BRICK Schema Entities API

The Entities API from BRICK Schema — 3 operation(s) for entities.

Operations 3

POST /brickapi/v1/entities/upload Uplaod a Turtle file #
GET /brickapi/v1/entities/ Get Entity By Id #
POST /brickapi/v1/entities/list Post #

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OpenAPI Specification

brick-entities-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Brick Server Entities API
  version: 0.1.0
tags:
- name: Entities
paths:
  /brickapi/v1/entities/upload:
    post:
      tags:
      - Entities
      summary: Uplaod a Turtle file
      description: 'Upload a Turtle file. An example file: https://gitlab.com/jbkoh/brick-server-dev/blob/dev/examples/data/bldg.ttl'
      operationId: upload_brickapi_v1_entities_upload_post
      parameters:
      - description: The name of the graph. This is similar to a database name in relational databases.
        required: false
        schema:
          title: Named Graph
          type: string
          description: The name of the graph. This is similar to a database name in relational databases.
        name: named_graph
        in: query
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Body_upload_brickapi_v1_entities_upload_post'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IsSuccess'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
  /brickapi/v1/entities/:
    get:
      tags:
      - Entities
      summary: Get Entity By Id
      description: 'Get information about an entity including type and its relationships with others. The definition of entity: An entity can be defined in two ways. It''s an instance of a (Brick) Class. More specifically, it is either a physical or a virtual thing whose properties are well-maintained to be a thing. Top three Brick Classes are Point (e.g., sensors, setpoints, etc.), Equipment (e.g., VAV, Luminaire, AHU, etc.), and Location (e.g., Room, Floor, etc.)'
      operationId: get_entity_by_id_brickapi_v1_entities__get
      parameters:
      - required: true
        schema:
          title: Entity Id
          type: string
        name: entity_id
        in: query
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entity'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
  /brickapi/v1/entities/list:
    post:
      tags:
      - Entities
      summary: Post
      description: List all entities with their types and relations.
      operationId: post_brickapi_v1_entities_list_post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              title: Params
              allOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListEntityParams'
              description: A list of object URIs for the corresponding predicate. Brick Server will find entities having relations with all the objects with the predicate (i.e., AND operation.)
              default:
                hasPoint: []
                isPointOf: []
                hasPart: []
                isPartOf: []
                hasLocation: []
                isLocationOf: []
                feeds: []
                isFedBy: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityIds'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
components:
  schemas:
    ListEntityParams:
      title: ListEntityParams
      type: object
      properties:
        hasPoint:
          title: Haspoint
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
        isPointOf:
          title: Ispointof
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
        hasPart:
          title: Haspart
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
        isPartOf:
          title: Ispartof
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
        hasLocation:
          title: Haslocation
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
        isLocationOf:
          title: Islocationof
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
        feeds:
          title: Feeds
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
        isFedBy:
          title: Isfedby
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
    EntityIds:
      title: EntityIds
      required:
      - entity_ids
      type: object
      properties:
        entity_ids:
          title: Entity Ids
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: The list of `entity_id`s
    Body_upload_brickapi_v1_entities_upload_post:
      title: Body_upload_brickapi_v1_entities_upload_post
      required:
      - file
      type: object
      properties:
        file:
          title: File
          type: string
          format: binary
    Entity:
      title: Entity
      required:
      - type
      - entity_id
      type: object
      properties:
        relationships:
          title: Relationships
          type: array
          items:
            maxItems: 2
            minItems: 2
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
          description: The list of relationships for the target entity. Assuming the target entity is the subject, each relation consists of the subject's predicate and object.s
          default: []
        type:
          title: Type
          type: string
          description: The entity's type, which is often a Brick Class.
        entity_id:
          title: Entity Id
          type: string
          description: The identifier of an entity. Often a URI. This should be unique across the target systems (i.e., the graphs of the interest.)
        name:
          title: Name
          type: string
          description: An informative name for the entity. This does not have to be unique.
    ValidationError:
      title: ValidationError
      required:
      - loc
      - msg
      - type
      type: object
      properties:
        loc:
          title: Location
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        msg:
          title: Message
          type: string
        type:
          title: Error Type
          type: string
    IsSuccess:
      title: IsSuccess
      type: object
      properties:
        is_success:
          title: Is Success
          type: boolean
          default: true
        reason:
          title: Reason
          type: string
          default: ''
    HTTPValidationError:
      title: HTTPValidationError
      type: object
      properties:
        detail:
          title: Detail
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
  securitySchemes:
    HTTPBearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT