Github user justinleet commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/metron/pull/824
## Patch alert and status
Create a metaalerts and get the GUID for the following steps.
### Attempt to update status field
```
/api/v1/update/patch
curl -X PATCH --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept:
application/json' -d '{
"guid": "00eae5ba-6137-4601-ae3a-fbf0003e58e6",
"index": "metaalert_index",
"patch": [
{
"op": "replace"
, "path": "/status"
, "value": "failure"
}
],
"sensorType": "metaalert"
}' 'http://node1:8082/api/v1/update/patch'
```
Should return
```
{
"responseCode": 500,
"message": "Meta alert patches are not allowed for /alert or /status
paths. Please use the add/remove alert or update status functions instead.",
"fullMessage": "IllegalArgumentException: Meta alert patches are not
allowed for /alert or /status paths. Please use the add/remove alert or update
status functions instead."
}
```
### Attempt to update the alert list
```
/api/v1/update/patch
curl -X PATCH --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept:
application/json' -d '{
"guid": "00eae5ba-6137-4601-ae3a-fbf0003e58e6",
"index": "metaalert_index",
"patch": [
{
"op": "replace"
, "path": "/alert"
, "value": [{
"alertOne":"test"
},
{
"alertTwo":"test"
}
]
}
],
"sensorType": "metaalert"
}' 'http://node1:8082/api/v1/update/patch'
```
Should return
```
{
"responseCode": 500,
"message": "Meta alert patches are not allowed for /alert or /status
paths. Please use the add/remove alert or update status functions instead.",
"fullMessage": "IllegalArgumentException: Meta alert patches are not
allowed for /alert or /status paths. Please use the add/remove alert or update
status functions instead."
}
```
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