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How to use form_validation with PUT data for use with RESTful API? - El Forum - 07-12-2012
[eluser]benners[/eluser]
I'm creating a RESTful API http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/working-with-restful-services-in-codeigniter-2/
I'm having problems displaying form_validation errors and I'm thinking the problem is that the data is PUT rather than POST. Can anyone assist?
Code:
To create a new user the API receives a PUT request.
public function create_put() {
if(!$this->put('email')) {
$this->response(array('status' => 'missing_data'), 400);
} else {
$this->load->library('form_validation');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('email', 'Email address', 'trim|valid_email');
if($this->form_validation->run() === FALSE)
{
$this->response( array( 'status' => validation_errors() ), 406);
}
}
}How to use form_validation with PUT data for use with RESTful API? - El Forum - 07-13-2012
[eluser]benners[/eluser]
I've realised that I should be using POST to create a record rather than PUT and so the validation now works.
I still don't know how I'd access form_validation when doing an update with PUT so would appreciate any suggestions.
How to use form_validation with PUT data for use with RESTful API? - El Forum - 07-13-2012
[eluser]LuckyFella73[/eluser]
According to the tutorial updates of data are made with POST request.
That way you can use the form_validation as well.
How to use form_validation with PUT data for use with RESTful API? - El Forum - 07-13-2012
[eluser]CroNiX[/eluser]
Someone modded form val to use PUT, but not sure if they will merge it in due to the comments in the pull request by narfbg.
https://github.com/EllisLab/CodeIgniter/pull/1582
How to use form_validation with PUT data for use with RESTful API? - El Forum - 07-13-2012
[eluser]benners[/eluser]
Thanks. It seems it isn't as simple as POST is Update and PUT is Create. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/630453/put-vs-post-in-rest
How to use form_validation with PUT data for use with RESTful API? - El Forum - 09-13-2012
[eluser]Drinian[/eluser]
Couldn't you just write the PUT values into the $_POST array and then use form validation? Is this a bad hack?
How to use form_validation with PUT data for use with RESTful API? - El Forum - 09-13-2012
[eluser]Drinian[/eluser]
Looks like this has been fixed in the REST server:
Phil Sturgeon's REST server on GitHub
EDIT:
This still has to be merged into CodeIgnitor I believe. The fix is actually in Form_validation.php.