Check if a file is really a file, whether a string contains anything, and whether you can run a program with these vital patterns.

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Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...