Table of Contents
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REST API docs
General principles
Content |
Location |
search objects |
GET/objects |
nextPid |
POST /objects/nextPid |
Object |
GET/DELETE/POST/PUT /objects/{pid} |
Object Export |
GET /objects/{pid}\export |
Object Versions |
GET /objects/{pid}\versions |
Object XML |
GET /objects/{pid}\objectXML |
Datastreams |
GET/objects/{pid}/datastreams |
Specific datastream |
GET/DELETE/PUT/POST /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID} |
content of Datastream |
GET/objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID}/content |
List Methods on Object |
GET/objects/{pid}/methods |
list methods for sdef on Object |
GET/objects/{pid}/methods/{sdef} |
get-invoke method |
GET/objects/{pid}/methods/{sdef}/{method} |
Repository Resources
GET /objects - search objects
POST /objects/nextPid - generate pid
Object Resources
GET /objects/{pid} - get object profile
GET /objects/{pid}?[asOfDateTime][format]
Parameter |
Format |
Meaning |
Default |
Example |
asOfDateTime |
yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ |
The object, as it looked at the specified time |
Now |
2009-01-01T03:00:00:000Z |
format |
one of text/xml, text/html, html, xml |
The format of the return value |
text/html |
text/xml |
Profile of an object, which includes key metadata fields and URLs for the object Dissemination Index and the object Item Index. Can be thought of as a default view of the object.
Return code |
Meaning |
200 |
OK, returning the object profile as body, see below |
404 |
Object not found in repository. Body is exception as text/plain |
401 |
Unauthorized, the security policy forbade this operation with the supplied user credentials. Body as exception as text/plain |
400 |
Wrong syntax in request, most likely from format or asOfDateTime. Exception as body, text/plain |
500 |
Other, unknown error encountered |
- ObjectProfile Contains these fields
- String pid The pid of the object
- String objLabel The label of the object
- String objOwnerID The ownerID of the object
- String[] objModels The pids of the content models of the object
- String objCreateDate The creation date
- String objLastModDate The last modification time
- String objDissIndexViewURL The REST url for the Dissemination index, as known from the built in search service
- String objItemIndexViewURL The REST url for the Datastream index, as known from the built in search service
- String objState The object state, either A (active), I (inactive) or D (deleted)
Examples:
Get the object profile of the object as it looked at the specified date in the xml format
GET /objects/{pid}?asOfDateTime=2009-01-01T03:00:00:000Z&format=text/xml
Example of html format
Example of xml format
<objectProfile pid="demo:testObject">
<objLabel>label</objLabel>
<objOwnerId>fedoraAdmin</objOwnerId>
<objModels>
<model>info:fedora/demo:ContentModel</model>
</objModels>
<objCreateDate>2008-09-29T03:49:450Z</objCreateDate>
<objLastModDate>2014-09-19T01:18:330Z</objLastModDate>
<objDissIndexViewURL>http://localhost:8080/fedora/get/demo:testObject/fedora-system:3/viewMethodIndex</objDissIndexViewURL>
<objItemIndexViewURL>http://localhost:8080/fedora/get/demo:testObject/fedora-system:3/viewItemIndex</objItemIndexViewURL>
<objState>A</objState>
</objectProfile>
<objectProfile pid="demo:testObject" datetime="2008-09-29T03:49:450Z">
<objLabel>label</objLabel>
<objOwnerId>fedoraAdmin</objOwnerId>
<objModels>
<model>info:fedora/demo:ContentModel</model>
</objModels>
<objCreateDate>2008-09-29T03:49:450Z</objCreateDate>
<objLastModDate>2014-09-19T01:18:330Z</objLastModDate>
<objDissIndexViewURL>http://localhost:8080/fedora/get/demo:testObject/fedora-system:3/viewMethodIndex/2008-09-29T03:49:450Z</objDissIndexViewURL>
<objItemIndexViewURL>http://localhost:8080/fedora/get/demo:testObject/fedora-system:3/viewItemIndex/2008-09-29T03:49:450Z</objItemIndexViewURL>
<objState>A</objState>
</objectProfile>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--W3C Schema generated by XMLSPY v2004 rel. 2 U (http://www.xmlspy.com)-->
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xs:element name="objectProfile">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element ref="objLabel" />
<xs:element ref="objOwnerId" />
<xs:element ref="objModels" />
<xs:element ref="objCreateDate" />
<xs:element ref="objLastModDate" />
<xs:element ref="objDissIndexViewURL" />
<xs:element ref="objItemIndexViewURL" />
<xs:element ref="objState" />
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="pid" use="required">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="datetime" use="optional">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:dateTime" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="objCreateDate">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:dateTime" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="objDissIndexViewURL">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:anyURI" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="objItemIndexViewURL">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:anyURI" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="objLabel">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="objOwnerId">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="objModels">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="model" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" type="xs:string" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="objLastModDate">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:dateTime" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="objState">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>
DELETE /objects/{pid} - purge object
DELETE /objects/{pid}?[logMessage][force]
Parameter |
Format |
Meaning |
Default |
Example |
logMessage |
String |
The message to store in the log, about the purge |
Empty string |
"Deleted this object because it was not used anymore" |
force |
one of true, false |
Force the purge, even it it breaks a data contract. If set to true, the request will fail, a general exception will be thrown and the return code will be 500. See http://fedora-commons.org/jira/browse/FCREPO-609 |
false |
false |
Permanently removes an object from the repository.
