api/v1/tracks
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# Create playlist
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POST /api/v1/playlists
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```
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### Future (v2)
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```bash
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# Get tracks (new version)
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GET /api/v2/tracks
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# Create playlist (new version)
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POST /api/v2/playlists
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```
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## References
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- [REST API Versioning Best Practices](https://restfulapi.net/versioning/)
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- [API Versioning Strategies](https://www.baeldung.com/rest-versioning)
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---
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**Last Updated**: 2025-01-27
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**Maintained By**: Veza Backend Team
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