Is there a standard way to represent any API?

Question

I want a notation which helps me visualize any API (Application Programming Interface). The best that I have found so far is the Augmented BCNF notation as mentioned in rfc 5234. Is there a standard for this ?

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An API is certainly dependent on the programming language. An API for a C++ library is not the same as an API for an Ocaml library. — Basile Starynkevitch, Feb 02 '13 at 06:09
Yah but there can still be a way to describe it using a standard notation. — sidquanto, Feb 02 '13 at 06:53

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 02 '13 at 07:37

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BNF is for specifying syntax. A language-independent API specification is just about semantics, not syntax. You could just use a simple function call notation, like the way TCP is specified in section 3.8 of RFC 793.

answered Feb 02 '13 at 07:37

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