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How to Build a Hypermedia Collection Resource in Python

Creates a paginated hypermedia collection resource with HATEOAS links and embedded items.

hateoas hal pagination
Python 
import json
import math


class HypermediaCollection:
    """A mock hypermedia collection resource."""

    def __init__(self, items, base_url="/api/items"):
        self.items = items
        self.base_url = base_url

    def to_dict(self, page=1, per_page=3):
        total = len(self.items)
        pages = math.ceil…
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