For a traditional web application, HATEOS is that. HTML as the engine of application state: the application state is whatever the server returns, and we can assess the application state at any time by using our eyeballs to view the HTML. For these applications, HTML is not just a presentation layer, it is the data.
The application is then auto-discoverable. We have links to new endpoints, URLs, that progress or modify the application state. Humans can navigate these, yes, but other programs, like crawlers, can as well.
For a traditional web application, HATEOS is that. HTML as the engine of application state: the application state is whatever the server returns, and we can assess the application state at any time by using our eyeballs to view the HTML. For these applications, HTML is not just a presentation layer, it is the data.
The application is then auto-discoverable. We have links to new endpoints, URLs, that progress or modify the application state. Humans can navigate these, yes, but other programs, like crawlers, can as well.