gitlabhq/doc/api/snippets.md
Sebastian Ziebell 9ee6c58acc API documentation updated for project snippets.
The API Documentation for project snippets got infos to return codes. Tests are added
to check status codes when handling project snippets.
2013-02-21 21:13:46 +01:00

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## List snippets
Get a list of project snippets.
```
GET /projects/:id/snippets
```
Parameters:
+ `id` (required) - The ID of a project
Return values:
+ `200 Ok` on success and a list of project snippets
+ `401 Unauthorized` if user is not authenticated
## Single snippet
Get a single project snippet.
```
GET /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id
```
Parameters:
+ `id` (required) - The ID of a project
+ `snippet_id` (required) - The ID of a project's snippet
```json
{
"id": 1,
"title": "test",
"file_name": "add.rb",
"author": {
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"blocked": false,
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
},
"expires_at": null,
"updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z"
}
```
Return values:
+ `200 Ok` on success and the project snippet
+ `401 Unauthorized` if user is not authenticated
+ `404 Not Found` if snippet ID not found
## Create new snippet
Creates a new project snippet.
```
POST /projects/:id/snippets
```
Parameters:
+ `id` (required) - The ID of a project
+ `title` (required) - The title of a snippet
+ `file_name` (required) - The name of a snippet file
+ `lifetime` (optional) - The expiration date of a snippet
+ `code` (required) - The content of a snippet
Return values:
+ `201 Created` if snippet was successfully created and the snippet as JSON payload
+ `400 Bad Request` if one of the required attributes is not given
+ `401 Unauthorized` if user is not authenticated
+ `404 Not Found` if project ID not found
## Edit snippet
Updates an existing project snippet.
```
PUT /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id
```
Parameters:
+ `id` (required) - The ID of a project
+ `snippet_id` (required) - The ID of a project's snippet
+ `title` (optional) - The title of a snippet
+ `file_name` (optional) - The name of a snippet file
+ `lifetime` (optional) - The expiration date of a snippet
+ `code` (optional) - The content of a snippet
Return values:
+ `200 Ok` on success and the updated project snippet
+ `401 Unauthorized` if user is not authenticated
+ `404 Not Found` if project ID not found
## Delete snippet
Deletes an existing project snippet. This is an idempotent function and deleting a non-existent
snippet still returns a `200 Ok` status code.
```
DELETE /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id
```
Parameters:
+ `id` (required) - The ID of a project
+ `snippet_id` (required) - The ID of a project's snippet
Return values:
+ `200 Ok` on success and if the snippet was deleted its content
+ `401 Unauthorized` if user is not authenticated
+ `404 Not Found` if project ID not found
## Snippet content
Get a raw project snippet.
```
GET /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/raw
```
Parameters:
+ `id` (required) - The ID of a project
+ `snippet_id` (required) - The ID of a project's snippet
Return values:
+ `200 Ok` on success and the raw snippet
+ `401 Unauthorized` if user is not authenticated
+ `404 Not Found` if project ID or snippet ID is not found