I cannot really say it is solved based on the subject of the thread, but regarding what I was actually trying to do, it is solved. I picked up just what was needed to generate the Json response in my DirectAction class so I could keep what I was using the generate the url.
Thanks anyway, it gave me some time to look at ERRest:) Xavier > On 16 Apr 2020, at 20:31, Dev WO via Webobjects-dev > <webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com> wrote: > > I was just looking at making a DirectAction to get a NSDict as a json output > actually. > > Searching for that it looked like ERRest was the answer, but maybe I should > just “borrow” the method that actually generate the son response and stick > with the regular DirectAction… > > Xavier > > >> On 16 Apr 2020, at 20:11, Jesse Tayler <jtay...@oeinc.com> wrote: >> >> I might be confused >> >> Not sure this is the right API for what you want since this API is for a >> specific page or object ID? >> >> ra/Vote/2343.html >> >> or >> >> ra/User/jtayler.html >> >> Is what I might expect >> >> Those routes are HTML and either need default HTML or a static view page for >> that entity that accepts an object to inspect. >> >> Are you looking to invoke a list page? >> >> This is a list with params and basically an apache rule redirects the URL >> into the longer version and my app intercepts link URL requests and >> exchanges links on production that are shorter. >> >> http://planaby.com/event/nearby.html?distance=30.0&lat=40.7450127906344&lon=-73.9771424224899 >> >> or >> >> http://planaby.com/person/1.html >> >> Is just a simple ERRest route url translated by apache so it looks shorter >> in production >> >> Maybe that helps >> >> >> >> >>> On Apr 16, 2020, at 1:45 PM, Dev WO <webobje...@anazys.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jesse, >>> >>> Thanks for the pointer, that does look better, but I don’t understand 2 >>> things: >>> The method I have is >>> actionUrlForEntity(WOContext context, String entityName, Object entityID, >>> String action, String format, NSDictionary<String, Object> queryParameters, >>> boolean secure, boolean includeSessionID) >>> I’m doing “ERXRouteUrlUtils.actionUrlForEntity(context(), "Status", null, >>> null, null, restDict, false, false)" >>> >>> I’m expecting a url like >>> ''/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CloudManager.woa/ra/Status?type=heat” >>> but I get "/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CloudManager.woa/ra/statuses.html?type=heat” >>> I don’t really get why I got “statuses.html” instead of “Status” (the >>> capital S and the plural+.html). >>> >>> Looking at the source, it seems whatever I choose as “format”, I’ll get a >>> “.something” appended, but the response is still ok if I do >>> '/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CloudManager.woa/ra/Status.json?type=heat” so that’s >>> not an issue. >>> >>> But the capital S and the plural do break my call, any idea about this? >>> >>> Thanks, hope everything is as good as it could be in NYC, >>> >>> Xavier >>> >>> >>>> On 16 Apr 2020, at 18:49, Jesse Tayler <jtay...@oeinc.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> If you want to generate an action URL, I think you’ll want this API >>>> >>>> String link = ERXRouteUrlUtils.actionUrlForEntity(context, entityName, >>>> entityID, action, format, queryParameters, secure, includeSessionID); >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Apr 16, 2020, at 12:42 PM, Dev WO via Webobjects-dev >>>>> <webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>> >>>>> I’m currently trying a few things with ERRest. >>>>> In a stateless component, I need to create some urls manually (they will >>>>> be used inside a script element). >>>>> When I was calling my DirectAction class, I was just doing this: >>>>> >>>>> context().generateRelativeURLs(); >>>>> NSMutableDictionary<String, String> dict = new >>>>> NSMutableDictionary<String, String>(); >>>>> ... >>>>> dict.put(key, value); >>>>> ... >>>>> String relativeUrl = context()._directActionURL(“myDirectAction", dict, >>>>> false); >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> But I wasn’t able to find out the equivalent _directActionURL() method to >>>>> generate the Rest (with /ra) URL. >>>>> >>>>> How would you manually generate a relative URL for an ERRest request? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks a lot and stay safe, >>>>> >>>>> Xavier >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/jtayler%40oeinc.com >>>>> >>>>> This email sent to jtay...@oeinc.com >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/webobjects%40anazys.com > > This email sent to webobje...@anazys.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