Return code |
Meaning |
200 |
OK, purging the object, no return body |
404 |
Object not found in repository. Body is exception as text/plain |
401 |
Unauthorized, the security policy forbade this operation with the supplied user credentials. Body as exception as text/plain |
400 |
Wrong syntax in request. Exception as body, text/plain |
500 |
Other, unknown error encountered |
POST /objects/{pid} - ingest or create new object
POST /objects/ [{pid}| new] ? [label] [format] [encoding] [namespace] [ownerId][logMessage] [ignoreMime]
Return code |
Meaning |
201 |
OK, purging the object, no return body |
404 |
Object not found in repository. Body is exception as text/plain |
401 |
Unauthorized, the security policy forbade this operation with the supplied user credentials. Body as exception as text/plain |
400 |
Wrong syntax in request. Exception as body, text/plain |
500 |
Other, unknown error encountered |
Parameter |
Format |
Meaning |
Default |
Example |
logMessage |
String |
The message to store in the log |
Empty string |
"Log message about the ingest" |
{pid} |
pid format |
persistent identifier of the object to be created |
new | indicator that either a new PID should be created for this object or that the PID to be used is encoded in the XML included as the body of the request | | |
label |
String |
the label of the new object |
Empty string |
|
format |
one of info:fedora/fedora-system:FOXML-1.1, info:fedora/fedora-system:FOXML-1.0, info:fedora/fedora-system:METSFedoraExt-1.1, info:fedora/fedora-system:METSFedoraExt-1.0, info:fedora/fedora-system:ATOM-1.1 or info:fedora/fedora-system:ATOMZip-1.1 |
the XML format of the object to be ingested |
info:fedora/fedora-system:FOXML-1.1 |
|
encoding |
The encoding names known by the JVM |
the encoding of the XML to be ingested |
UTF-8 |
|
namespace |
the namespace to be used to create a PID for a new empty object; if object XML is included with the request, the namespace parameter is ignored |
the default namespace of the repository |
|
ownerId |
the id of the user to be listed at the object owner |
|
|
logMessage |
a message describing the activity being performed |
|
|
ignoreMime |
indicates that the request should not be checked to ensure that the content is XML prior to attempting an ingest. This is provided to allow for client applications which do not indicate the correct Content-Type when submitting a request. |
false |
true, false |
XML file as request content |
file to be ingested as a new object |
|
|
Examples
POST: /objects/new
POST: /objects/new?namespace=demo
POST: /objects/test:100?label=Test
PUT /objects/{pid} - modify object
PUT /objects/{pid}?[label][logMessage][ownerId][state]
Modify an object. Modifies only the object level properties, ie. label, ownerId and state.
