Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of RestApi

Timestamp:

05.09.2011 02:49:35 (13 years ago)

Author:

jri

Comment:

Association Definition details

RestApi

@@ -321 +321 @@
 
 ||= Property =||= Mandatory / Optional =||
-|| `uri` || Optional. Default URI is `domain.project.topic_type_<ID>`. You can change the URI later on through an update operation. However, the URI is typically specified at topic type creation time. ||
-|| `value` || Optional. Default topic type name is an empty string. You can change the name later on through an update operation. However, the name is typically specified at topic type creation time. ||
+|| `uri` || Optional. Default URI is `domain.project.topic_type_<ID>`. You can change the URI later on through an update operation. However, the URI is typically specified at creation time. ||
+|| `value` || Optional. Default topic type name is an empty string. You can change the name later on through an update operation. However, the name is typically specified at creation time. ||
 || `data_type_uri` || Mandatory. ||
 || `index_mode_uris` || Optional. Default is no indexing. ||
-|| `assoc_defs` || For complex topic types: Optional. Default is no child types. You can add child types later on through an update operation. However, the child types are typically specified at topic type creation time.\\\\For simple topic types: Do //not// specify child types. ||
+|| `assoc_defs` || For complex topic types: Optional. Default is no child types. You can add child types later on through an update operation. However, the child types are typically specified at creation time.\\\\For simple topic types: Do //not// specify child types. ||
+|| `view_config_topics` || Optional. Default is no view models. ||
+
+When creating a complex topic type: For details about the association definition format see DataFormat#AssociationDefinition.
+
+For a create operation not all of the association definition's properties are involved:
+
+||= Property =||= Mandatory / Optional =||
+|| `assoc_type_uri` || Mandatory. ||
+|| `whole_cardinality_uri` || For a "composition": Do //not// specify the parent cardinality ("one" is assumed).\\\\For an "aggregation": Mandatory. ||
+|| `part_topic_type_uri` || Mandatory. ||
+|| `part_cardinality_uri` || Mandatory. ||
 || `view_config_topics` || Optional. Default is no view models. ||
 
@@ -371 +382 @@
 
 {{{
-curl localhost:8080/core/topictype -X POST -H Content-Type:application/json -d '
-  {uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.planet_name",
-   value: "Name",
-   data_type_uri: "dm4.core.text"}'
-
-curl localhost:8080/core/topictype -X POST -H Content-Type:application/json -d '
-  {uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.mass",
-   value: "Mass",
-   data_type_uri: "dm4.core.number"}'
-
-curl localhost:8080/core/topictype -X POST -H Content-Type:application/json -d '
-  {uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.distance_to_earth",
-   value: "Distance to Earth",
-   data_type_uri: "dm4.core.number"}'
+curl localhost:8080/core/topictype -X POST -H Content-Type:application/json \
+-d '{uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.planet_name",
+     value: "Name",
+     data_type_uri: "dm4.core.text"}'
+
+curl localhost:8080/core/topictype -X POST -H Content-Type:application/json \
+-d '{uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.mass",
+     value: "Mass",
+     data_type_uri: "dm4.core.number"}'
+
+curl localhost:8080/core/topictype -X POST -H Content-Type:application/json \
+-d '{uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.distance_to_earth",
+     value: "Distance to Earth",
+     data_type_uri: "dm4.core.number"}'
 }}}
 
@@ -390 +401 @@
 
 {{{
-curl localhost:8080/core/topictype -i -X POST -H Content-Type:application/json -d '
-  {uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.planet",
-   value: "Planet",
-   data_type_uri: "dm4.core.composite",
-   assoc_defs: [
-     {
-       assoc_type_uri: "dm4.core.composition_def",
-       part_topic_type_uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.planet_name",
-       part_cardinality_uri: "dm4.core.one"
-     }, {
-       assoc_type_uri: "dm4.core.composition_def",
-       part_topic_type_uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.mass",
-       part_cardinality_uri: "dm4.core.one"
-     }, {
-       assoc_type_uri: "dm4.core.composition_def",
-       part_topic_type_uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.distance_to_earth",
-       part_cardinality_uri: "dm4.core.one"
-     }]}' \
+curl localhost:8080/core/topictype -i -X POST -H Content-Type:application/json \
+-d '{uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.planet",
+     value: "Planet",
+     data_type_uri: "dm4.core.composite",
+     assoc_defs: [
+       {
+         assoc_type_uri: "dm4.core.composition_def",
+         part_topic_type_uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.planet_name",
+         part_cardinality_uri: "dm4.core.one"
+       }, {
+         assoc_type_uri: "dm4.core.composition_def",
+         part_topic_type_uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.mass",
+         part_cardinality_uri: "dm4.core.one"
+       }, {
+         assoc_type_uri: "dm4.core.composition_def",
+         part_topic_type_uri: "spaceorg.planetarium.distance_to_earth",
+         part_cardinality_uri: "dm4.core.one"
+       }]}' \
 | jsonpretty
 }}}