Re: Exist REST Problems

Posted by Alessandro Vernet on
URL: https://discuss.orbeon.com/Exist-REST-Problems-tp31201p31226.html

Hank, Ryan,

Adam on the exit-open list said he will fix this issue "in a few
days". His message:

http://www.nabble.com/Different-content-type-depending-on-POST-or-GET-tf2633473.html#a7367007

Alex

On 11/14/06, Alessandro Vernet <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hank,
>
> OK, I sent the question in exist-open. Let's see what comes out of it
> :). Here is the message for reference:
>
> http://www.nabble.com/Different-content-type-depending-on-POST-or-GET-tf2633473.html
>
> Alex
>
> On 11/14/06, Hank Ratzesberger <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > I did, but I did not clarify that GET and POST return
> > different results.
> >
> > I also tried everything to sitemap.xmap with
> > no results, so the issue is with eXist.
> >
> > Would you do us the favor of posting this issue,
> > I think you could be clearer than I.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Hank
> >
> > Hank Ratzesberger
> > Institute for Crustal Studies
> > University of California, Santa Barbara
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alessandro Vernet" <[hidden email]>
> > To: <[hidden email]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 3:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ops-users] Exist REST Problems
> >
> >
> > > Ryan,
> > >
> > > I see, when you are using _query=... instead of POSTing the response
> > > comes back with Content-Type: text/html instead of application/xml.
> > > But the result document is the same.
> > >
> > > While it seems reasonable to return text/html when using the _xsl
> > > parameter, I think that the content type of the result should be the
> > > same using _query or POSTing the query. Have you raised the issue
> > > already on exist-open?
> > >
> > > Alex
> > >
> > > On 11/14/06, Ryan Puddephatt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > >> Alex,
> > >>         I'm not running XSLT just an Xpath query. My hack works for me for
> > >> the minute, but the Jtidy idea sounds good to make sure no problems occur
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >>
> > >> Ryan
> > >>
> > >> Ryan Puddephatt
> > >> Software Engineer
> > >>
> > >> Teleflex Group - IT UK
> > >> 1 Michaelson Square
> > >> Livingston
> > >> West Lothian
> > >> Scotland
> > >> EH54 7DP
> > >>
> > >> e> [hidden email]
> > >> t> +44(0)1506 407 110
> > >> f> +44(0)1506 407 108
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> >From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf
> > >> >Of Alessandro Vernet
> > >> >Sent: 13 November 2006 23:17
> > >> >To: [hidden email]
> > >> >Subject: Re: [ops-users] Exist REST Problems
> > >> >
> > >> >Ryan,
> > >> >
> > >> >What Phillip is talking about in this thread is little
> > >> >different: if I understand his message correctly, he is using
> > >> >XSLT on the eXist side to generate RSS, while I am just
> > >> >accessing eXist to retrieve a document or run an XQuery
> > >> >request through REST. When using XSLT on eXist, it seems that
> > >> >eXist makes the assumption you want to generate HTML. Are you
> > >> >also running XSLT on the eXist side?
> > >> >
> > >> >If the service you call from XForms does not return text/xml
> > >> >or application/xml, I don't think that we should go ahead and
> > >> >parse that as it was XML. One possible improvement is to
> > >> >accept text/html but pipe it through JTidy before it gets to
> > >> >your XForms instance.
> > >> >
> > >> >Alex
> > >> >
> > >> >On 11/11/06, Ryan Puddephatt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > >> >> Alex,
> > >> >>         I believe Hank has posted a question on the Exist
> > >> >mailing list
> > >> >> regarding this, I also found this archived email
> > >> >>
> > >> >http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=36645468, which
> > >> >> states that it's the default response (Not sure why). I was
> > >> >wondering
> > >> >> why an xforms submission can't accept this content type and force a
> > >> >> change into xml, and only then throw an error if it isn't
> > >> >well formed?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Ryan
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Ryan Puddephatt
> > >> >> Software Engineer
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Teleflex Group - IT UK
> > >> >> 1 Michaelson Square
> > >> >> Livingston
> > >> >> West Lothian
> > >> >> Scotland
> > >> >> EH54 7DP
> > >> >>
> > >> >> e> [hidden email]
> > >> >> t> +44(0)1506 407 110
> > >> >> f> +44(0)1506 407 108
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> >> >From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> > >> >> >Alessandro Vernet
> > >> >> >Sent: 11 November 2006 02:39
> > >> >> >To: [hidden email]
> > >> >> >Subject: Re: [ops-users] Exist REST Problems
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >Ryan,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >Point taken. Let us know if you find a solution through the eXist
> > >> >> >list or otherwise.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >Alex
