Stanford University

Stanford University Catalog API

Add and update Moabs in the catalog

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Operations 3

POST /v1/catalog Add a new Moab to the catalog for an existing object

PUT /v1/catalog/{druid} Update a Moab for an existing object in the catalog for a new version

PATCH /v1/catalog/{druid} Update a Moab for an existing object in the catalog for a new version

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Preservation Catalog HTTP API
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Preservation HTTP Catalog API
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
servers:
- url: https://preservation-catalog-{env}-01.stanford.edu
  description: Production service
  variables:
    env:
      default: prod
- url: https://preservation-catalog-{env}-01.stanford.edu
  description: Staging service
  variables:
    env:
      default: stage
- url: https://preservation-catalog-{env}-01.stanford.edu
  description: QA service
  variables:
    env:
      default: qa
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: catalog
  description: Add and update Moabs in the catalog
paths:
  /v1/catalog:
    post:
      tags:
      - catalog
      summary: Add a new Moab to the catalog for an existing object
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created new Moab
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditResultsResponse'
        '409':
          description: Conflict - Moab already exists
        '406':
          description: Invalid arguments passed
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/CatalogOptionsWithDruid'
  /v1/catalog/{druid}:
    put:
      tags:
      - catalog
      summary: Update a Moab for an existing object in the catalog for a new version
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated Moab
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditResultsResponse'
        '404':
          description: Moab not found
        '406':
          description: Invalid arguments passed
        '400':
          description: Moab version less than what is in catalog
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      parameters:
      - name: druid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Druid'
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/CatalogOptions'
    patch:
      tags:
      - catalog
      summary: Update a Moab for an existing object in the catalog for a new version
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated Moab
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditResultsResponse'
        '404':
          description: Moab not found
        '406':
          description: Invalid arguments passed
        '400':
          description: Moab version less than what is in catalog
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      parameters:
      - name: druid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Druid'
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/CatalogOptions'
components:
  schemas:
    CatalogOptionsWithDruid:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CatalogOptions'
      - type: object
        properties:
          druid:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Druid'
        required:
        - druid
    AuditResultsResponse:
      description: Audit results response
      type: object
      properties:
        druid:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Druid'
        result_array:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditResult'
      required:
      - druid
      - result_array
    CatalogOptions:
      description: Options for catalog controller endpoint
      type: object
      properties:
        incoming_version:
          description: Version of the object
          type: integer
        incoming_size:
          description: Size in bytes of the object on disk
          type: integer
        storage_location:
          description: Storage root where the moab object is located (must correspond to a real MoabStorageRoot)
          type: string
        checksums_validated:
          description: If the checksums for the moab object have previously been validated by caller (boolean/int as string)
          oneOf:
          - type: boolean
          - type: string
            enum:
            - 'true'
            - 'True'
            - 'TRUE'
            - nil
            - '1'
            - 'on'
            - 'false'
            - 'False'
            - 'FALSE'
      required:
      - incoming_version
      - incoming_size
      - storage_location
    Druid:
      description: Digital Repository Unique Identifier (bare or prefixed)
      type: string
      pattern: ^(druid:)?[b-df-hjkmnp-tv-z]{2}[0-9]{3}[b-df-hjkmnp-tv-z]{2}[0-9]{4}$
      example: druid:bc123df4567
    AuditResult:
      description: A single audit result
      type: object
  requestBodies:
    CatalogOptions:
      description: Common options for PUT/POST/PATCH operations to the catalog controller
      required: true
      content:
        application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CatalogOptions'
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CatalogOptions'
    CatalogOptionsWithDruid:
      description: Common options (plus druid) for PUT/POST/PATCH operations to the catalog controller
      required: true
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CatalogOptionsWithDruid'
        application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CatalogOptionsWithDruid'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT