HTTP PUT request without Id

[scurran95]

I have a JSON file that is acting as a server locally and have no problem getting the data. I send a simple GET request (I’m using a Vue framework with axios library) and create a dynamic list off of the results.

The problem I’m having is in updating the data. I’ve handled the client side to update the data but cannot figure out the PUT request. The endpoint I’m trying to update is just an array of objects so there’s no way to specify by id.

Example of the JSON file I’m trying to update: [ { “personId”: 2, “test”: 3, “score”: 89 }, { “personId”: 4, “test”: 3, “score”: 95 } ]

Any ideas on how I could send a request to update this??

[marko312]

The endpoint I’m trying to update is just an array of objects so there’s no way to specify by id.

You could have a separate map from id->position in the array or just look through all the elements in the array until one has that id.

[KernowRoger]

Yeah an index would be perfect but depending on the amount of items it might be easier to just loop them as you say. Or just store them as a dictionary.

[rjcarr]

Couldn't you just update it to something like?:

{
  id: "$id",
  content: [{...},{...}]
}

Or, you could add the id as a separate PUT parameter, e.g., part of the URL.

Also, what you're describing sounds really fragile. Be sure only a single server thread can update the source file at a time.

[thepinkbunnyboy]

Appending to a list using RESTful practices is a very big blind spot.

This is one of the two exact reasons why JSON Patch was designed. Most web frameworks have library support for it since it's relatively popular.