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José Francisco Valdés Ortega

DOMOTICS
Domotics, also known as home automation or smart home technology, refers to the
use of electronic and digital systems to control and automate various aspects of a
household. These systems are designed to enhance convenience, energy efficiency,
security, and overall quality of life within a home. Here are two examples of domotics
applications:
1. Smart Lighting: Smart lighting systems allow homeowners to control the
brightness and color of their lights remotely using a smartphone or voice
commands. These systems often include features like dimming, scheduling,
and color-changing capabilities. For example, you can program your lights to
gradually brighten in the morning to simulate a natural sunrise and help you
wake up more gently. Additionally, you can control lights when you're away
from home, enhancing security by making it appear as if someone is present
even when the house is empty.

2. Thermostat Control: Smart thermostats, such as the Nest Learning


Thermostat or Ecobee, enable homeowners to automate and remotely control
the heating and cooling of their homes. These devices can learn your
temperature preferences and daily routines to optimize energy efficiency. For
instance, they can adjust the temperature to save energy when you're not at
home and then return it to your preferred settings before you arrive. You can
also control your thermostat remotely through a smartphone app, ensuring
that your home is comfortable when you return, while minimizing energy
waste.

API Rest
A RESTful API (Representational State Transfer) is a set of architectural constraints
and principles for designing networked applications. It is an approach for building
web services that allows different software systems to communicate with each other
over HTTP in a simple and consistent way. Here's how a RESTful API works:
1. Resources: In a RESTful system, everything is treated as a resource.
Resources can be data objects, such as user profiles, products, or articles.
Each resource is uniquely identified by a URL (Uniform Resource Locator),
and it is represented in a specific format, typically JSON or XML.
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2. HTTP Methods: RESTful APIs use standard HTTP methods to perform


actions on these resources. The four primary HTTP methods used in REST
are:
• GET: Retrieve data from the server, such as reading information about
a resource.
• POST: Create a new resource on the server, often used for adding
new data.
• PUT: Update an existing resource on the server, typically by replacing
it with a new version.
• DELETE: Remove a resource from the server.

3. Stateless Communication: REST is inherently stateless, meaning that each


request from a client to a server must contain all the information needed to
understand and fulfill that request. There is no session state stored on the
server between requests, which makes REST APIs highly scalable.
4. Uniform Interface: A RESTful API should have a uniform and consistent
interface. This means that the API endpoints and their actions should be
predictable and follow a common pattern. For example, you might have URLs
like /users for retrieving a list of users or /users/{id} for retrieving a specific
user.
5. Data Format: RESTful APIs typically use standard data formats for
communication, such as JSON or XML. JSON is the most common choice
due to its simplicity and ease of use.
6. Status Codes: HTTP status codes are used to indicate the outcome of a
request. For example, a "200 OK" status code indicates a successful request,
while "404 Not Found" indicates that the requested resource does not exist.
7. Authentication and Authorization: RESTful APIs often include
mechanisms for authentication and authorization to control access to
resources. This can be done through API keys, tokens, or other authentication
methods.
8. HATEOAS (Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State): RESTful
APIs can include links to related resources in their responses. This allows
clients to navigate the API by following these links, making the API self-
discoverable.
José Francisco Valdés Ortega

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