RESTful API A4

/author/[author_id]/update

• It used to update the current author's own info on the server.
• It returned a JSON.
• JSON file contains:
  • "uid"
  • "password"
  • "email"
  • "first_name"
  • "last_name"
  • "avatar"
  • "github"

Method:

PUT

Example:

GET /authors/ae89f5ec-2502-4244-a579-cee6c83a9c17/update

HTTP 405 Method Not Allowed
Allow: POST, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
	"detail": "Method \"GET\" not allowed."
}

if you try to modify the info, but not the user, it would return:

PUT /authors/ae89f5ec-2502-4244-a579-cee6c83a9c17/update

HTTP 403 Forbidden
Allow: PUT, PATCH, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
	"detail": "You cant modify an author that is not you"
}

if you are the author, it would return:

PUT /authors/ae89f5ec-2502-4244-a579-cee6c83a9c17/update

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: PUT, PATCH, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
	"uid": "5",
	"password": "pbkdf2_sha256$30000$ECi8rhdXVWgL$7kGgXAb52ERe3x8Kd5faUqh0wtFxcW4I2mPRp85PYk0=",
	"email": "annnny@live.com",
	"first_name": "Annnny",
	"last_name": "P",
	"github": "zxcn.com",
	"avatar": ""
}