Setting a null value willl set it to null, if nullable. Yes!

El jue, 21 mar 2024 a las 10:07, Fridolin SOMERS via Koha-devel (<koha-devel@lists.koha-community.org>) escribió:


Le 21/03/2024 à 11:18, Fridolin SOMERS via Koha-devel a écrit :
> OK
>
> But currently this means in PUT you need to add in body the required
> fields (even when unchanged) and the fields you want to change.
> Missing fields are kept unchanged right ?
> So there is no way to blank a field ?
Looks like we can use null (unquoted of course) :
For example in PUT /libraries/<id> :
--data-raw '{ "name": "toto", "library_id": "ID", "address1": null }'

It blanks the address1

Anyone confirm ?

>
> The need was updating patron expiration date.
> So maybe better create a dedicated route with only PUT.
> Like the one for privacy :
> /public/patrons/{patron_id}/guarantors/can_see_charges
>
> We should add some text to wiki :
> https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_REST_API_Users_Guide
>
>
> Le 20/03/2024 à 16:45, Tomas Cohen Arazi a écrit :
>> When we decided to implement the RESTful API, we agreed PUT is for
>> 'replacing' resources, and PATCH for updating selected pieces of them.
>>
>> I personally never managed to wrap my mind around PATCH and how to
>> validate what tiny bit is allowed to be patched or not. As OpenAPIv2
>> is not that flexible.
>>
>> But I'm sure Jonathan has implemented PATCH on the ERM, and those
>> controllers look exactly the same as those for PUT.
>>
>> That said, I think we could just implement PATCH on the spec, pointing
>> to the same controllers (for now) on an as-needed basis.
>>
>> Beware validation of combined parameters, etc.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> El mié, 20 mar 2024 a las 11:03, Fridolin SOMERS via Koha-devel
>> (<koha-devel@lists.koha-community.org
>> <mailto:koha-devel@lists.koha-community.org>>) escribió:
>>
>>     Hi,
>>
>>     I've tried to use API for a PUT on patron.
>>
>>     Looks like I can't do a partial update, I get error on mandatory
>> datas
>>     like if it where a POST.
>>
>>     I found this discussion :
>>     https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23285#c8
>>     <https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=23285#c8>
>>
>>     Is this a bug ?
>>
>>     Best regards,
>>
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