This section explains the following REST operations regarding the associations / association of the resource which have been secured with Basic Auth.
The following terms explain the meaning of the query parameters passed with the following REST URIs.
| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
| path | Path of the resource. |
| type | Type of association. By default, Governance Registry has three types of association. These are usedBy, ownedBy, and other. |
| start | Start page number. |
| size | Number of associations to be fetched. |
| target | Target resource path |
The { start page } and { number of records } parameters can take any value greater than or equal to 0. The { start page } and { number of records } begins with 1. If both of them are 0, then all the associations are retrieved.
Get all the Associations on a Resource
| Attributes | Values |
|---|---|
HTTP Method | GET |
| Request URI | /associations?path={ resource path }&start={ start page }&size={ number of records } |
| HTTP Request Header | Authorization: Basic { base64encoded(username:password) } |
| Response | It retrieves all the associations posted on the specific resource. |
| Response | HTTP 200 OK |
| Response Type | application/json |
Get Associations of Specific Type on a Given Resource
| Attributes | Values |
|---|---|
HTTP Method | GET |
| Request URI | /associations?path={ resource path }&type={ association type } |
| HTTP Request Header | Authorization: Basic { base64encoded(username:password) } |
Description | It retrieves all the associations for the specific type of the given resource |
| Response | HTTP 200 OK |
| Response Type | application/json |
Add Associations to a Resource
| Attributes | Values |
|---|---|
HTTP Method | POST |
| Request URI | /associations?path={resource path} |
| HTTP Request Header | Authorization: Basic { base64encoded(username:password) } Content-Type: application/json |
| Payload | [{ "type":"<type of the association>","target":"<valid resource path>"}] |
Description | It adds the array of associations passed as the payload for the source resource |
| Response | HTTP 204 No Content. |
| Response Type | application/json |
Add Association to a Resource
| Attributes | Values |
|---|---|
HTTP Method | POST |
| Request URI | /associations?path={resource path}&targetPath={target resource}&type={assocation type} |
| HTTP Request Header | Authorization: Basic { base64encoded(username:password) } Content-Type: application/json |
| Response | HTTP 204 No Content. |
| Response Type | application/json |
Delete Associations on a Given Resource
| Attributes | Values |
|---|---|
HTTP Method | DELETE |
| Request URI | /association?path={resource path}&targetPath={target path}&type={association type} |
Description | It deletes the association between the source and target resources for the given association type. |
| Response | HTTP 204 No Content. |
| Response Type | application/json |