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+# Resteze API Documentation
+
+## Table of Contents
+- [Core Concepts](#core-concepts)
+- [Basic Setup](#basic-setup)
+- [Resource Definition](#resource-definition)
+- [Making Requests](#making-requests)
+- [Response Handling](#response-handling)
+- [Advanced Features](#advanced-features)
+
+## Core Concepts
+
+Resteze provides a framework for building REST API client gems with the following core components:
+
+### ApiModule
+The foundation that gets included in your API namespace module. It sets up the infrastructure for your API client.
+
+### ApiResource
+Base class for all your API resources. Inherits from `Resteze::Object` (which extends `Hashie::Trash`) providing property management and data transformation capabilities.
+
+### Client
+Manages HTTP connections and request execution. Thread-safe and supports connection customization.
+
+### Request
+Module that provides request functionality to resources, delegating to the active client.
+
+## Basic Setup
+
+### Creating Your API Module
+
+```ruby
+require 'resteze'
+
+module MyApi
+  include Resteze
+  
+  # Basic configuration
+  configure do |config|
+    config.api_base = 'https://api.example.com/'
+    config.open_timeout = 30  # seconds
+    config.read_timeout = 60   # seconds
+    config.logger = Logger.new($stdout)
+    config.proxy = 'http://proxy.example.com:8080'  # optional
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Custom Configuration Properties
+
+You can add custom configuration properties to your API module:
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  include Resteze
+  
+  class << self
+    attr_accessor :api_key, :api_secret, :environment
+  end
+  
+  configure do |config|
+    config.api_base = 'https://api.example.com/'
+    config.api_key = ENV['MY_API_KEY']
+    config.api_secret = ENV['MY_API_SECRET']
+    config.environment = :production
+  end
+end
+```
+
+## Resource Definition
+
+### Basic Resource
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  class User < ApiResource
+    # Define properties that map to API response fields
+    property :id
+    property :email
+    property :name
+    property :created_at
+    property :updated_at
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Resource with Custom Paths
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  class User < ApiResource
+    property :id
+    property :email
+    
+    # Override the resource slug (defaults to pluralized class name)
+    def self.resource_slug
+      'accounts'  # Use /accounts instead of /users
+    end
+    
+    # Override the entire resource path
+    def self.resource_path(id = nil)
+      if id
+        "/v2/accounts/#{CGI.escape(id.to_s)}"
+      else
+        "/v2/accounts"
+      end
+    end
+    
+    # Custom service path
+    def self.service_path
+      '/api'
+    end
+    
+    # API version
+    def self.api_version
+      'v2'
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Nested Resources
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  class Comment < ApiResource
+    property :id
+    property :post_id
+    property :content
+    property :author
+    
+    def self.resource_path(id = nil, post_id: nil)
+      if post_id
+        "/posts/#{post_id}/comments#{id ? "/#{id}" : ""}"
+      else
+        super(id)
+      end
+    end
+    
+    # Retrieve comments for a specific post
+    def self.list_by_post(post_id)
+      request(:get, resource_path(nil, post_id: post_id))
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+## Making Requests
+
+### Retrieving Resources
+
+```ruby
+# Get a single resource by ID
+user = MyApi::User.retrieve('123')
+puts user.email
+
+# With additional parameters
+user = MyApi::User.new('123', values: { include: 'profile' })
+user.refresh  # Makes the API call
+
+# Refresh existing resource
+user.refresh  # Re-fetches from API
+```
+
+### Custom Request Methods
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  class User < ApiResource
+    property :id
+    property :email
+    property :status
+    
+    # Instance method for custom action
+    def activate!