Parameter |
Format |
Meaning |
Default |
Example |
label |
String |
The new object label |
no change |
"My object" |
logMessage |
String |
The message to store in the log, about the purge |
Empty string |
"Deleted this object because it was not used anymore" |
ownerID |
String |
The new owner id |
no change |
"FedoraAdmin" |
state |
String, one of A (active), I (inactive) or D (deleted) |
The new object state. Note that if you do not set this parameter, the default value will set the object to Active. See https://fedora-commons.org/jira/browse/FCREPO-608 |
A |
D |
Return code |
Meaning |
200 |
OK, Modifying the object, no return body |
404 |
Object not found in repository. Body is exception as text/plain |
401 |
Unauthorized, the security policy forbade this operation with the supplied user credentials. Body as exception as text/plain |
400 |
Wrong syntax in request. Exception as body, text/plain |
500 |
Other, unknown error encountered |
GET /objects/{pid}\export
GET /objects/{pid}\versions
GET /objects/{pid}/versions?[format]
Gets a list of timestamps indicating when components changed in an object. This is a set of timestamps indicating when a datastream was created or modified in the object. These timestamps can be used to request a timestamped dissemination request to view the object as it appeared at a specific point in time.
Please note that this timestamp list is generated by requesting the timestamp list of all CURRENTLY Active datastreams, and sorting it. Inactive and Deleted datastreams are disregarded. See http://fedora-commons.org/jira/browse/FCREPO-610
Please note that this timestamp list does not include changes to object properties, but only datastream changes.
Parameter |
Format |
Meaning |
Default |
Example |
format |
one of text/xml, text/html, html, xml |
The format of the return value |
text/html |
text/xml |
Return code |
Meaning |
200 |
OK, Object history in the specified format |
404 |
Object not found in repository. Body is exception as text/plain |
401 |
Unauthorized, the security policy forbade this operation with the supplied user credentials. Body as exception as text/plain |
400 |
Wrong syntax in request. Exception as body, text/plain |
500 |
Other, unknown error encountered |
Example of html format
Example of xml format
<fedoraObjectHistory pid="demo:testObject">
<!--1 or more repetitions:-->
<objectChangeDate>2008-09-29T03:49:450Z</objectChangeDate>
<objectChangeDate>2008-10-29T05:47:000Z</objectChangeDate>
</fedoraObjectHistory>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--W3C Schema generated by XMLSPY v2004 rel. 2 U (http://www.xmlspy.com)-->
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xs:element name="fedoraObjectHistory">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="objectChangeDate" type="xs:string" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="pid" use="required">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string"/>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>
GET /objects/{pid}\objectXML
Datastream Resources
GET /objects/{pid}/datastreams - list datastreams
Inquires upon all object Datastreams to obtain datastreams contained by a digital object. This returns a set of datastream locations that represent all possible datastreams available in the object.
GET /objects/{pid}/datastreams?[asOfDateTime][format]
Parameter |
Format |
Meaning |
Default |
Example |
asOfDateTime |
yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ |
The datastream list as it looked at the specific time |
Now |
2009-01-01T03:00:00:000Z |
format |
one of text/xml, text/html, html, xml |
The format of the return value |
text/html |
text/xml |
Return code |
Meaning |
200 |
OK, Return information in the specified format |
404 |
Object not found in repository. Body is exception as text/plain |
401 |
Unauthorized, the security policy forbade this operation with the supplied user credentials. Body as exception as text/plain |
400 |
Wrong syntax in request. Exception as body, text/plain |
500 |
Other, unknown error encountered |
Example of html format
Example of xml format
<objectDatastreams pid="demo:testObject"
asOfDateTime="2009-01-01T03:00:00:000Z"
baseURL="http://localhost:8080/fedora/"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.fedora.info/definitions/1/0/access/
http://localhost:8080/fedora/listDatastreams.xsd">
<!--Zero or more repetitions:-->
<datastream dsid="DC" label="" mimeType="text/xml"/>
</objectDatastreams>
The asOfDateTime attribute is not present if the parameter was not specified.
The baseURL is the used to create datastream urls, as in baseURL+pid+/+dsId.
The label and the mimeType will be empty strings if they are not specified for the particular datastream
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsd:schema targetNamespace="info:fedora/fedora-system:def/listDatastreams#" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="info:fedora/fedora-system:def/listDatastreams#" elementFormDefault="qualified">
<!-- root element declaration -->
<xsd:element name="objectDatastreams">
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexContent>
<xsd:extension base="objectDatastreamsType"/>
</xsd:complexContent>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
<!-- complex type declarations -->
<xsd:complexType name="objectDatastreamsType">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="datastream" type="datastreamType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attribute name="pid" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="asOfDateTime" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
<xsd:attribute name="baseURL" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="datastreamType">
<xsd:attribute name="dsid" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="label" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
<xsd:attribute name="mimeType" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:schema>
GET /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID} - get datastream profile
GET /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID}?[asOfDateTime][validateChecksum]
Gets the datastream profile, as it looked at the specified time. The datastream profile is a datastructure containing all the datastream properties, but not the content.
