RestUtils
api
Helpers for implementing REST services
API synthesis
List of the public API methods. When manipulating RestUtils, You can call those methods:
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FindObjectFromKey() ā Find an object from a polymorph search specification (Rest/Json)
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GetClass() ā Read a class from a Rest/Json structure.
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GetFieldList() ā Read a list of attribute codes from a Rest/Json structure.
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GetMandatoryParam() ā Read a mandatory parameter from from a Rest/Json structure.
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GetOptionalParam() ā Read an optional parameter from from a Rest/Json structure.
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InitTrackingComment() ā Registering tracking information. Any further object modification be associated with the given comment, when the modification getsrecorded into the DB
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MakeObjectFromFields() ā Interpret a Rest/Json structure that defines attribute values, and build an object
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MakeValue() ā Interpret the Rest/Json value and get a valid attribute value
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UpdateObjectFromFields() ā Interpret a Rest/Json structure that defines attribute values, and update the given object
Public methods
FindObjectFromKey
api public static
Find an object from a polymorph search specification (Rest/Json)
public static FindObjectFromKey($sClass, $key, $bAllowNullValue = false)
Parameters
| types | name | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| string | $sClass | Name of the class | |
| mixed | $key | Either search criteria (substructure), or an object or an OQL string. | |
| boolean | $bAllowNullValue | false | Allow the cases such as key = 0 or key = {null} and return null then |
Returns
\DBObject The object found
Throws
\Exception If the input structure is not valid or
it could not find exactly one object
GetClass
api public static
Read a class from a Rest/Json structure.
public static GetClass($oData, $sParamName)
Parameters
| types | name | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| \StdClass | $oData | Structured input data. Must contain the entry defined by sParamName. | |
| string | $sParamName | Name of the parameter to fetch from the input data |
Returns
string
Throws
\Exception If the parameter is missing or the class
is unknown
GetFieldList
api public static
Read a list of attribute codes from a Rest/Json structure.
public static GetFieldList($sClass, $oData, $sParamName)
Parameters
| types | name | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| string | $sClass | Name of the class | |
| \StdClass | $oData | Structured input data. | |
| string | $sParamName | Name of the parameter to fetch from the input data |
Returns
array of class => list of attributes (see RestResultWithObjects::AddObject that uses it)
Throws
\Exception
GetMandatoryParam
api public static
Read a mandatory parameter from from a Rest/Json structure.
public static GetMandatoryParam($oData, $sParamName)
Parameters
| types | name | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| \StdClass | $oData | Structured input data. Must contain the entry defined by sParamName. | |
| string | $sParamName | Name of the parameter to fetch from the input data |
Returns
mixed parameter value if present
Throws
\Exception If the parameter is missing
GetOptionalParam
api public static
Read an optional parameter from from a Rest/Json structure.
public static GetOptionalParam($oData, $sParamName, $default)
Parameters
| types | name | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| \StdClass | $oData | Structured input data. | |
| string | $sParamName | Name of the parameter to fetch from the input data | |
| mixed | $default | Default value if the parameter is not found in the input data |
Returns
mixed
Throws
\Exception
InitTrackingComment
api public static
Registering tracking information. Any further object modification be associated with the given comment, when the modification getsrecorded into the DB
public static InitTrackingComment($oData)
Parameters
| types | name | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| \StdClass | $oData | Structured input data. Must contain 'comment'. |
Throws
\Exception
MakeObjectFromFields
api public static
Interpret a Rest/Json structure that defines attribute values, and build an object
public static MakeObjectFromFields($sClass, $aFields)
Parameters
| types | name | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| string | $sClass | Name of the class | |
| array | $aFields | A hash of attribute code ā value specification. |
Returns
\DBObject The newly created object
Throws
\Exception If the specification of the values is
not valid
MakeValue
api public static
Interpret the Rest/Json value and get a valid attribute value
public static MakeValue($sClass, $sAttCode, $value)
Parameters
| types | name | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| string | $sClass | Name of the class | |
| string | $sAttCode | Attribute code | |
| mixed | $value | Depending on the type of attribute (a scalar, or search criteria, or list of related objectsā¦) |
Returns
mixed The value that can be used with DBObject::Set()
Throws
\Exception If the specification of the value is not
valid.
UpdateObjectFromFields
api public static
Interpret a Rest/Json structure that defines attribute values, and update the given object
public static UpdateObjectFromFields($oObject, $aFields)
Parameters
| types | name | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| \DBObject | $oObject | The object being modified | |
| array | $aFields | A hash of attribute code ā value specification. |
Returns
\DBObject The object modified
Throws
\Exception If the specification of the values is
not valid
2_7_0/customization/api/extensions/restutils.txt Ā· Last
modified: 2020/04/15 15:23 (external edit)