Skip to content

Latest commit

 

History

History
199 lines (131 loc) · 5.18 KB

Gist Fox API.md

File metadata and controls

199 lines (131 loc) · 5.18 KB

FORMAT: 1A

Gist Fox API

Gist Fox API is a pastes service similar to GitHub's Gist.

Authentication

Currently the Gist Fox API does not provide authenticated access.

Media Types

Where applicable this API uses the HAL+JSON media-type to represent resources states and affordances.

Requests with a message-body are using plain JSON to set or update resource states.

Error States

The common HTTP Response Status Codes are used.

Gist Fox API Root [/]

Gist Fox API entry point.

This resource does not have any attributes. Instead it offers the initial API affordances in the form of the HTTP Link header and HAL links.

Retrieve the Entry Point [GET]

  • Response 200 (application/hal+json)

    • Headers

        Link: <http:/api.gistfox.com/>;rel="self",<http:/api.gistfox.com/gists>;rel="gists"

    • Body

        {
      "_links": {
          "self": { "href": "/" },
          "gists": { "href": "/gists?{since}", "templated": true }
      }
  }

Group Gist

Gist-related resources of Gist Fox API.

Gist [/gists/{id}]

A single Gist object. The Gist resource is the central resource in the Gist Fox API. It represents one paste - a single text note.

The Gist resource has the following attributes:

  • id
  • created_at
  • description
  • content

The states id and created_at are assigned by the Gist Fox API at the moment of creation.

  • Parameters

    • id (string) - ID of the Gist in the form of a hash.

  • Model (application/hal+json)

    HAL+JSON representation of Gist Resource. In addition to representing its state in the JSON form it offers affordances in the form of the HTTP Link header and HAL links.

    • Headers

        Link: <http:/api.gistfox.com/gists/42>;rel="self", <http:/api.gistfox.com/gists/42/star>;rel="star"

    • Body

        {
      "_links": {
          "self": { "href": "/gists/42" },
          "star": { "href": "/gists/42/star" }
      },
      "id": "42",
      "created_at": "2014-04-14T02:15:15Z",
      "description": "Description of Gist",
      "content": "String contents"
  }

Retrieve a Single Gist [GET]

  • Response 200

    [Gist][]

Edit a Gist [PATCH]

To update a Gist send a JSON with updated value for one or more of the Gist resource attributes. All attributes values (states) from the previous version of this Gist are carried over by default if not included in the hash.

  • Request (application/json)

      {
      "content": "Updated file contents"
  }

  • Response 200

    [Gist][]

Delete a Gist [DELETE]

  • Response 204

Gists Collection [/gists{?since}]

Collection of all Gists.

The Gist Collection resource has the following attribute:

  • total

In addition it embeds Gist Resources in the Gist Fox API.

  • Model (application/hal+json)

    HAL+JSON representation of Gist Collection Resource. The Gist resources in collections are embedded. Note the embedded Gists resource are incomplete representations of the Gist in question. Use the respective Gist link to retrieve its full representation.

    • Headers

        Link: <http:/api.gistfox.com/gists>;rel="self"

    • Body

        {
      "_links": {
          "self": { "href": "/gists" }
      },
      "_embedded": {
          "gists": [
              {
                  "_links" : {
                      "self": { "href": "/gists/42" }
                  },
                  "id": "42",
                  "created_at": "2014-04-14T02:15:15Z",
                  "description": "Description of Gist"
              }
          ]
      },
      "total": 1
  }

List All Gists [GET]

  • Parameters

    • since (string, optional) - Timestamp in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ Only gists updated at or after this time are returned.

  • Response 200

    [Gists Collection][]

Create a Gist [POST]

To create a new Gist simply provide a JSON hash of the description and content attributes for the new Gist.

  • Request (application/json)

      {
      "description": "Description of Gist",
      "content": "String content"
  }

  • Response 201

    [Gist][]

Star [/gists/{id}/star]

Star resource represents a Gist starred status.

The Star resource has the following attribute:

  • starred

  • Parameters

    • id (string) - ID of the gist in the form of a hash

  • Model (application/hal+json)

    HAL+JSON representation of Star Resource.

    • Headers

        Link: <http:/api.gistfox.com/gists/42/star>;rel="self"

    • Body

        {
      "_links": {
          "self": { "href": "/gists/42/star" }
      },
      "starred": true
  }

Star a Gist [PUT]

  • Response 204

Unstar a Gist [DELETE]

  • Response 204

Check if a Gist is Starred [GET]

  • Response 200

    [Star][]