Description

The Content REST Endpoint allows clients to perform CRUD operations on the Content Repository using REST, a simple architectural style that performs communication using HTTP.

The URL exposing the REST functionality will be located at http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content, where DDF_HOST is the IP address of where

DDF

is installed and DDF_PORT is the port number

DDF

is listening on.

The Content REST CRUD Endpoint provides the capability to read, create, update, and delete content in the Content Repository as well as create, update, and delete Metacards in the catalog provider, i.e., the Metadata Catalog (MDC). Furthermore, this endpoint allows the client to perform the create/update/delete operations on just the Content Repository, or just the MDC, or both in one operation.

The Content Framework is currently transactional only for create operations. Therefore, if the client sends a create request to create content in the DDF Content Repository and also process the content to create a Metacard, and ingest it into the MDC (i.e., directive=STORE_AND_PROCESS), if a problem is encountered during the catalog ingest the content is removed from the DDF Content Repository, analogous to a rollback. This is so that the DDF Content Repository and the MDC are kept in sync.

The Content Framework does not support rollback capability for update or delete operations that affect both the DDF Content Repository and the MDC.

Usage

The Content REST CRUD Endpoint provides the capability to read, create, update, and delete content in the DDF Content Repository as well as create, update, and delete Metacards in the catalog provider as follows. Sample requests and repsonses

are provided in a separate table.

Operation	HTTP Request	Details	Example URL
Create Content and Catalog Entry	HTTP POST	The multipart/form-data REST request that contains the binary data to be stored in the DDF Content Repository and to be parsed to create a Metacard for ingest into the MDC. This binary data can be included in the request's body or as a file attachment. An HTTP 201 CREATED status code is returned to the client with: Content-ID HTTP header set to GUID assigned to content item by Content Framework Catalog-ID HTTP header set to the catalog ID assigned to the new catalog entry created based on the Metacard generated from the parsed content Content-URI HTTP header set to the resource URI for the content stored in the DDF Content Repository Location URI HTTP header with URI containing the content ID	`http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content` where the `directive` form parameter is set to `STORE_AND_PROCESS` and the `file` form parameter specifying the binary data, with an optional `filename` parameter that specifies the name of the file the content should be stored as in the DDF Content Repository.
Create Content Only	HTTP POST	The multipart/form-data REST request that contains the binary data to be stored in the DDF Content Repository. This binary data can be included in the request's body or as a file attachment. An HTTP 201 CREATED status code is returned to the client with: Content-ID HTTP header set to GUID assigned to content item by Content Framework Location URI HTTP header with URI containing the content ID	`http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content` where the `directive` form parameter is set to `STORE` and the `file` form parameter specifying the binary data, with an optional `filename` parameter that specifies the name of the file the content should be stored as in the DDF Content Repository.
Create Catalog Entry Only	HTTP POST	The multipart/form-data REST request that contains the binary data to be parsed to create a Metacard for ingest into the MDC. This binary data can be included in the request's body or as a file attachment. An HTTP 200 OK status code is returned to the client with: Catalog-ID HTTP header set to the catalog ID assigned to the new catalog entry created based on the Metacard generated from the parsed content	`http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content` where the `directive` form parameter is set to `PROCESS` and the `contentUri` form parameter is set to the URI of content being processed and the `file` form parameter specifying the binary data.
Update Content and Catalog Entry	HTTP PUT	The ID of the content item in the DDF Content Repository to be updated is appended to the end of the URL. The body of the REST request contains the binary data to update the DDF Content Repository. An HTTP 200 OK status code is returned to the client with: Content-ID HTTP header set to GUID updated by the Content Framework Catalog-ID HTTP header set to the catalog ID that was updated in the MDC	`http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content/ABC123` where `ABC123` is the ID of the content item to be updated the `directive` HTTP header parameter is set to `STORE_AND_PROCESS`
Update Content Only	HTTP PUT	The ID of the content item in the DDF Content Repository to be updated is appended to the end of the URL. The body of the REST request contains the binary data to update the DDF Content Repository. An HTTP 200 OK status code is returned to the client with: Content-ID HTTP header set to GUID updated by the Content Framework	`http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content/ABC123` where `ABC123` is the ID of the content item to be updated the `directive` HTTP header parameter is set to `STORE`
Update Catalog Entry Only	HTTP PUT	The URI of the content item in the MDC to be updated is specified in the `contentUri` HTTP header parameter. The body of the REST request contains the binary data to update the catalog entry in the MDC. An HTTP 200 OK status code is returned to the client with: Catalog-ID HTTP header set to the catalog ID that was updated in the MDC	`http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content` the `contentUri` HTTP header parameter is set to the URI of the catalog entry in the MDC to be updated
Delete Content and Catalog Entry	HTTP DELETE	The ID of the content item in the DDF Content Repository to be deleted is appended to the end of the URL. HTTP status code of 204 NO CONTENT is returned upon successful deletion. Content-ID HTTP header set to GUID deleted by the Content Framework Catalog-ID HTTP header set to the catalog ID that was deleted from the MDC	`http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content/ABC123` where `ABC123` is the ID of the content item to be deleted t`he directive HTTP header parameter is set to STORE_AND_PROCESS`
Delete Content Only	HTTP DELETE	The ID of the content item in the DDF Content Repository to be deleted is appended to the end of the URL. HTTP status code of 204 NO CONTENT is returned upon successful deletion.	`http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content/ABC123` where `ABC123` is the ID of the content item to be deleted t`he directive` HTTP header parameter is set to `STORE`
Delete Catalog Entry Only	HTTP DELETE	The URI of the content item in theMDC to be deleted is specified in the `contentUri` HTTP header parameter. HTTP status code of 204 NO CONTENT is returned to the client upon successful deletion with: Catalog-ID HTTP header set to the catalog ID that was deleted from the MDC	`http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content` t`he contentUri` HTTP header parameter is set to the URI of the catalog entry in the MDC to be deleted
Read	HTTP GET	The ID of the content item in the DDF Content Repository to be retrieved is appended to the end of the URL. An HTTP 200 OK status code is returned upon successful read and the contents of the retrieved content item are contained in the HTTP body.	`http://<DDF_HOST>:<DDF_PORT>/services/content/ABC123` where `ABC123` is the ID of the content item to be retrieved

