Purdue University

Purdue University Themes API

The Themes API from Purdue University — 2 operation(s) for themes.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /themes Get themes #
POST /themes Create themes #
GET /themes/{id} Get themes by id #
PUT /themes/{id} Replace themes by id #
DELETE /themes/{id} Delete themes by id #

Documentation

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APIReference
https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api
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Documentation
https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/knowledge
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/authentication/purdue-authentication.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/openapi/purdue-themes-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/json-schema/purdue-hfs-location-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/json-schema/purdue-hfs-location-menu-schema.json

Other Resources

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OpenAPIOriginal
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/openapi/_original/purdue-rcac-api.json
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Support
https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/help
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Errors
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/errors/purdue-errors.yml
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Lifecycle
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/purdue-lifecycle.yml
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Rules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/rules/purdue-openapi-spectral-rules.yml
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Vocabulary
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/purdue-vocabulary.yml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/examples/purdue-hfs-locations-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/purdue/refs/heads/main/examples/purdue-hfs-location-menu-example.json
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Website
https://www.housing.purdue.edu/

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OpenAPI Specification

purdue-themes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: RCAC Themes API
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
- url: https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api
  description: Production server
tags:
- name: Themes
paths:
  /themes:
    get:
      description: Display a listing of entries
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: client_id
        description: Client (admin = 1|site = 0) ID
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
          enum:
          - 0
          - 1
      - in: query
        name: element
        description: Theme element name.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: search
        description: A word or phrase to search for.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: limit
        description: Number of result per page.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
      - in: query
        name: page
        description: Number of where to start returning results.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - in: query
        name: order
        description: Field to sort results by.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: title
          enum:
          - id
          - title
      - in: query
        name: order_dir
        description: Direction to sort results by.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: desc
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      tags:
      - Themes
      summary: Get themes
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getThemes
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      description: Create a new entry
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful entry creation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 1
                name: Admin (default)
                type: theme
                element: admin
                folder: ''
                client_id: 1
                enabled: 1
                access: 1
                protected: 1
                params: []
                checked_out: 0
                checked_out_time: null
                ordering: 0
                updated_at: null
                updated_by: 0
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  description: Theme name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                element:
                  description: Theme directory name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                enabled:
                  description: Is the theme enabled?
                  type: integer
                  default: 0
                client_id:
                  description: Client (admin = 1|site = 0) ID
                  type: integer
                  default: null
              required:
              - name
              - element
      tags:
      - Themes
      summary: Create themes
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: postThemes
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /themes/{id}:
    get:
      description: Retrieve an entry
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        description: Entry identifier
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful entry read
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 1
                name: Admin (default)
                type: theme
                element: admin
                folder: ''
                client_id: 1
                enabled: 1
                access: 1
                protected: 1
                params: []
                checked_out: 0
                checked_out_time: null
                ordering: 0
                updated_at: null
                updated_by: 0
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      tags:
      - Themes
      summary: Get themes by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: getThemesById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    put:
      description: Update an entry
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        description: Entry identifier
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Successful entry modification
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 1
                name: Admin (default)
                type: theme
                element: admin
                folder: ''
                client_id: 1
                enabled: 1
                access: 1
                protected: 1
                params: []
                checked_out: 0
                checked_out_time: null
                ordering: 0
                updated_at: null
                updated_by: 0
        '404':
          description: Record not found
        '409':
          description: Invalid data
      requestBody:
        content:
          '*/*':
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  description: Theme name
                  type: string
                  default: null
                enabled:
                  description: Is the theme enabled?
                  type: integer
                  default: 0
              required: []
      tags:
      - Themes
      summary: Replace themes by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: putThemesById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    delete:
      description: Delete an entry
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        description: Entry identifier
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successful deletion
        '404':
          description: Record not found
      tags:
      - Themes
      summary: Delete themes by id
      x-summary-source: derived
      operationId: deleteThemesById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    api_token:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_token
      in: header