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webapi.txt: update webapi.txt to reflect the security fix from #98

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Zooko O'Whielacronx 2007-10-15 12:29:02 -07:00
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@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ port 8123, on the loopback (127.0.0.1) interface.
b. file names b. file names
The node provides some small number of "virtual drives". In the 0.5 The node provides some small number of "virtual drives". In the 0.5 release,
release, this number is two: the first is the global shared vdrive, the this number is two: the first is the global shared vdrive, the second is the
second is the private non-shared vdrive. We will call these "global" and private non-shared vdrive. We will call the global one "global", and we will
"private". refer to the second one by "$PRIVATE_VDRIVE_URI", to show that to use it you
have to insert the specific URI for that private vdrive.
For the purpose of this document, let us assume that the vdrives currently For the purpose of this document, let us assume that the vdrives currently
contain the following directories and files: contain the following directories and files:
@ -37,11 +38,11 @@ global/
global/Documents/ global/Documents/
global/Documents/notes.txt global/Documents/notes.txt
private/ $PRIVATE_VDRIVE_URI/
private/Pictures/ $PRIVATE_VDRIVE_URI/Pictures/
private/Pictures/tractors.jpg $PRIVATE_VDRIVE_URI/Pictures/tractors.jpg
private/Pictures/family/ $PRIVATE_VDRIVE_URI/Pictures/family/
private/Pictures/family/bobby.jpg $PRIVATE_VDRIVE_URI/Pictures/family/bobby.jpg
Within the webserver, there is a tree of resources. The top-level "vdrive" Within the webserver, there is a tree of resources. The top-level "vdrive"
resource gives access to files and directories in all of the user's virtual resource gives access to files and directories in all of the user's virtual
@ -51,11 +52,11 @@ http://localhost:8123/vdrive/global/Documents/notes.txt
and the URL for tractors.jpg would be: and the URL for tractors.jpg would be:
http://localhost:8123/vdrive/private/Pictures/tractors.jpg http://localhost:8123/uri/$PRIVATE_VDRIVE_URI/Pictures/tractors.jpg
In addition, each directory has a corresponding URL. The Pictures URL is: In addition, each directory has a corresponding URL. The Pictures URL is:
http://localhost:8123/vdrive/private/Pictures http://localhost:8123/uri/$PRIVATE_VDRIVE_URI/Pictures
c. URIs c. URIs
@ -190,7 +191,13 @@ h. attaching a file or directory as the child of an extant directory
PUT http://localhost:8123/uri/$URI_OF_SOME_DIR/Pictures/tractors.jpg PUT http://localhost:8123/uri/$URI_OF_SOME_DIR/Pictures/tractors.jpg
PUT http://localhost:8123/uri/$URI_OF_SOME_DIR/tractors.jpg PUT http://localhost:8123/uri/$URI_OF_SOME_DIR/tractors.jpg
PUT http://localhost:8123/vdrive/private/Pictures/tractors.jpg PUT http://localhost:8123/uri/$PRIVATE_VDRIVE_URI/Pictures/tractors.jpg
(Note that a URI_OF_SOME_DIR and a PRIVATE_VDRIVE_URI are each just
separate URIs, and there is nothing special about the latter except that it
is useful to put all of the user's top-level files and directories into one
place, so we choose to use that particular directory to be the user's main
directory.)
The URI of the child is provided in the body of the HTTP request. The URI of the child is provided in the body of the HTTP request.