************************************* How to work with the API - An example ************************************* .. testsetup:: from api.actions import _get_engine engine = _get_engine() connection = engine.connect() #connection.execute('CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS sandbox;') #connection.execute('CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS _sandbox;') connection.close() oep_url = 'http://localhost:8000' from oeplatform.securitysettings import token_test_user as your_token .. note:: The API is enable for the following schmemas only: * model_draft * sandbox Authenticate ============ The OpenEnergy Platform API uses token authentication. Each user has a unique token assigned to it that will be used as an authentication password. You can access you token by visiting you profile on the OEP. In order to issue PUT or POST request you have to include this token in the *Authorization*-field of your request: * Authorization: Token *your-token* Create table ============ We want to create the following table with primary key `id`: +-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------+ | *id*: bigserial | name: varchar(50) | geom: geometry(Point) | +===========+===================+=======================+ | | | | +-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------+ In order to do so, we send the following PUT request:: PUT oep.iks.cs.ovgu.de/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/ { "query": { "columns": [ { "name":"id", "data_type": "Bigserial", "is_nullable": "NO" },{ "name":"name", "data_type": "varchar", "character_maximum_length": "50" },{ "name":"geom", "data_type": "geometry(point)" } ], "constraints": [ { "constraint_type": "PRIMARY KEY", "constraint_parameter": "id", } ] } } and include the following headers: * Content-Type: application/json * Authorization: Token *your-token* You can use any tool that can send HTTP-requests. E.g. you could use the linux tool **curl**:: curl -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Token ' -d '{ "query": { "columns": [ { "name":"id", "data_type": "bigsersial", "is_nullable": "NO" },{ "name":"name", "data_type": "varchar", "character_maximum_length": "50" },{ "name":"geom", "data_type": "geometry(point)" } ], "constraints": [ { "constraint_type": "PRIMARY KEY", "constraint_parameter": "id", } ] } }' oep.iks.cs.ovgu.de/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/ or **python**: .. doctest:: >>> import requests >>> data = { "query": { "columns": [ { "name":"id", "data_type": "bigserial", "is_nullable": "NO" },{ "name":"name", "data_type": "varchar", "character_maximum_length": "50" },{ "name":"geom", "data_type": "geometry(point)" } ], "constraints": [ { "constraint_type": "PRIMARY KEY", "constraint_parameter": "id" } ] } } >>> requests.put(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/', json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) If everything went right, you will receive a 201-Resonse_ and the table has been created. .. note:: The OEP will automatically grant the 'admin'-permissions on this table to your user. .. doctest:: >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/columns') >>> result.status_code 200 >>> json_result = result.json() >>> json_result['id'] == {'character_maximum_length': None, 'maximum_cardinality': None, 'is_nullable': False, 'data_type': 'bigint', 'numeric_precision': 64, 'character_octet_length': None, 'interval_type': None, 'dtd_identifier': '1', 'interval_precision': None, 'numeric_scale': 0, 'is_updatable': True, 'datetime_precision': None, 'ordinal_position': 1, 'column_default': "nextval('sandbox.example_table_id_seq'::regclass)", 'numeric_precision_radix': 2} True >>> json_result['geom'] == {'column_default': None, 'character_maximum_length': None, 'maximum_cardinality': None, 'is_nullable': True, 'data_type': 'USER-DEFINED', 'numeric_precision': None, 'character_octet_length': None, 'interval_type': None, 'dtd_identifier': '3', 'interval_precision': None, 'numeric_scale': None, 'is_updatable': True, 'datetime_precision': None, 'ordinal_position': 3, 'column_default': None, 'numeric_precision_radix': None} True >>> json_result['name'] == {'character_maximum_length': 50, 'maximum_cardinality': None, 'is_nullable': True, 'data_type': 'character varying', 'numeric_precision': None, 'character_octet_length': 200, 'interval_type': None, 'dtd_identifier': '2', 'interval_precision': None, 'numeric_scale': None, 'is_updatable': True, 'datetime_precision': None, 'ordinal_position': 2, 'column_default': None, 'numeric_precision_radix': None} True .. note:: A table **must** have a column 'id' of type 'bigserial'. .. doctest:: >>> import requests >>> data = { "query": { "columns": [ { "name":"name", "data_type": "varchar", "character_maximum_length": "50" }]} } >>> response = requests.put(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/faulty_table/', json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) >>> response.status_code 500 >>> response.json()['reason'] 'Your table must have one column "id" of type "bigserial"' .. doctest:: >>> import requests >>> data = { "query": { "columns": [ { "name":"id", "data_type": "integer"}]} } >>> response = requests.put(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/faulty_table/', json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) >>> response.status_code 500 >>> response.json()['reason'] 'Your column "id" must have type "bigserial"' .. _200-Resonse: