Hi Eric, The `model` and `uri_object_key` are configurations for a resource's implementation, and aren't related to the data provided by the caller.
The `model` attribute is optionally used to associate a WebAPIResource subclass with a particular database model. If set, many of the operations (GET requests to lists or to objects, DELETEs, etc.) are implemented for you, but otherwise, you have to implement those yourself (by overriding get(), get_list(), delete(), etc.). `uri_object_key` defines the name of the capture group in the URL's regex that captures the iD used to look up the appropriate object (defined by `model`) in the database. You don't need to do anything with Backbone to make use of the API. a $.post() should be fine. However, it sounds like maybe the WebAPIResource isn't implemented fully. Can you show me the code you've written, how you're calling into the API, and what the results are when you do so? We can help you write the WebAPIResource to do what you need. Christian -- Christian Hammond President/CEO of Beanbag <https://www.beanbaginc.com/> Makers of Review Board <https://www.reviewboard.org/> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 9:04 PM, Eric Holmberg <eric.omnicuri...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have created a WebAPIResource extension based upon the instructions in > https://www.reviewboard.org/docs/manual/2.0/extending/extensions/webapi/ > which is called based upon the user clicking on a menu item which was > created by ReviewRequestDropdownActionHook. > > How do I actually do the POST call? > > I tried just the usual jQuery $.post(...), but djblets/webapi/ > resources.base.py tries to get the "model" and "uri_object_keys" and > fails since they are not part of the post data. It looks like I need to > create a view and model by deriving from Backbone.View.extend > Backbone.Model.extend, > but I haven't found any concise examples that I can understand well enough > to use as a template. > > My use case: > > 1. Based upon a UI event, post to the WebAPIResource > 2. In the WebAPIResource.create method: > 1. Lookup current review, post a comment based upon the approval > request (similar to a ship-it comment) > 2. Log vote into a new database model > 3. Query the existing votes and if everything looks good, trigger a > merge of the change or rejection email > > > Note that I'm not a Javascript or web programmer since my background is > C++ and Python, so I'm sorry if my question is elementary. > > Regards, > Eric > > > > > -- > Supercharge your Review Board with Power Pack: > https://www.reviewboard.org/powerpack/ > Want us to host Review Board for you? Check out RBCommons: > https://rbcommons.com/ > Happy user? Let us know! https://www.reviewboard.org/users/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "reviewboard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to reviewboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Supercharge your Review Board with Power Pack: https://www.reviewboard.org/powerpack/ Want us to host Review Board for you? Check out RBCommons: https://rbcommons.com/ Happy user? Let us know! https://www.reviewboard.org/users/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "reviewboard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to reviewboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