Parameter |
Format |
Meaning |
Default |
Example |
asOfDateTime |
yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ |
The datastream profile as it looked at the specific time |
Now |
2009-01-01T03:00:00:000Z |
validateChecksum |
one of true, false |
Recompute the checksum for the content, and compare this to the stored checksum. Beware, this might take a while, if the content is external or big |
false |
true |
Return code |
Meaning |
200 |
OK, Return information in the specified format |
404 |
Object or datastream not found in repository. Body is exception as text/plain |
401 |
Unauthorized, the security policy forbade this operation with the supplied user credentials. Body as exception as text/plain |
400 |
Wrong syntax in request. Exception as body, text/plain |
500 |
Other, unknown error encountered |
Example of html format
Example of xml format
<datastreamProfile
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.fedora.info/definitions/1/0/management/
http://localhost:8080/datastreamProfile.xsd"
pid="changeme:1"
dsID="DC"
datetime="2009-11-26T15:31:40.099Z">
<dsLabel>Dublin Core Record for this object</dsLabel>
<dsVersionID>DC1.0</dsVersionID>
<dsCreateDate>2009-11-26T15:31:40.099Z</dsCreateDate>
<dsState>A</dsState>
<dsMIME>text/xml</dsMIME>
<dsFormatURI>http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/</dsFormatURI>
<dsControlGroup>X</dsControlGroup>
<dsSize>339</dsSize>
<dsVersionable>true</dsVersionable>
<dsInfoType/>
<dsLocation>changeme:1+DC+DC1.0</dsLocation>
<dsLocationType/>
<dsChecksumType>DISABLED</dsChecksumType>
<dsChecksum>none</dsChecksum>
</datastreamProfile>
Notes:
- datetime: This attribute is not in the schema. See http://fedora-commons.org/jira/browse/FCREPO-612
- VersionID: Each version of a datastream has a timestamp and an ID. This is the Id of the newest version from before the "asOfDateTime" time.
- CreateDate: Misleadingly named, it is the date where the latest change was performed on the datastream. Corresponds to versionID.
- ControlGroup: One of X (inline Xml), M (Managed content), E (External) or R (Redirect).
- Size: is only trustworthy for inline (X) datastreams, but will be reported for all.
- InfoType: DATA or one of the METS MDType values. Used to maintain backwards compatibility with METS-Fedora
- Location: For internal datastreams, it is the internal id (as shown in the example). For external, it is the url to the content.
- LocationType: URL for external datastreams (E and R controlgroup). INTERNAL_ID for managed datastreams. Not set for inline datastreams
- ChecksumTupe: One of DISABLED, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, HAVAL, TIGER, WHIRLPOOL
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xs:element name="datastreamProfile">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="dsLabel" type="xs:string" />
<xs:element name="dsVersionID" type="xs:string" />
<xs:element name="dsCreateDate" type="xs:dateTime" />
<xs:element name="dsState">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="A"/>
<xs:enumeration value="D"/>
<xs:enumeration value="I"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="dsMIME" type="xs:string" />
<xs:element name="dsFormatURI" type="xs:anyURI" />
<xs:element name="dsControlGroup" >
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="X"/>
<xs:enumeration value="M"/>
<xs:enumeration value="R"/>
<xs:enumeration value="E"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="dsSize" type="xs:integer" />
<xs:element name="dsVersionable" >
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="true"/>
<xs:enumeration value="false"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="dsInfoType" type="xs:string" />
<xs:element name="dsLocation" type="xs:string" />
<xs:element name="dsLocationType" type="xs:string" />
<xs:element name="dsChecksumType" >
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="DEFAULT"/>
<xs:enumeration value="DISABLED"/>
<xs:enumeration value="MD5"/>
<xs:enumeration value="SHA-1"/>
<xs:enumeration value="SHA-256"/>
<xs:enumeration value="SHA-385"/>
<xs:enumeration value="SHA-512"/>
<xs:enumeration value="HAVAL"/>
<xs:enumeration value="TIGER"/>
<xs:enumeration value="WHIRLPOOL"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="dsChecksum" type="xs:string" />
<xs:element name="dsChecksumValid" minOccurs="0">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="true"/>
<xs:enumeration value="false"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="dsAltID" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" type="xs:string" />
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="pid" use="required">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="dsID" use="required">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string" />
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>
DELETE /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID} - purge datastream
DELETE /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID}?[startDT][endDT][logMessage][force]
Parameter |
Format |
Meaning |
Default |
Example |
startDT |
yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ |
Purge the datastream versions created after this date |
From the beginning |
2009-01-01T03:00:00:000Z |
endDT |
yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ |
Purge only versions created before this date |
Now |
2009-01-01T03:00:00:000Z |
logMessage |
String |
The message to store in the log, about the purge |
Empty string |
"Deleted this datastream because it was not used anymore" |
force |
one of true, false |
Force the purge, even it it breaks a data contract. If set to true, the request will fail, a general exception will be thrown and the return code will be 500. See http://fedora-commons.org/jira/browse/FCREPO-613 |
false |
false
|
If called without startDT and endDT all versions will be purged, along with the datastream itself.