Note that for all Content REST CRUD commands only one content item ID is supported in the URL, i.e., bulk operations are not supported.

Interacting with REST endpoint

Any web browser can be used to perform a REST read. Various other tools and libraries can be used to perform the other HTTP operations on the REST endpoint (e.g., soapUI, cURL, etc.)

Create Request Multipart/Form-Data Parameters

The create (HTTP POST) request is a multipart/form-data request, allowing the binary data (i.e., the content) to be either included in the request's body or attached as a file. This binary data is defined in a Content-Disposition part of the request where the name parameter is set to file and the optional filename parameter indicates the name of the file that the content should be stored as.

Optional form parameters for the create request are the directive and contentUri. The directive form parameter's value can be either STORE, PROCESS, or STORE_AND_PROCESS, indicating if the content should be only stored in the Content Repository, only processed to generate a Metacard and then ingested into the MDC, or both. the directive form parameter will default to STORE_AND_PROCESS if it is not specified.

The contentUri form parameter allows the client to specify the URI of a product stored remotely/externally (relative to DDF). This contentUri is used to indicate that the client will manage the content storage but wants the Content Framework to parse the content and create/update/delete a catalog entry in the MDC using this content URI as the entry's product URI. This parameter is used when the directive is set to PROCESS.

Update and Delete Request HTTP Header Parameters

Two optional HTTP header parameters are available on the update and delete RESTful URLs.

The directive header parameter allows the client to optionally direct the Content Framework to:

only store the content in the DDF Content Repository (directive=STORE)
store the content in the repository and parse the content to create a Metacard (directive=STORE_AND_PROCESS); this metacard is then created/updated/deleted in the Metadata Catalog (by invoking the Catalog Framework operations).

