questions.md

Questions:

API:

• For a PUT, what should be returned if the user provides an ID that doesn't exist and the ID isn't valid?
  • I return a new resource that's created, but the URI for that resource uses my db's autoimcrement scheme; it won't take the arbitrary ID that's given the PUT
    • EX: There are only 15 tasks in the DB, and the task_id is set to autoincrement and is currently only at 15. Client sends UPDATE to a task resource of /api/tasks/200 (doesn't exist but all other fields are valid). ATM I create a new resource with those fields except for using the 200 task_id. The task_id for that resource will be 16 (because of autoincrementing) and the URI generated will be /api/tasks/16.
• What is a good return json for a task?
  • { "task": { "task_title": "true", ... } }
  • or flatter?: { "task_title": "true", ... }
  • The former gets repetitive with /tasks
    • { "tasks": { "task": { ... }, "task": { ... } } }

General:

• Is application.utils.validate_bool() a good idea? Is it a good implementation?