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >On 11/10/06, Ryan Puddephatt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > >> >> >> Alex,
> > >> >> >>         I can see your argument, but all my queries are simple,
> > >> >> >> /product etc. This means I can get all the products in my
> > >> >> >application
> > >> >> >> for listing (similar to the DMV Summary). This saves me having to
> > >> >> >> create a query instance or use XPL because I can do it all
> > >> >> >in the src
> > >> >> >> (well in theory)
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Thanks
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Ryan
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Ryan Puddephatt
> > >> >> >> Software Engineer
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Teleflex Group - IT UK
> > >> >> >> 1 Michaelson Square
> > >> >> >> Livingston
> > >> >> >> West Lothian
> > >> >> >> Scotland
> > >> >> >> EH54 7DP
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> e> [hidden email]
> > >> >> >> t> +44(0)1506 407 110
> > >> >> >> f> +44(0)1506 407 108
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> >> >> >From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
> > >> >> >> >Alessandro Vernet
> > >> >> >> >Sent: 11 November 2006 01:29
> > >> >> >> >To: [hidden email]
> > >> >> >> >Subject: Re: [ops-users] Exist REST Problems
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >Ryan,
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >Here I am posting the query from XForms. That is posting a query
> > >> >> >> >embedded in a <query> document as the one shown on the
> > >> >page linked
> > >> >> >> >below. Would you get the text/xml content type when doing a
> > >> >> >POST vs.
> > >> >> >> >a GET? Is it OK in your case to do a POST?
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >http://exist.sourceforge.net/devguide.html#N10385
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >(Unless I am sending trivial queries, I don't like very
> > >> >> >much the idea
> > >> >> >> >of sending them in a query string with a GET, because I
> > >> >> >know that one
> > >> >> >> >day the query will become too long, exceed the URL length limit
> > >> >> >> >and lead to a bug that is hard to find.)
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >Alex
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >On 11/10/06, Ryan Puddephatt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > >> >> >> >> Alex,
> > >> >> >> >>         Apart from the fact I'm using an internal
> > >> >exist the only
> > >> >> >> >> difference I can see is that I'm using the _query parameter to
> > >> >> >> >> query the DB rather than pulling a single document, I
> > >> >> >believe that
> > >> >> >> >> this is the cause for the change in content type
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> Thanks
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> Ryan
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> Ryan Puddephatt
> > >> >> >> >> Software Engineer
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> Teleflex Group - IT UK
> > >> >> >> >> 1 Michaelson Square
> > >> >> >> >> Livingston
> > >> >> >> >> West Lothian
> > >> >> >> >> Scotland
> > >> >> >> >> EH54 7DP
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> e> [hidden email]
> > >> >> >> >> t> +44(0)1506 407 110
> > >> >> >> >> f> +44(0)1506 407 108
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> >> >> >> >From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On
> > >> >Behalf Of
> > >> >> >> >> >Alessandro Vernet
> > >> >> >> >> >Sent: 10 November 2006 21:53
> > >> >> >> >> >To: [hidden email]
> > >> >> >> >> >Subject: Re: [ops-users] Exist REST Problems
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> >On 11/10/06, Ryan Puddephatt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > >> >> >> >> >> I now have another problem, the REST API always
> > >> >> >returns text/html.
> > >> >> >> >> >> There is a parameter that can change it, by adding the
> > >> >> >> >following to
> > >> >> >> >> >> the EXistServlet
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> >Ryan,
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> >I don't have this problem. I am using a verbatim 1.1.1
> > >> >> >> >deployed as a
> > >> >> >> >> >separate war, and if I access
> > >> >> >> >http://localhost:8090/exist/rest/, the
> > >> >> >> >> >response I get is:
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> >HTTP/1.1 200 OK
> > >> >> >> >> >Server: Apache-Coyote/1.1
> > >> >> >> >> >Content-Type: text/xml;charset=UTF-8
> > >> >> >> >> >Content-Length: 321
> > >> >> >> >> >Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:50:24 GMT
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> ><exist:result
> > >> >> >xmlns:exist="http://exist.sourceforge.net/NS/exist">
> > >> >> >> >> >...
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> >Do you see anything that could be different in your case?
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> >Alex
> > >> >> >> >> >--
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