Option Types

Index

Retrieve a list of option types by making this request:

GET /api/v1/option_types

Parameters

Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "tshirt-size",
  "presentation": "Size",
  "position": 1,
  "option_values": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Small",
      "presentation": "S",
      "option_type_name": "tshirt-size",
      "option_type_id": 1,
      "option_type_presentation": "S"
    }
  ]
}

Search

To search for a specific option type, make a request like this:

GET /api/v1/option_types?q[name_cont]=color

The searching API is provided through the Ransack gem which Boxid depends on. The name_cont here is called a predicate, and you can learn more about them by reading about Predicates on the Ransack wiki.

Response

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "tshirt-size",
    "presentation": "Size",
    "position": 1,
    "option_values": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "Small",
        "presentation": "S",
        "option_type_name": "tshirt-size",
        "option_type_id": 1,
        "option_type_presentation": "S"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Sorting results

Results can be returned in a specific order by specifying which field to sort by when making a request.

GET /api/v1/option_types?q[s]=name%20asc

Show

Retrieve details about a particular option type:

GET /api/v1/option_types/1

Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "tshirt-size",
  "presentation": "Size",
  "position": 1,
  "option_values": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Small",
      "presentation": "S",
      "option_type_name": "tshirt-size",
      "option_type_id": 1,
      "option_type_presentation": "S"
    }
  ]
}

New

You can learn about the potential attributes (required and non-required) for a option type by making this request:

GET /api/v1/option_types/new

Response

{
  "attributes": [
    "id", "name", "presentation", "position"
  ],
  "required_attributes": [
    "name", "presentation"
  ]
}

Create

To create a new option type through the API, make this request with the necessary parameters:

POST /api/v1/option_types

For instance, a request to create a new option type called “tshirt-category” with a presentation value of “Category” would look like this:

POST api/v1/option_types/?option_type[name]=tshirt-category&option_type[presentation]=Category

Successful Response

Failed Response

{
  "error": "Invalid resource. Please fix errors and try again.",
  "errors": {
    "name": ["can't be blank"],
    "presentation": ["can't be blank"]
  }
}

Update

To update a option type’s details, make this request with the necessary parameters:

PUT /api/v1/option_types/1

For instance, to update a option types’s name, send it through like this:

PUT /api/v1/option_types/3?option_type[name]=t-category

Successful Response

Failed Response

{
  "error": "Invalid resource. Please fix errors and try again.",
  "errors": {
    "name": ["can't be blank"],
    "presentation": ["can't be blank"]
  }
}

Delete

To delete a option type, make this request:

DELETE /api/v1/option_types/1

This request removes a option type from database.