A good design process or methodology defines a consistent, repeatable set of steps to employ when working to expose a server-side service component as an accessible, usable Web API.

This method is not idempotent because, with each invocation, the number of wins jumps to a new value. The number of wins might start at 10 the first time, 20 when invoked a second time and 30 the next ...

This article provides a brief overview of the design methodology covered in the book "RESTful Web APIs" by Richardson and Amundsen.