File upload via REST API

[sdotlittlenail]

Hello everyone,

I was browsing the REST API documentation (REST Service 3.x - ModeShape 3 - Project Documentation Editor, I'm using Modeshape 3.8.1) but I did not find any references how to create a file node with a specific file content (xml, zip etc.).

I already used the JCR ModeShape API (...addNode("myfile.xml", "nt:file") ...addNode("jcr:content")... createBinary(..).. setProperty("jcr:data"...) or JcrTools uploadFile("my/fancy/path/to/myFile.xml", File file) and (of course) those approaches worked fine.

But now I would like to use a REST client call to create nodes and upload files in my repository.

Currently I'm sending up the following POST request:

- http://localhost:8080/modeshape-rest/artifacts/default/items/

- Content type is set to application/json

Http Body:

{

    "testNode" : {

        "jcr:primaryType":"nt:folder"

    },

    "testNode/child" : {

        "jcr:primaryType":"nt:folder"

    },

    "testNode/child/subChild" : {

        "jcr:primaryType":"nt:folder"

    },

    "testNode/child/subChild/test.xml" : {

        "jcr:primaryType":"nt:file"

     # what to do here

    }

}

Now I'm wondering how to put my file stream/content (actually a Zip) into the JSON object body.

Btw: is the programmatically Modeshape REST Client API (https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Data_Services/5/html/Metadata_Repository_Reference_Guide/web_access.html#modeshape_rest_client_api) an option for Modeshape 3.8.1? Afaik it is deprecated.

Regards,

Stefan

[hchiorean]

ModeShape 3 does not have this feature via the REST service. ModeShape 4 has it via 2 new /upload methods REST Service - ModeShape 4 - Project Documentation Editor

[sdotlittlenail]

thank you very much!

Another question: What about the REST Client API to upload files programmatically via REST? Is it still supported/recommended for ModeShape 3 and 4?
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Data_Services/5/html/Metadata_Repository_Reference_Guide/…

[hchiorean]

The REST Client API has been removed altogether from ModeShape 4.

In ModeShape 3 the purpose of the client was never to be used externally, but rather only by the remote JDBC driver. ModeShape 3 is at the end of its community life, but if the client works for your use case, fell free to use it.

[sdotlittlenail]

REST Client API does not seem to work that successfully.

"ERROR org.modeshape.web.jcr.rest.client.json.JsonRestClient - response code=404 method=createFolderNode"

File file = new File("C:\"tsDocument.xml");

Server server = new Server("http://localhost:8080", "myUser", "myFancyPasswd");
Repository repository = new Repository("artifacts", server);
Workspace workspace = new Workspace("default", repository);
IRestClient restClient = new JsonRestClient();
Status status = restClient.publish(workspace, "test", file);

Afaik artifacts is my repository and I'm using the default workspace.

At least I can access the default workspace straightforward by webdav: http://localhost:8080/modeshape-webdav/artifacts/default/