https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html .. _201-Resonse: https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html Insert data =========== You can insert data into a specific table by sending a request to its `/rows` subresource. The `query` part of the sent data contians the row you want to insert in form of a JSON-dictionary::: { 'name_of_column_1': 'value_in_column_1', 'name_of_column_2': 'value_in_column_2', ... } If you the row you want to insert should have a specific id, send a PUT-request to the `/rows/{id}/` subresource. In case the id should be generated automatically, just ommit the id field in the data dictionary and send a POST-request to the `/rows/new` subresource. If successful, the response will contain the id of the new row. In the following example, we want to add a row containing just the name "John Doe", **but** we do not want to set the the id of this entry. **curl**:: curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H 'Authorization: Token ' -d '{"query": {"name": "John Doe"}}' oep.iks.cs.ovgu.de/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/ **python**: .. doctest:: >>> import requests >>> data = {"query": {"name": "John Doe"}} >>> result = requests.post(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/new', json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) >>> result.status_code 201 >>> json_result = result.json() >>> json_result['data'] # Show the id of the new row [[1]] Alternatively, we can specify that the new row should be stored under id 12: **python**: .. doctest:: >>> import requests >>> data = {"query": {"name": "Mary Doe XII"}} >>> result = requests.put(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/12', json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) >>> result.status_code 201 Our database should have the following structure now: +-----------+-------------------+-----------------------+ | *id*: int | name: varchar(50) | geom: geometry(Point) | +===========+===================+=======================+ | 1 | John Doe | NULL | +-----------+-------------------+-----------------------+ | 12 | Mary Doe XII | NULL | +-----------+-------------------+-----------------------+ .. note:: In order to insert new data, or perfom any other actions that alter the data state, you need the 'write'-permission for the respective table. Permissions can be granted by a user with 'admin'-permissions in the OEP web interface. Select data =========== You can insert data into a specific table by sending a GET-request to its `/rows` subresource. No authorization is required to do so. **curl**:: curl -X GET oep.iks.cs.ovgu.de/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/ The data will be returned as list of JSON-dictionaries similar to the ones used when adding new rows:: [ { "name": "John Doe", "geom": null, "id": 1 } ] **python**: .. doctest:: >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/', ) >>> result.status_code 200 >>> json_result = result.json() >>> json_result == [{'id': 1, 'name': 'John Doe', 'geom': None}, {'id': 12, 'name': 'Mary Doe XII', 'geom': None}] True There are also optional parameters for these GET-queries: * limit: Limit the number of returned rows * offset: Ignore the specified amount of rows * orderby: Name of a column to refer when ordering * column: Name of a column to include in the results. If not present, all columns are returned * where: Constraint fourmulated as `VALUE+OPERATOR+VALUE` with * VALUE: Constant or name of a column * OPERATOR: One of the following: * `EQUALS` or `=`, * `GREATER` or `>`, * `LOWER` or `<`, * `NOTEQUAL` or `!=` or `<>`, * `NOTGREATER` or `<=`, * `NOTLOWER` or `>=`, .. doctest:: >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+"/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/?where=name=John+Doe", ) >>> result.status_code 200 >>> json_result = result.json() >>> json_result == [{'id': 1, 'name': 'John Doe', 'geom': None}] True .. doctest:: >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+"/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/1", ) >>> result.status_code 200 >>> json_result = result.json() >>> json_result == {'id': 1, 'name': 'John Doe', 'geom': None} True .. doctest:: >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+"/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/?offset=1") >>> result.status_code 200 >>> json_result = result.json() >>> json_result == [{'id': 12, 'name': 'Mary Doe XII', 'geom': None}] True .. doctest:: >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+"/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/?column=name&column=id") >>> result.status_code 200 >>> json_result = result.json() >>> json_result == [{'id': 1, 'name': 'John Doe'},{'id': 12, 'name': 'Mary Doe XII'}] True Add columns table ================= .. doctest:: >>> data = {'query':{'data_type': 'varchar', 'character_maximum_length': 30}} >>> result = requests.put(oep_url+"/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/columns/first_name", json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token}) >>> result.status_code 201 .. doctest:: >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+"/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/columns/first_name") >>> result.status_code 200 >>> result.json() == {'numeric_scale': None, 'numeric_precision_radix': None, 'is_updatable': True, 'maximum_cardinality': None, 'character_maximum_length': 30, 'character_octet_length': 120, 'ordinal_position': 