STORE_AND_PROCESS is the default value for the directive header parameter. The directive header parameter is only used on the PUT and DELETE RESTful URLs that have a contentId in the URL.

The contentUri header parameter allows the client to specify the URI of a product stored remotely/externally (relative to DDF). The contentUri header parameter is only used with the PUT and DELETE RESTful URLs where the contentId is not appended to the URL.

Sample Requests and Responses

The table below illustrates sample REST requests and their responses for each of the operations supported by the Content REST Endpoint.

For the examples below, DDF was running on host DDF_HOST on port DDF_PORT. Also, for all examples below the binary data, i.e., the "content", is not included in the request's body.

Operation	Request	Response
Create Content and Catalog Entry	`POST http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/ HTTP/1.1` `Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i` `--ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i` `Content-Disposition: form-data; name="directive"` `STORE_AND_PROCESS` `--ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i` `Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="C:\DDF\geojson_valid.json"` `Content-Type: application/json;id=geojson` `<content included in payload but omitted here for brevity>` `--ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i--`	`HTTP/1.1 201 Created` `Catalog-ID: e82a31253e634a409c83d7164638f029` `Content-ID: ef0ef614bbdb4ede99e2371ebd2280ee` `Content-Length: 0` `Content-URI: content:ef0ef614bbdb4ede99e2371ebd2280ee` `Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:56:15 GMT` `Location: http://127.0.0.1:8181/services/content/ef0ef614bbdb4ede99e2371ebd2280ee` `Server: Jetty(7.5.4.v20111024)`
Create Content Only	`POST http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/ HTTP/1.1` `Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i` `--ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i` `Content-Disposition: form-data; name="directive"` `STORE` `--ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i` `Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="C:\DDF\geojson_valid.json"` `Content-Type: application/json;id=geojson` `<content included in payload but omitted here for brevity>` `--ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i--`	`HTTP/1.1 201 Created` `Content-ID: 7d671cd8e9aa4637960b37c7b3870aed` `Content-Length: 0` `Content-URI: content:7d671cd8e9aa4637960b37c7b3870aed` `Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:56:16 GMT` `Location: http://127.0.0.1:8181/services/content/7d671cd8e9aa4637960b37c7b3870aed` `Server: Jetty(7.5.4.v20111024)`
Create Catalog Entry Only	`POST http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/ HTTP/1.1` `Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i` `--ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i` `Content-Disposition: form-data; name="directive"` `PROCESS` `--ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i` `Content-Disposition: form-data; name="contentUri"` `http://localhost:8080/some/path/file.json` `--ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i` `Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="C:\DDF\geojson_valid.json"` `Content-Type: application/json;id=geojson` `<content included in payload but omitted here for brevity>` `--ARCFormBoundaryuxprlpjxmakbj4i--`	`HTTP/1.1 200 OK` `Catalog-ID: 94d8fae228a84e29a7396196542e2608` `Content-Length: 0` `Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:56:16 GMT` `Server: Jetty(7.5.4.v20111024)`
Update Content and Catalog Entry	`PUT http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/bf9763c2e74d46f68a9ed591c4b74591 HTTP/1.1` `Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate` `directive: STORE_AND_PROCESS` `Content-Type: application/json;id=geojson` `User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1` `Host: 127.0.0.1:8181` `Content-Length: 9608` <content included in payload but omitted here for brevity>	`HTTP/1.1 200 OK` `Catalog-ID: d9ccbc9d139a4abbb0b1cdded1de0921` `Content-ID: bf9763c2e74d46f68a9ed591c4b74591` `Content-Length: 0` `Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:56:25 GMT` `Server: Jetty(7.5.4.v20111024)`
Update Content Only	`PUT http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/bf9763c2e74d46f68a9ed591c4b74591 HTTP/1.1` `Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate` `directive: STORE` `Content-Type: application/json;id=geojson` `User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1` `Host: 127.0.0.1:8181` `Content-Length: 9608` <content included in payload but omitted here for brevity>	`HTTP/1.1 200 OK` `Content-ID: 7a702cd5c95347d2aa79ccc25b39e4f6` `Content-Length: 0` `Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:56:25 GMT` `Server: Jetty(7.5.4.v20111024)`
Update Catalog Entry Only	`PUT http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/bf9763c2e74d46f68a9ed591c4b74591 HTTP/1.1` `Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate` `directive: PROCESS` `Content-Type: application/json;id=geojson` `User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1` `Host: 127.0.0.1:8181` `Content-Length: 9608` <content included in payload but omitted here for brevity>	`HTTP/1.1 200 OK` `Catalog-ID: 65c36410e72b4fe295cc4d23da22d370` `Content-Length: 0` `Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:56:25 GMT` `Server: Jetty(7.5.4.v20111024)`
Delete Content and Catalog Entry	`DELETE http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/911e27aba723448ea420142b0e793d38 HTTP/1.1` `Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate` `directive: STORE_AND_PROCESS` `User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1` `Host: 127.0.0.1:8181`	`HTTP/1.1 204 No Content` `Catalog-ID: 5236910acbd14d97a786f1fa95d43d58` `Content-ID: 911e27aba723448ea420142b0e793d38` `Content-Length: 0` `Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:56:31 GMT` `Server: Jetty(7.5.4.v20111024)`
Delete Content Only	`DELETE http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/eb91c8ee225d4cddb4d9fbe2d9bf5d7c HTTP/1.1` `Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate` `directive: STORE` `User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1` `Host: 127.0.0.1:8181`	`HTTP/1.1 204 No Content` `Content-ID: eb91c8ee225d4cddb4d9fbe2d9bf5d7c` `Content-Length: 0` `Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:56:31 GMT` `Server: Jetty(7.5.4.v20111024)`
Delete Catalog Entry Only	`DELETE http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/ HTTP/1.1` `Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate` `contentUri:http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/some/path5/file.json` `User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1` `Host: 127.0.0.1:8181`	`HTTP/1.1 204 No Content` `Catalog-ID: c9a2b1c395f74300b33529483f095196` `Content-Length: 0` `Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:56:31 GMT` `Server: Jetty(7.5.4.v20111024)`
Read	`GET http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/d34fd2b31f314aa6ade162015ba3016f HTTP/1.1` `Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate` `User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.1` `Host: 127.0.0.1:8181`	`HTTP/1.1 200 OK` `Content-Length: 9579` `Content-Type: application/json;id=geojson` `Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:56:24 GMT` `Server: Jetty(7.5.4.v20111024)` ... (remaining data of content item retrieved omitted for brevity) ...