Return code |
Meaning |
200 |
OK, purged datastream. No content. |
404 |
Object or datastream not found in repository. Body is exception as text/plain |
401 |
Unauthorized, the security policy forbade this operation with the supplied user credentials. Body as exception as text/plain |
400 |
Wrong syntax in request. Exception as body, text/plain |
500 |
Other, unknown error encountered |
PUT /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID} - modify datastream
PUT /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID}?[dsLocation][altIDs][dsLabel][versionable][dsState][formatURI][checksumType][checksum][mimeType][logMessage][force][ignoreContent]
+ multipart file as request content
The behaivour depends on the datastream controlGroup and the content provided and the ignoreContent parameter
- Inline: If the request includes content this is used, otherwhice the dsLocation is dereferenced. If ignoreContent is set, the content is never used, only the dsLocation.
- Managed: If dsLocation is provided, it is dereferenced, otherwise the request content is read.
- External: The dsLocation parameter is used, and must be set. Request content is disregarded
Modify an existing datastream, by creating a new version of the datastream. If the datastream is versionable, the old version is kept, otherwise it is deleted. Each request will generate a new version, but one request (that changes numerous properties) will only generate one object. The default for all the parameters is not to change the existing value.
Not all properties are versionable, so changing these will not generate a new version: These are
Note the order of the changes
- New datastream version is created and stored
- Datastream state is changed
- Versionable is changed
If the datastream is in the D(eleted) state, it cannot be modified, and return code 500 is given. Except, if the request modify both the datastream and sets the state to A(ctive) or I(nactive). Note, only the old state is checked, it is possible to modify a datastream and set it to deleted in one operation.
Parameter |
Format |
Meaning |
Default |
Example |
dsLocation |
String |
The new content location. If datastream is internal, the content will be uploaded. If datastream is external, the content location will be stored in the datastream |
no change |
an url |
altIDs |
List of Strings |
The new alternative IDs for the datastream |
no change |
|
dsLabel |
String |
The new datastream label |
no change |
"My datastream" |
versionable |
true or false |
should the datastream be versionable. As the default is true, if you modify a datastream without setting this parameter, the datastream will be made versionable. |
true |
versionable=true |
dsState |
one of A(ctive), I(nactive) or D(eleted) |
Set the datastream state |
no change |
dsState=A |
formatURI |
String (a valid URI) |
The new format URI of the datastream |
no change |
formatURI=info:pronom/fmt/42 |
checksumType |
One of DISABLED, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, HAVAL, TIGER, WHIRLPOOL |
Set the datastream checksum type |
no change |
TODO |
checksum |
hex String |
The value of the checksum. Fedora will read the content of the stream, and compute the checksum for comparison. This might take a while. If no checksumType is provided, use the one in the datastream. If no checksumType is in the datastream, use type DISABLED, and do nothing further. |
none |
TODO |
mimeType |
String |
The new mimeType the datastream |
no change |
text/xml |
logMessage |
String |
The message to store in the log, about the operation |
Empty string |
"Deleted this object because it was not used anymore" |
force |
one of true, false |
Force the purge, even it it breaks a data contract. If set to true, the request will fail, a general
exception will be thrown and the return code will be 500. See http://fedora-commons.org/jira/browse/FCREPO-613 |
false |
false
|
ignoreContent |
one of true, false |
Ignore the message content, and use the content location. |
false |
false
|
Return code |
Meaning |
200 |
OK, modified datastream. Returns the new datastream profile, like GET /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID}?format=xml |
404 |
Object or datastream not found in repository. Body is exception as text/plain |
401 |
Unauthorized, the security policy forbade this operation with the supplied user credentials. Body as exception as text/plain. Please note that this request spans multiple fedora methods, and you could thus modify the datastream, but fail to modify the state, and get a 401. The datastream will still be modified, but the state will not be. Many other combinations are also possible. |
400 |
Wrong syntax in request. Exception as body, text/plain |
500 |
Other, unknown error encountered |
POST /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID} - modify or create datastream
POST /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID}?[controlGroup][dsLocation][altIDs][dsLabel][versionable][dsState][formatURI][checksumType][checksum][mimeType][logMessage]
+ multipart file as request content
Modify or create a datastream. Functions almost identical to the above method PUT /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID} but with a few differences. There is no ignoreContent parameter, so the functioning with dsLocation and message content is more complex.
