API Platform Integration Session

Question 1 of 12

What is the primary purpose of API Platform in a Symfony project?

To handle user authentication. To quickly build hypermedia-driven REST APIs. To create form types. To manage database migrations.

Question 2 of 12

Which of the following annotations is commonly used to expose a property in a Symfony entity using API Platform?

@ORM\Column

@Serializer\Expose

@ApiProperty

@Route

Question 3 of 12

What does the

ApiResource

annotation (or attribute in PHP 8) do in API Platform?

Defines a custom route for an API endpoint. Specifies the database connection to use. Marks a class as a resource to be exposed as an API endpoint. Configures the security firewall.

Question 4 of 12

How can you customize the serialization groups used by API Platform?

By using the

@Groups

annotation from the Symfony Serializer component. By implementing a custom normalizer. By modifying the

config/packages/api_platform.yaml

file. All of the above.

Question 5 of 12

What is a Data Provider in the context of API Platform?

A tool for generating API documentation. A component responsible for validating API requests. A service that provides data to the API, typically from a database or other data source. A class that handles user authentication for API endpoints.

Question 6 of 12

How do you secure API Platform endpoints?

By using the

@IsGranted

annotation or access control rules in

security.yaml

. By implementing a custom firewall. All of the above. By configuring CORS headers.

Question 7 of 12

What is the purpose of Data Transformers in API Platform?

To transform data between different formats (e.g., JSON to XML). To transform the output data of a response before serialization. To transform the input data of a request before validation. All of the above.

Question 8 of 12

How can you enable GraphQL support in API Platform?

By using a separate GraphQL library. By manually creating GraphQL schema files. GraphQL is enabled by default. By installing the

api-platform/graphql

package and configuring the GraphQL endpoint.

Question 9 of 12

What is the role of the

ApiFilter

annotation (or attribute)?

To define custom validation rules for API requests. To configure the API's caching strategy. To specify how data should be filtered when querying the API. To define custom error messages for API responses.

Question 10 of 12

How do you handle file uploads with API Platform?

By using a custom Data Transformer to handle the file data. By using the

vich/uploader-bundle

in conjunction with API Platform. By directly accessing the

$_FILES

superglobal. Both A and B.