Config

Definition

Variables in single quotes '...' can or must be changed according to your specific case.

config refers to the configuration file.

'section' is a section of settings in the configuration file.

'option' is an setting in the configuration file with a modifiable 'value'.

Configuration

The configuration file is divided in sections, each consisting of various options with their corresponding values.

Error Response

An error response is sent in the JSON format: {"error":"*error_description*"}

Following numbers are added for references inside the documentation only.

Error descriptions are:

Nr. Error Description                           - Explanation
1)  Unknown Error                               - Error is not specified
2)  Unable to parse JSON Object from "*URI*"    - Corrupt JSON data given

Error 1) is always possible and is not listed in following requests.

ATTENTION: Any error message from the Configuration API (not REST API) can occur and can be returned in the error response. These responses are not listed here.

Response Code

A response of a message has a HTTP response code. Usually, this code is 200 OK for a successful response. The code changes in some cases:

a) 200 OK           - Normal response (but may contain an error message)
b) 201 Created      - Success after POST request
c) 400 Bad Request  - Invalid request

Requests

GET Requests

Title

Returns the config or the specified section of the config

URL

/config

Method

GET

URL Params

none

Data Params

none

Success Response

{“section”:{“option”:”value”,…},…}

Error Response

{“error”:”error_desc”}


Title

Returns only a specific section

URL

/config/'section'

Method

GET

URL Params

none

Data Params

none

Success Response

{“option”:”value”,…}

Error Response

{“error”:”error_desc”}

POST Request

Title

Creates/modifies options in the config

URL

/config

Method

POST

URL Params

none

Data Params

{“‘section’”: {“‘option’”: “‘value’”,…},…}

Success Response

Response Code: b) 200 OK

Error Response

{“error”:”error_desc”}

OPTIONS Request

Title

Gets request options

URL

/config

Method

OPTIONS

URL Params

none

Data Params

none

Success Response

Error Response

none