If the datastream does not exist already, it is created with the specified control group.
- Internal: If the dsLocation parameter not set, the request content is stored as the new content of the datastream
- External: The dsLocation parameter is used, and must be set. Request content is disregarded
If the datastream already exist, the provided control group is disregarded and the one from the existing datastream is used
- Inline: If the request includes content this is used, otherwhice the dsLocation is dereferenced. Note the difference between managed and internal here.
- Managed: If dsLocation is provided, it is dereferenced, otherwise the request content is read.
- External: The dsLocation parameter is used, and must be set. Request content is disregarded
Parameter |
Format |
Meaning |
Default |
Example |
controlGroup |
String. One of X (inline Xml), M (Managed content), E (External) or R (Redirect). |
The control group of a new datastream. Ignored if the datastream already exists. |
X |
an url |
dsLocation |
String |
The new content location. Required for external datastreams. See above. |
no change |
an url |
altIDs |
List of Strings |
The new alternative IDs for the datastream |
no change |
|
dsLabel |
String |
The new datastream label |
no change |
"My datastream" |
versionable |
true or false |
should the datastream be versionable. As the default is true, if you modify a datastream without setting this parameter, the datastream will be made versionable. |
true |
versionable=true |
dsState |
one of A(ctive), I(nactive) or D(eleted) |
Set the datastream state. You can create a datastream in the Deleted state. |
no change |
dsState=A |
formatURI |
String (a valid URI) |
The new format URI of the datastream |
no change |
formatURI=info:pronom/fmt/42 |
checksumType |
One of DISABLED, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, HAVAL, TIGER, WHIRLPOOL |
Set the datastream checksum type |
no change |
TODO |
checksum |
hex String |
The value of the checksum. Fedora will read the content of the stream, and compute the checksum for comparison. This might take a while. If no checksumType is provided, use the one in the datastream. If no checksumType is in the datastream, use type DISABLED, and do nothing further. |
none |
TODO |
mimeType |
String |
The new mimeType the datastream |
no change |
text/xml |
logMessage |
String |
The message to store in the log, about the operation |
Empty string |
"Deleted this object because it was not used anymore" |
Return values
Return code |
Meaning |
201 |
Created. Locationheader corresponding the new datastream. Updated or created the datastream. Returns the new datastream profile, like GET /objects/{pid}/datastreams/{dsID}?format=xml |
404 |
Object or datastream not found in repository. Body is exception as text/plain |
401 |
Unauthorized, the security policy forbade this operation with the supplied user credentials. Body as exception as text/plain. Please note that this request spans multiple fedora methods, and you could thus modify the datastream, but fail to modify the state, and get a 401. The datastream will still be modified, but the state will not be. Many other combinations are also possible. |
400 |
Wrong syntax in request. Exception as body, text/plain |
500 |
Other, unknown error encountered |
Method Resources
GET /objects/{pid}/methods - list methods on object
GET /objects/{pid}/methods/{sdef} - list methods for sdef on Object
GET /objects/{pid}/methods/{sdef}/{method} - get-invoke method |
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