Synchronous and asynchronous responses
12.11.2021 • Barbora Bačenková • Stories
We all do it sometimes, but usually, it doesn’t really help. It helps to know what is actually happening between a simple click on the screen and the response we want.
Do you click the button more than once?
There are two most common approaches:
SYNCHRONOUS
- popular for application developers - it's easier for them
- the response is in the same open connection as the request (only one API is needed)
- it's for getting data from the source system (GET method)
- even if the source system is overloaded it can reply in few seconds
Recommended when:
ASYNCHRONOUS
- the first API returns a unique ID directly after the request
- the second API returns the same ID with the calculated result
- more work for application developers
- storing data in the target system (PUT / POST methods)
- it can take longer to get an answer
- data duplicity is a potential risk
Recommended when:
Why this extra effort? Because a lot of users are not patient.
Everyone of us admits we did it at least once.
This extra effort is worth it - and speed is almost the same.
Barbora has experience in enterprise processes, team building, and company collaboration. Academic background in information management makes sure that complex IT projects such as technology updates and deployments are on time, and within budget.
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