+      response = request(
+        :post,
+        "#{resource_path}/activate",
+        params: { send_email: true }
+      )
+      initialize_from(response.data)
+    end
+    
+    # Class method for custom endpoint
+    def self.search(query)
+      response = request(
+        :get,
+        "#{resource_path}/search",
+        params: { q: query }
+      )
+      response.data.map { |attrs| construct_from(attrs) }
+    end
+    
+    # Custom headers
+    def update_with_version(version, attributes)
+      request(
+        :patch,
+        resource_path,
+        params: attributes,
+        headers: { 'If-Match' => version }
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Direct Request Access
+
+```ruby
+# Using the request module directly
+MyApi::User.request(:get, '/custom/endpoint', params: { foo: 'bar' })
+
+# Using the client directly
+client = MyApi::Client.active_client
+response = client.execute_request(
+  :post,
+  '/api/v1/users',
+  headers: { 'X-Custom-Header' => 'value' },
+  params: { email: 'user@example.com' }
+)
+```
+
+## Response Handling
+
+### Response Object
+
+```ruby
+response = MyApi::User.request(:get, '/users')
+
+# Access response data
+response.data          # Parsed response body
+response.status        # HTTP status code
+response.headers       # Response headers
+response.body          # Raw response body
+response.request_id    # Request ID from headers (if present)
+```
+
+### Working with Objects
+
+```ruby
+user = MyApi::User.retrieve('123')
+
+# Access properties
+user.id
+user.email
+user[:email]  # Hash-style access
+
+# Check if persisted
+user.persisted?  # true if has an ID
+
+# Access metadata (fields not defined as properties)
+user.resteze_metadata  # Hash of additional fields
+user.property_bag      # Hash of undefined properties
+
+# Deep merge data
+user.merge_from({ email: 'new@example.com', profile: { name: 'John' } })
+```
+
+### Property Transformation
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  class User < ApiResource
+    # Use Hashie transformations
+    property :email, from: :email_address
+    property :name, from: :full_name
+    property :active, from: :is_active, with: ->(v) { v == 'true' }
+    
+    # Custom transformation method
+    property :created_at, transform_with: ->(v) { Time.parse(v) if v }
+  end
+end
+```
+
+## Advanced Features
+
+### Custom Object Keys
+
+When API responses wrap data in a specific key:
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  # Response format: { "user": { "id": 1, "email": "..." } }
+  
+  def self.default_object_key(klass)
+    klass.name.demodulize.underscore
+  end
+  
+  class User < ApiResource
+    property :id
+    property :email
+    
+    # Or override per-class
+    def self.object_key
+      :account  # Look for data in { "account": {...} }
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Custom API Keys
+
+Transform property names between Ruby and API formats:
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  # Convert snake_case to camelCase
+  def self.default_api_key(attribute)
+    attribute.to_s.camelcase(:lower)
+  end
+  
+  class User < ApiResource
+    property :first_name  # Maps to "firstName" in API
+    property :last_name   # Maps to "lastName" in API
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Thread Safety
+
+Resteze uses thread-local storage for client management:
+
+```ruby
+# Each thread gets its own client instance
+Thread.new do
+  MyApi::Client.new(custom_connection).request do
+    # All requests in this block use the custom client
+    user = MyApi::User.retrieve('123')
+  end
+end
+
+# Default client is shared within a thread
+MyApi::Client.active_client  # Returns thread's active client
+MyApi::Client.default_client # Returns thread's default client
+```
+
+### Custom Middleware
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  class Client < Resteze::Client
+    def self.default_connection
+      @default_connection ||= Faraday.new do |conn|
+        # Add custom middleware
+        conn.use MyCustomMiddleware
+        conn.request :json
+        conn.response :json
+        conn.use Faraday::Request::UrlEncoded
+        conn.use MyApi::Middleware::RaiseError
+        conn.adapter Faraday.default_adapter
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Connection Customization
+
+```ruby
+# Create a custom connection
+custom_conn = Faraday.new do |conn|
+  conn.request :retry, max: 3, interval: 0.5
+  conn.request :authorization, 'Bearer', -> { MyApi.api_key }
+  conn.adapter :typhoeus  # Use Typhoeus adapter
+end
+
+# Use custom connection
+client = MyApi::Client.new(custom_conn)
+client.request do
+  user = MyApi::User.retrieve('123')
+end
+```
+
+### Logging
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  configure do |config|
+    # Use a custom logger
+    config.logger = Logger.new('api.log')
+    config.logger.level = Logger::DEBUG  # Show detailed request/response
+  end
+  
+  class Client < Resteze::Client
+    # Override logging behavior
+    def log_request(context)
+      super
+      # Add custom logging
+      logger.info "Custom: #{context.inspect}"
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Proxy Support
+
+```ruby
+module MyApi
+  configure do |config|
+    # Simple proxy
+    config.proxy = 'http://proxy.example.com:8080'
+    
+    # Proxy with authentication
+    config.proxy = {
+      uri: 'http://proxy.example.com:8080',
+      user: 'username',
+      password: 'password'
+    }
+  end
+end
+```