Blueprint registered here https://blueprints.launchpad.net/dhis2/+spec/support-delimited-paramater-values-in-webapi
Regards, Jason On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Lars Helge Øverland <larshe...@gmail.com>wrote: > OK cool, wasn't aware of matrix URIs. > > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Jason Pickering < > jason.p.picker...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have no preference one way or the other. >> >> I will write up a blueprint with all of the info on this thread though so >> we do not forget it :) >> >> Regards, >> Jason >> >> Infact the , (comma) is meant to be used for this, as is mentioned here: >> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-3.3 . See last paragraph, >> last 5 sentences. >> Also Spring docs suggest using commas - >> http://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/3.2.x/spring-framework-reference/html/mvc.html#mvc-ann-matrix-variables >> >> --- >> Regards, >> Saptarshi PURKAYASTHA >> >> >> On 11 December 2013 13:13, Lars Helge Øverland <larshe...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi Jason, >>> >>> thanks for the suggestion. No doubt there is a need for a compact format >>> for items. >>> >>> Only problem is that the "," character is defined as "reserved" in the >>> URL "spec": >>> >>> http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt p2.2 >>> >>> and causes e.g. spring mvc to split the value into multiple query >>> params. >>> >>> For analytics we use ";" for delimiting, which is also reserved, but is >>> at least not causing trouble with spring mvc. >>> >>> Would ";" be okay? If so please write a blueprint. >>> >>> Lars >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:49 AM, Jason Pickering < >>> jason.p.picker...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi there. >>>> >>>> I have been working with another REST API recently and one of the >>>> features is the support for comma delimited lists as part of a API request. >>>> From this example from the docs.. >>>> >>>> curl >>>> "http://apps.dhis2.org/dev/api/completeDataSetRegistrations?dataSet=pBOMPrpg1QX&dataSet=BfMAe6Itzgt&startDate=2013-01-01&endDate=2013-01-31&orgUnit=YuQRtpLP10I&orgUnit=vWbkYPRmKyS&children=true" >>>> -H "Accept:application/xml" -u admin:district -v >>>> >>>> >>>> It would be useful to support this request as well.. >>>> >>>> >>>> curl >>>> "http://apps.dhis2.org/dev/api/completeDataSetRegistrations?dataSet=pBOMPrpg1QX&dataSet=BfMAe6Itzgt&startDate=2013-01-01&endDate=2013-01-31&orgUnit=YuQRtpLP10I,vWbkYPRmKyS&children=true" >>>> -H "Accept:application/xml" -u admin:district -v >>>> >>>> In some cases, we have many dozens or hundreds of orgunit UIDs in the >>>> requests, and it might be just a bit simpler to have these delimited. >>>> >>>> Thoughts? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Jason >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>>> Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>> Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >> >
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