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Resource Type

The resource type is a identifier for a model class. It is the first segment of the request path, after alias mapping has been applied.

Sending data

Different "layouts" for sent data are supported by the extension:

Send raw body

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "property1":"Value 1",
  "property2":"Value 2"
}' \
"http://your-domain.com/rest/..."

Send form-data

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW" \
-d '------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="field1"

Value 1
------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="field2"

Value 2
------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--' \
"http://your-domain.com/rest/..."

Send x-www-form-urlencoded

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
-d 'field1=Value 1&field2=Value 2' \
"http://your-domain.com/rest/..."

In a custom handler the sent data can be retrieved through the request's getSentData() method.

Customize the output of a model

The easiest way to customize the properties exported by your models is through implementing the JsonSerializable interface.

class Person extends \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\DomainObject\AbstractEntity 
implements JsonSerializable {
    public function jsonSerialize()
    {
        return [
            'companyName' => 'the company name'
        ];
    }
}

Show information about the models using __class property

The extension can add a property to the JSON output that provides the object's class name. This can easily be enabled with TypoScript:

plugin.tx_rest.settings {
    addClass = 1
}

Add additional headers

plugin.tx_rest.settings {
    responseHeaders {
        Access-Control-Allow-Origin = example.com
        Access-Control-Allow-Methods = GET, POST, OPTIONS, DELETE
    }
}

Preprocess input data

The best way to preprocess sent data before saving is to create a custom DataProvider.

Lets assume your extension is in the namespace \Foo\Bar. When you request /foo-bar-model the Object Manager will look for a class called \Foo\Bar\Rest\DataProvider and will use it to fetch and create models (the built in DataProvider \Cundd\Rest\DataProvider\DataProvider is used as fallback).

You can extend the default DataProvider and overwrite prepareModelData().

namespace Foo\Bar\Rest;
class DataProvider extends \Cundd\Rest\DataProvider\DataProvider {
    /**
     * @param $data
     * @return array
     */
    protected function prepareModelData($data) {
        // Work with the data
        return $data;
    }
}

How do paths and classes work together?

Paths, resource types and the associated classes

Below you find examples of the URL paths (the part after rest/) and the matching class names that will be used:

Path Resource Type Class Repository Data Provider Conf
/pix-gallery pix-gallery Tx_Pix_Domain_Model_Gallery[] Tx_Pix_Domain_Repository_GalleryRepository \Cundd\Rest\DataProvider\DataProvider a
/pix-gallery/2 pix-gallery Tx_Pix_Domain_Model_Gallery Tx_Pix_Domain_Repository_GalleryRepository \Cundd\Rest\DataProvider\DataProvider a
/cundd-foo-bar cundd-foo-bar \Cundd\Foo\Domain\Model\Bar[] \Cundd\Foo\Domain\Repository\BarRepository \Cundd\Rest\DataProvider\DataProvider b
/cundd-foo-bar/34 cundd-foo-bar \Cundd\Foo\Domain\Model\Bar \Cundd\Foo\Domain\Repository\BarRepository \Cundd\Rest\DataProvider\DataProvider b
/Document/db Document-db \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Model\Document[] \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Repository\DocumentRepository \Cundd\Rest\DataProvider\DocumentDataProvider c
/Document/db/9 Document-db \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Model\Document \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Repository\DocumentRepository \Cundd\Rest\DataProvider\DocumentDataProvider c
/Document/db/a3b Document-db \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Model\Document \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Repository\DocumentRepository \Cundd\Rest\DataProvider\DocumentDataProvider c
/cundd-daa-bar cundd-daa-bar * * \Cundd\Daa\Rest\DataProvider d
/cundd-daa-bar/34 cundd-daa-bar * * \Cundd\Daa\Rest\DataProvider d

*) These classes are not fixed and depend on the custom \Cundd\Daa\Rest\DataProvider.

Paths, methods and the associated actions

Example: Gallery

Path Method Class Action Conf
/pix-gallery GET Tx_Pix_Domain_Model_Gallery[] List all galleries a
/pix-gallery POST Tx_Pix_Domain_Model_Gallery Create a new gallery a
/pix-gallery DELETE 405 Method Not Allowed a
/pix-gallery/2 GET Tx_Pix_Domain_Model_Gallery Return the gallery with UID 2 a
/pix-gallery/2 POST Tx_Pix_Domain_Model_Gallery Replace the gallery with UID 2 a
/pix-gallery/2 DELETE Tx_Pix_Domain_Model_Gallery Delete the gallery with UID 2 a
/pix-gallery/2 PATCH Tx_Pix_Domain_Model_Gallery Update the gallery with UID 2 a

Example: Document Storage

Path Method Class Action Conf
/Document/db GET \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Model\Document[] List all Documents in database 'db' c
/Document/db POST \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Model\Document Create a new Document in database 'db' c
/Document/db DELETE 405 Method Not Allowed c
/Document/db/9 GET \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Model\Document Return the Document with UID or ID 2 in database 'db' c
/Document/db/9 POST \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Model\Document Replace the Document with UID or ID 2 in database 'db' c
/Document/db/9 DELETE \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Model\Document Delete the Document with UID or ID 2 in database 'db' c
/Document/db/9 PATCH \Cundd\Rest\Domain\Model\Document Update the Document with UID or ID 2 in database 'db' c

Configuration

a)

plugin.tx_rest.settings.paths {
    path {
        path = pix-gallery
        read = allow
        write = allow
    }
}

b)

plugin.tx_rest.settings.paths {
    path {
        path = cundd-foo-bar
        read = allow
        write = allow
    }
}

c)

plugin.tx_rest.settings.paths {
    path {
        path = Document-db
        read = allow
        write = allow
    }
}

d)

Assume the class \Cundd\Daa\Rest\DataProvider exists.

plugin.tx_rest.settings.paths {
    path {
        path = Cundd-Daa-Bar
        read = allow
        write = allow
    }
}

Caching

To enable caching set the cache life time:

plugin.tx_rest.settings.cacheLifetime = 3600

Additionally a separate life time for the expires header can be defined:

plugin.tx_rest.settings.expiresHeaderLifetime = 300

Install TYPO3 and REST in a subdirectory

If the TYPO3 installation is inside a subdirectory the environment variable TYPO3_REST_REQUEST_BASE_PATH has to be set to the subdirectories name.

E.g.: TYPO3 is installed in $DOC_ROOT/dev_install/ and accessed through http://your-domain.com/dev_install/rest/ set TYPO3_REST_REQUEST_BASE_PATH to dev_install.

Internationalization and localization

The extension supports different types to handle localized requests.

  • Since version 3.6.0 TYPO3's site handling is supported
  • Specify the L GET-parameter
  • Specify a Accept-Language header and define a mapping from the header value to the sys-language UID in TypoScript 
    plugin.tx_rest.settings {
    languages {
        de-DE = 1
    }
}