Would prefer configurable. Getting all the property data each time would be problematic in many of our use cases.
/blah/blah/node/* = all properties /blah/blah/node = no properties or "system default" behavior /blah/blah/node/property = specific property Alternatively a query parameter could be used: propertyMask=* propertyMask= (or absence of this parameter) propertyMask=property I'm sure we could come up with creative ways to also ask for a set of properties (e.g. propertyMask=[property1,property2,property3]) -----Original Message----- From: user-boun...@lists.neo4j.org [mailto:user-boun...@lists.neo4j.org] On Behalf Of Mattias Persson Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 4:13 AM To: Neo user discussions Subject: Re: [Neo] Relationship representation in REST Is there any kind of consensus here? Always send back full node representation? Not send back full node representation? Configurable per request somehow? 2010/4/21 Brian Turner <br...@wodaklab.org> > > I would have to agree. I've been trying out the REST interface, and it > > would > > be nice to have the option to have the full details of each node > returned > > when doing a traversal. > > > >>You say have the "option" to have the full details? I'd rather not have > it > >>configurable per server... maybe per request. How would that be > configurable > >>in a good way (assuming that's what you mean)? > > Yes, I mean when doing the post and option should exist for level of detail > returned. > > >>Do you mean when doing a traversal (as in POST > .../node/123/traverse/node) > >>or when simply getting relationships for a node? When you use traversers > you > >>can specify what to get back and if you get nodes back you get that data. > > I was thinking of traversal, but it shouldn't matter. Anywhere a node is > returned as only an identifier should really allow for the option to have > its details included (perhaps even a list of desired attributes). > > B. > ______________________________________________________ > Brian Turner > http://wodaklab.org > 416 813 7810 > _______________________________________________ > Neo mailing list > User@lists.neo4j.org > https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user > -- Mattias Persson, [matt...@neotechnology.com] Hacker, Neo Technology www.neotechnology.com _______________________________________________ Neo mailing list User@lists.neo4j.org https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user _______________________________________________ Neo mailing list User@lists.neo4j.org https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user
