Hi Dan Reopening this for more clarification.
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 11:59 PM, Dan Haywood <[email protected]>wrote: > > On 1 September 2013 17:54, Bhargav Golla <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello >> >> > Sorry for the delay in replying, Bhargav... was on vacation. > > > >> I am trying to add a dependency to a TODO. It's arguments are supposed to >> by like this {"toDoItem":{"value":"XXXX"}} where XXXX should be some >> value. >> > > That's the case for scalar values, but it isn't the case for references to > other objects. > > > >> Could I know what should be placed in XXXX place to add a ToDo item as a >> dependency? I tried ID of a ToDo item, but it is giving me this response. >> { >> "toDoItem": { >> "value": "http://localhost:8080/restful/objects/TODO/L_18";, >> "invalidReason": "Expected a link (because this object's type is >> not a value) but found no 'href'" >> }, >> "x-ro-invalidReason": "Mandatory" >> } >> >> > So, you almost got it right. As per sec 2.9.2.1 of the RO spec, the value > must be a json-node with a "href", ie: > > { "toDoItem": > {"value": > { "href": "http://localhost:8080/restful/objects/TODO/L_18"; } > } > } > > > ~~~ > Your next question, I suspect, will be: "how do I know which hrefs to > provide?" In the Wicket viewer, we have support for the autoComplete > facet, and so render a drop-down. In the RO spec v1.0, there is no support > currently for autoComplete, so there is no easy way to support it. > > I am working on v1.1. of the spec that defines this capability. A couple > of ideas for you in the meantime: > - extend the dom application to support choices (this is defined in the RO > spec), and render a drop-down of these > Could you explain this idea about extending DOM application more? > - cache objects identifiers as they are visited and make them available > in a drop-down (as "recently viewed") > - provide some sort of ability to pin or bookmark objects (eg onto a > "shelf" area) so that they can then be dragged down into the slot > afterwards. > > Dan > > > > >> Regards >> >> Bhargav Golla >> Developer. Freelancer. >> B.E (Hons.) Computer Science >> BITS-Pilani >> Github <http://www.github.com/bhargavgolla> | >> LinkedIN<http://www.linkedin.com/in/bhargavgolla> >> | Website <http://www.bhargavgolla.com/> >> > >
