api4kb_persistent_storage
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| Post-condition : Ensures that a knowledgeBase exists for the given URI (at the given URL??) | Post-condition : Ensures that a knowledgeBase exists for the given URI (at the given URL??) | ||
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| REST mapping : POST | REST mapping : POST | ||
| Creates a new knowledge base and associates it to the given URI. If the knowledge base already exists, its URI is returned. | Creates a new knowledge base and associates it to the given URI. If the knowledge base already exists, its URI is returned. | ||
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| TODO: discuss the use of URIs vs URLs | TODO: discuss the use of URIs vs URLs | ||
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| REST mapping : POST | REST mapping : POST | ||
| - | TODO. This method should be defined. What is the exact semantics of updating a resource in a KB, as opposed to setting it? It could be interpreted in terms of versioning? Or the "old" and "new" resources should be "merged" (whatever that means)? | + | TODO: This method should be defined. What is the exact semantics of updating a resource in a KB, as opposed to setting it? It could be interpreted in terms of versioning? Or the "old" and "new" resources should be "merged" (whatever that means)? |
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| Post-condition : The KB is not altered | Post-condition : The KB is not altered | ||
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| REST mapping : GET | REST mapping : GET | ||
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| Pre-condition : the KB contains the resource mapped by resourceID. The client must have the appropriate rights to write at exportLocation. | Pre-condition : the KB contains the resource mapped by resourceID. The client must have the appropriate rights to write at exportLocation. | ||
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| Integrity : the format specified by resourceDescriptor is compatible with the nature of the resource | Integrity : the format specified by resourceDescriptor is compatible with the nature of the resource | ||
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| Post-condition : the exportLocation will contain a serialized copy of the resource mapped by resourceId, as defined by resourceDescriptor. The KB is not altered. | Post-condition : the exportLocation will contain a serialized copy of the resource mapped by resourceId, as defined by resourceDescriptor. The KB is not altered. | ||
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| REST mapping : POST | REST mapping : POST | ||
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| in URI resourceId, : the URI of the resource to be deleted | in URI resourceId, : the URI of the resource to be deleted | ||
| out TODO ); | out TODO ); | ||
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| Pre-condition : the KB contains a resource mapping for resourceID ??? | Pre-condition : the KB contains a resource mapping for resourceID ??? | ||
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| Post-condition : the KB no longer contains a resource mapping for resourceID | Post-condition : the KB no longer contains a resource mapping for resourceID | ||
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| REST mapping : DELETE | REST mapping : DELETE | ||
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