cURL Commands

The table below illustrates sample cURL commands corresponding to a few of the above REST requests. Pay special attention to the flags, as they vary between operations.

For these examples, DDF was running on host DDF_HOST on port DDF_PORT. We ingested/updated a file named geojson_valid.json whose MIME type was application/json;id=geojson, and whose content ID ended up being CONTENT_ID.

To perform each operation without using the catalog, replace STORE_AND_PROCESS with STORE, and to manipulate the catalog entry only, replace it with PROCESS.

Operation	Command
Create Content and Catalog Entry	`curl -i -X POST -F "directive=STORE_AND_PROCESS" -F "filename=geojson_valid.json" -F "file=@geojson_valid.json;type=application/json;id=geojson" http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/`
Update Content and Catalog Entry	`curl -i -X PUT -H "directive: STORE_AND_PROCESS" -H "Content-Type: application/json;id=geojson" --data-binary "@geojson_valid.json" http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/CONTENT_ID`
Delete Content and Catalog Entry	`curl -i -X DELETE -H "directive: STORE_AND_PROCESS" http://DDF_HOST:DDF_PORT/services/content/CONTENT_ID`
Read	`curl -i -X GET http://DDF_HOST: DDF_PORT/services/content/CONTENT_ID`

Installation and Uninstallation

The Content REST CRUD Endpoint, packaged as the content-rest-endpoint feature, can be installed and uninstalled using the normal processes described in the Configuration section.

Configuration

The Content REST CRUD Endpoint has no configurable properties. It can only be installed or uninstalled.

Known Issues

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