# Proposed Public API extensions This describes proposed extensions to the Public API. None of these extensions are confirmed, but are recorded here for reference and discussion. Refer to [Public API](./public_api.md) for the current version of the API. # Authentication - Support for sending tokens can via the `Authorization: Bearer {your_access_token}` HTTP header instead of just Basic Auth # API Access - API writes are rate-limited to X per second, per access token - Operations are transactional, e.g. if a file is somehow invalid, the sketch won’t be left partially uploaded # Proposed API endpoints ## Sketches ## `GET /:user/sketches/:id` Fetch a sketch. ### Request format No body. ### Response format Returns `Sketch`. ### Example GET /p5/sketches/Ckhf0APpg { "name": "Another title", "slug": "example-1", "files": { "index.html": { "Hallo!" }, "something.js": { "var uselessness = 12;" } } } ### Responses | HTTP code | Description | | ------------- | ---------------------------- | | 200 OK | Returns ID of created sketch | | 404 Not Found | Sketch does not exist | ## `PUT /:user/sketches/:id` Replace the sketch with an entirely new one, maintaining the same ID. Any existing files will be deleted before the new ones are created. ### Request format See `Sketch` in Models above. ### Response format No body. ### Example PUT /p5/sketches/Ckhf0APpg { "name": "Another title", "files": { "index.html": { "content": "Hallo!" }, "something.js": { "content": "var uselessness = 12;" } } ### Responses | HTTP code | Description | | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- | | 200 OK | | | 404 Not Found | Sketch does not exist | | 422 Unprocessable Entity | file validation failed, unsupported filetype | ## `PATCH /:user/sketches/:id` Update the sketch whilst maintaining existing data: - Change the name - Update file’s contents or add new files ### Request format See `Sketch` in Models above. ### Response format No body. ### Example Change the name of the sketch PATCH /p5/sketches/Ckhf0APpg { "name": "My Very Lovely Sketch" } ### Example Add a file to a sketch, or replace an existing file. PATCH /p5/sketches/Ckhf0APpg { "files": { "index.html": { "content": "My new content" }, // contents will be replaced "new-file.js": { "content": "some new stuff" } // new file will be added } } ### Responses | HTTP code | Description | | ------------------------ | ------------------------- | | 200 OK | Change were made | | 404 Not Found | Sketch does not exist | | 422 Unprocessable Entity | Validation error of files | ## Operating on files within a sketch Files within a sketch can be individually accessed via their `path` e.g. `data/something.json`. ## `GET /:user/sketches/:id/files/:path` Fetch the contents of a file. ### Request format No body. ### Response format Returns file contents. ### Example GET /p5/sketches/Ckhf0APpg/files/assets/something.js Content-Type: application/javascript var uselessness = 12; ### Responses | HTTP code | Description | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | 200 OK | Returns body of the file with the content-type set by the file extension | | 404 Not Found | File does not exist | ## `PATCH /:user/sketches/:id/files/:path` Update the name or contents a file or directory. ### Request format See `File` and `Directory` above. ### Response format No body. ### Example: Change file name PATCH /p5/sketches/Ckhf0APpg/files/assets/something.js { "name": "new-name.js" } File `assets/something.js` → `assets/new-name.js`. ### Example: Change file contents PATCH /p5/sketches/Ckhf0APpg/files/assets/something.js { "content": "var answer = 24;" } Content of `assets/something.js` will be replaced with `var answer = 24;`. ### Example: Create directory PATCH /p5/sketches/Ckhf0APpg/files/assets { "files": { "info.csv": { "content": "some,good,data" } } } `assets/data/info.csv` will now exist with the content `some,good,data` Files are added to the directory, in addition to what is there. ### Responses | HTTP code | Description | | ------------------------ | -------------------------- | | 200 OK | The changes have been made | | 404 Not Found | Path does not exist | | 422 Unprocessable Entity | Validation error of files | ## `DELETE /:user/:sketches/files/:path` Delete a file/directory, and it’s contents. ### Request format No body. ### Response format No body. ### Example: Delete file DELETE /p5/sketches/Ckhf0APpg/files/assets/something.js `assets/something.js` will be removed from the sketch. ### Example: Delete directory DELETE /p5/sketches/Ckhf0APpg/files/assets The `assets` directory and everything within it, will be removed. ### Responses | HTTP code | Description | | ------------- | ------------------------- | | 200 OK | The item has been deleted | | 404 Not Found | Path does not exist |