4, 'is_nullable': True, 'interval_type': None, 'data_type': 'character varying', 'dtd_identifier': '4', 'column_default': None, 'datetime_precision': None, 'interval_precision': None, 'numeric_precision': None} True Alter data ========== Our current table looks as follows: +-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | *id*: bigserial | name: varchar(50) | geom: geometry(Point) | first_name: varchar(30)| +=================+===================+=======================+========================+ | 1 | John Doe | NULL | NULL | +-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 12 | Mary Doe XII | NULL | NULL | +-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ Our next task is to distribute for and last name to the different columns: .. doctest:: >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/') # Load the names via GET >>> result.status_code 200 >>> for row in result.json(): ... first_name, last_name = str(row['name']).split(' ', 1) # Split the names at the first space ... data = {'query': {'name': last_name, 'first_name': first_name}} # Build the data dictionary and post it to /rows/ ... result = requests.post(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/{id}'.format(id=row['id']), json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token}) ... result.status_code 200 200 Now, our table looks as follows: +-----------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | *id*: int | name: varchar(50) | geom: geometry(Point) | first_name: varchar(30)| +===========+===================+=======================+========================+ | 1 | Doe | NULL | John | +-----------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 12 | Doe XII | NULL | Mary | +-----------+-------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ Alter tables ============ Currently, rows are allowed that contain no first name. In order to prohibit such behaviour, we have to set column `first_name` to `NOT NULL`. Such `ALTER TABLE` commands can be executed by POST-ing a dictionary with the corresponding values to the column's resource: .. doctest:: >>> data = {'query': {'is_nullable': False}} >>> result = requests.post(oep_url+"/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/columns/first_name", json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) >>> result.status_code 200 We can check, whether your command worked by retrieving the corresponding resource: .. doctest:: >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+"/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/columns/first_name") >>> result.status_code 200 >>> json_result = result.json() >>> json_result['is_nullable'] False After prohibiting null-values in the first name column, such rows can not be added anymore. .. doctest:: >>> import requests >>> data = {"query": {"name": "McPaul"}} >>> result = requests.post(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/new', json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) >>> result.status_code 500 >>> result.json()['reason'] 'Action violates not-null constraint on first_name. Failing row was (McPaul)' Delete rows *********** In order to delete rows, you need the 'delete'-permission on the respective table. The permissions can be granted by an admin in the OEP web interface. .. doctest:: >>> import requests >>> data = {"query": {"name": "McPaul"}} >>> result = requests.delete(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/1', json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) >>> result.status_code 200 >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/1') >>> result.status_code 404 Delete tables ************* In order to delete rows, you need the 'admin'-permission on the respective table. The permissions can be granted by an admin in the OEP web interface. .. doctest:: >>> import requests >>> requests.delete(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table', headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) >>> requests.get(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table') For more advanced commands read :doc:`advanced` Handling Arrays *************** The underlying OpenEnergy Database is a Postgres database. Thus, it supports Array-typed fields. .. doctest:: >>> import requests >>> data = { "query": { "columns": [ { "name":"id", "data_type": "bigserial", "is_nullable": "NO" },{ "name":"arr", "data_type": "int[]"},{ "name":"geom", "data_type": "geometry(point)" } ], "constraints": [ { "constraint_type": "PRIMARY KEY", "constraint_parameter": "id" } ] } } >>> requests.put(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/', json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) .. doctest::arrays >>> import requests >>> data = {"query": {"arr": [1,2,3]}} >>> result = requests.post(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/new', json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) >>> result.status_code 201 >>> result = requests.get(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/rows/1') >>> json_result = result.json() >>> json_result['arr'] [1, 2, 3] .. testcleanup::arrays >>> import requests >>> requests.delete(oep_url+'/api/v0/schema/sandbox/tables/example_table/', json=data, headers={'Authorization': 'Token %s'%your_token} ) .. testcleanup:: from api.actions import _get_engine engine = _get_engine() connection = engine.connect() #connection.execute('DROP SCHEMA sandbox CASCADE;') #connection.execute('DROP SCHEMA _sandbox CASCADE;') connection.close()