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+= RESTful Notes API Guide
+Baeldung;
+:doctype: book
+:icons: font
+:source-highlighter: highlightjs
+:toc: left
+:toclevels: 4
+:sectlinks:
+
+[[overview]]
+= Overview
+
+[[overview-http-verbs]]
+== HTTP verbs
+
+RESTful notes tries to adhere as closely as possible to standard HTTP and REST conventions in its
+use of HTTP verbs.
+
+|===
+| Verb | Usage
+
+| `GET`
+| Used to retrieve a resource
+
+| `POST`
+| Used to create a new resource
+
+| `PATCH`
+| Used to update an existing resource, including partial updates
+
+| `DELETE`
+| Used to delete an existing resource
+|===
+
+RESTful notes tries to adhere as closely as possible to standard HTTP and REST conventions in its
+use of HTTP status codes.
+
+|===
+| Status code | Usage
+
+| `200 OK`
+| The request completed successfully
+
+| `201 Created`
+| A new resource has been created successfully. The resource's URI is available from the response's
+`Location` header
+
+| `204 No Content`
+| An update to an existing resource has been applied successfully
+
+| `400 Bad Request`
+| The request was malformed. The response body will include an error providing further information
+
+| `404 Not Found`
+| The requested resource did not exist
+|===
+
+[[overview-hypermedia]]
+== Hypermedia
+
+RESTful Notes uses hypermedia and resources include links to other resources in their
+responses. Responses are in http://stateless.co/hal_specification.html[Hypertext Application
+from resource to resource.
+Language (HAL)] format. Links can be found beneath the `_links` key. Users of the API should
+not create URIs themselves, instead they should use the above-described links to navigate
+
+[[resources]]
+= Resources
+
+
+
+[[resources-index]]
+== Index
+
+The index provides the entry point into the service.
+
+[[resources-index-access]]
+=== Accessing the index
+
+A `GET` request is used to access the index
+
+==== Request structure
+
+include::{snippets}/index-example/http-request.adoc[]
+
+==== Example response
+
+include::{snippets}/index-example/http-response.adoc[]
+
+==== CURL request
+
+include::{snippets}/index-example/curl-request.adoc[]
+
+[[resources-index-links]]
+==== Links
+
+include::{snippets}/index-example/links.adoc[]
+
+
+[[resources-CRUD]]
+== CRUD REST Service 
+
+The CRUD provides the entry point into the service.
+
+[[resources-crud-get]]
+=== Accessing the crud GET
+
+A `GET` request is used to access the CRUD read.
+
+==== Request structure
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-get-example/http-request.adoc[]
+
+==== Example response
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-get-example/http-response.adoc[]
+
+==== CURL request
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-get-example/curl-request.adoc[]
+
+[[resources-crud-post]]
+=== Accessing the crud POST
+
+A `POST` request is used to access the CRUD create.
+
+==== Request structure
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-create-example/http-request.adoc[]
+
+==== Example response
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-create-example/http-response.adoc[]
+
+==== CURL request
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-create-example/curl-request.adoc[]
+
+[[resources-crud-delete]]
+=== Accessing the crud DELETE
+
+A `DELETE` request is used to access the CRUD delete.
+
+==== Request structure
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-delete-example/http-request.adoc[]
+
+==== Path Parameters
+include::{snippets}/crud-delete-example/path-parameters.adoc[]
+
+==== Example response
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-delete-example/http-response.adoc[]
+
+==== CURL request
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-delete-example/curl-request.adoc[]
+
+[[resources-crud-patch]]
+=== Accessing the crud PATCH
+
+A `PATCH` request is used to access the CRUD update.
+
+==== Request structure
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-patch-example/http-request.adoc[]
+
+==== Example response
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-patch-example/http-response.adoc[]
+
+==== CURL request
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-patch-example/curl-request.adoc[]
+
+[[resources-crud-put]]
+=== Accessing the crud PUT
+
+A `PUT` request is used to access the CRUD update.
+
+==== Request structure
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-put-example/http-request.adoc[]
+
+==== Example response
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-put-example/http-response.adoc[]
+
+==== CURL request
+
+include::{snippets}/crud-put-example/curl-request.adoc[]
+
+
+
+