Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of RestApi

Timestamp:

03.09.2011 19:24:13 (13 years ago)

Author:

jri

Comment:

Details about topic creation

RestApi

@@ -52 +52 @@
 }}}
 
-For details about the topic data format see DataFormat#Topic.
+For details about the topic format see DataFormat#Topic.
 
 ==== Example 2: Getting a topic ''without'' its `composite` value ====
@@ -84 +84 @@
 POST /core/topic
 
-<the topic>
-}}}
+<the topic to create>
+}}}
+
+For details about the topic format see DataFormat#Topic.
+
+For a create operation not all properties are involved:
+
+||= Property =||= Mandatory / Optional =||
+|| `id` || Do //not// provide an ID. The ID will be system-generated. ||
+|| `uri` || Optional. Default URI is an empty string.  ||
+|| `type_uri` || Mandatory. ||
+|| `value` || For a simple topic: Optional. Default value is an empty string. You can change the value later on though an update operation.\\\\For a complex topic: Do //not// specify a value. The value will be system-generated. ||
+|| `composite` || For a complex topic: Optional. Default composite is an empty object. You can change the composite later on though an update operation.\\\\For a simple topic: Do //not// specify a composite. ||
 
 ==== Example 1: Creating a simple topic ====
@@ -96 +107 @@
 | jsonpretty
 }}}
-
-For details about the topic data format see DataFormat#Topic.
 
 Response:
@@ -297 +306 @@
 }}}
 
-For details about the topic type data format see DataFormat#TopicType.
+For details about the topic type format see DataFormat#TopicType.
 
 == Association Types ==