README-Alibaba API Client Interaction-1.eraserdiagram

sequence-diagram

// Sequence Diagram for Alibaba API Client

title Alibaba API Client Interaction

// Actors
User [icon: user, color: blue]
Client [icon: monitor, color: green]
EnvFile [icon: file, color: orange]
TaobaoAPI [icon: cloud, color: red]

// User initiates the script
User > Client: Run script (main.py)
activate Client

// Load environment variables
Client > EnvFile: Load .env file
EnvFile --> Client: Return API credentials

// Construct URL and payload
Client > Client: Construct URL and payload

// Create string to sign
Client > Client: Create string to sign

// Hash the string using MD5
Client > Client: Hash string using MD5

// Generate signature
Client > Client: Generate signature

// Add signature to payload
Client > Client: Add signature to payload

// Make POST request to Taobao API
Client > TaobaoAPI: POST request with payload
activate TaobaoAPI

// Loop until a valid response is received
loop [label: until valid response, color: lightblue] {
    TaobaoAPI > Client: API response
    alt [label: valid response, color: green] {
        Client > User: Print response to console
    }
    else [label: invalid response, color: red] {
        Client > Client: Modify request parameters
        Client > TaobaoAPI: Retry POST request
    }
}
deactivate TaobaoAPI

// End of script
deactivate Client