Re: [yast-devel] WebYaST: how to pass empty string to rest-service?

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:33:18AM +0200, Klaus Kaempf wrote:

* Martin Vidner [Sep 16. 2009 10:19]:

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On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 09:47:46AM +0200, Jiří Suchomel wrote:

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Hi, in administrator module I have a POST request from client that contains the

And even REST does not define this afaik.

The payload for a POST request usually contains the complete instance (i.e. all attributes). The distinction of 'nil' (no change) vs. 'empty' (write empty value) is usually done on the service side, comparing the new with the current value and only writing changes.

Now that you mention it, maybe we could use the distinction between POST/create and PUT/update. -- Martin Vidner, YaST developer http://en.opensuse.org/User:Mvidner Kuracke oddeleni v restauraci je jako fekalni oddeleni v bazenu -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help@opensuse.org