Okokuqala, yini i-“API?”
I-API imele i-Application Programming Interface. Nakuba ngokobuchwepheshe kuwumqondo oyinkimbinkimbi, ngamafuphi, ikhodi esebenza njengesixhumi esibonakalayo (ibhuloho) phakathi kwezinhlelo ezimbili noma ngaphezulu ezihlukene ukuze zikwazi ukuxhumana kahle.
Ngokuvumela ukuxhumana phakathi kwezinhlelo ezimbili zokusebenza, inganikeza izinzuzo ezihlukahlukene kokubili umenzi/isisebenzisi sohlelo lokusebenza kanye nabasebenzisi. Isimo sokusetshenziswa esivame kakhulu sama-API ukuvumela uhlelo lokusebenza ukuthola izici/imisebenzi yolunye uhlelo lokusebenza.
Endabeni ye-API yenkomfa ngevidiyo, ivumela uhlelo lokusebenza (ngisho nohlelo olusha sha) ukuthola ukusebenza kwenkomfa ngevidiyo kusuka kusixazululo senkomfa ngevidiyo ezimele esihlinzeka nge-API. Isibonelo, ngokuhlanganisa i-Callbridge API, ungakwazi ukwengeza kalula ukusebenza kwenkomfa yevidiyo ohlelweni olukhona.
Ngamafuphi, isisombululo senkomfa ngevidiyo "siboleka" ukusebenza kwenkomfa ngevidiyo kolunye uhlelo lokusebenza nge-API.
