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=Conventions=
 
=Conventions=
  
All functions in this module are assigned to the <code><nowiki>http://basex.org/modules/web</nowiki></code> namespace, which is statically bound to the {{Code|web}} prefix.<br/>
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All functions and errors in this module are assigned to the <code><nowiki>http://basex.org/modules/web</nowiki></code> namespace, which is statically bound to the {{Code|web}} prefix.<br/>
All errors are assigned to the <code><nowiki>http://basex.org/errors</nowiki></code> namespace, which is statically bound to the {{Code|bxerr}} prefix.
 
  
 
=Functions=
 
=Functions=
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==web:create-url==
 
==web:create-url==
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{{Mark|Updated with Version 9.3:}} Third argument added.
  
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
|{{Func|web:create-url|$url as xs:string, $parameters as map(item(), item()*)|xs:string}}<br/>
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|{{Func|web:create-url|$url as xs:string, $parameters as map(*)|xs:string}}<br/>{{Func|web:create-url|$url as xs:string, $parameters as map(*), $anchor as xs:string|xs:string}}<br/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
|Creates a new URL from the specified <code>$url</code> string and the <code>$parameters</code> specified in a map. The keys and and values of the map entries will be converted to strings, URL-encoded (see [[#web:encode-url|web:encode-url]]), and appended to the url as query parameters. If a map entry has more than a single item, all of them will be appended as single parameters.
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|Creates a new URL from the specified <code>$url</code> string, query string <code>$parameters</code> and an optional {{Code|$anchor}} reference. The keys and values of the map entries will be converted to strings, URL-encoded (see [[#web:encode-url|web:encode-url]]), and appended to the URL as query parameters. If a map entry has more than a single item, all of them will be appended as single parameters.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Examples'''
 
| '''Examples'''
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|-
 
|-
 
| '''Errors'''
 
| '''Errors'''
|{{Error|BXWE0001|#Errors}} Specified URI is invalid.
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|{{Error|invalid|#Errors}} the string contains invalid XML characters.
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|}
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==web:forward==
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{{Mark|Introduced with Version 9.3:}}
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{| width='100%'
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|-
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| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
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|{{Func|web:forward|$path as xs:string|element(rest:forward)}}<br/>{{Func|web:forward|$path as xs:string, $parameters as map(*)|element(rest:forward)}}
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|-
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| '''Summary'''
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|Creates a server-side [[RESTXQ#Forwards and Redirects|RESTXQ forward request]] to the specified {{Code|$path}}. The client will not get notified of this forwarding.<br/>The {{Code|$parameter}} argument is processed as described in [[#web:create-url|web:create-url]].
 
|-
 
|-
| '''Errors'''
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| '''Examples'''
|{{Error|BXWE0002|#Errors}} Specified URI contains invalid XML characters.
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|
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The function call <code><nowiki>web:forward('/a/b')</nowiki></code> creates the following result (which will be interpreted as forwarding if RESTXQ is used):
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<pre class="brush:xml">
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<rest:forward>/a/b</rest:forward>
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</pre>
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==web:redirect==
 
==web:redirect==
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{{Mark|Updated with Version 9.3:}} Third argument added.
  
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
|{{Func|web:redirect|$location as xs:string|element(rest:response)}}<br/>{{Func|web:redirect|$location as xs:string, $parameters as map(item(), item()*)|element(rest:response)}}<br/>
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|{{Func|web:redirect|$url as xs:string|element(rest:response)}}<br/>{{Func|web:redirect|$url as xs:string, $parameters as map(*)|element(rest:response)}}<br/>{{Func|web:redirect|$url as xs:string, $parameters as map(*), $anchor as xs:string|element(rest:response)}}<br/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
|Creates a [[RESTXQ#Forwards and Redirects|RESTXQ redirection]] to the specified location. The returned response will only work if no other items are returned by the RESTXQ function.<br/>If <code>$parameters</code> are specified, they will be appended as query parameters to the URL as described for [[#web:create-url|web:create-url]].
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|Creates a [[RESTXQ#Forwards and Redirects|RESTXQ redirection]] to the specified {{Code|$url}}. The returned response will only work if no other items are returned by the RESTXQ function.<br/>The {{Code|$parameters}} and {{Code|$anchor}} arguments are processed as described in (see [[#web:create-url|web:create-url]]).
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Examples'''
 
| '''Examples'''
|The query <code><nowiki>web:redirect('/a/b')</nowiki></code> returns the following response element:
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|
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The query <code><nowiki>web:redirect('/a/b')</nowiki></code> returns the following result (which will be interpreted as redirection if RESTXQ is used):
 
<pre class="brush:xml">
 
<pre class="brush:xml">
 
<rest:response xmlns:rest="http://exquery.org/ns/restxq">
 
<rest:response xmlns:rest="http://exquery.org/ns/restxq">
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|-
 
|-
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
|{{Func|web:response-header||element(rest:response)}}<br/>{{Func|web:response-header|$headers as map(*)|element(rest:response)}}<br/>{{Func|web:response-header|$headers as map(*), $output as map(*)|element(rest:response)}}<br/>
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|{{Func|web:response-header||element(rest:response)}}<br/>{{Func|web:response-header|$output as map(*)?|element(rest:response)}}<br/>{{Func|web:response-header|$output as map(*)?, $headers as map(*)?|element(rest:response)}}<br/>{{Func|web:response-header|$output as map(*)?, $headers as map(*)?, $atts as map(*)?|element(rest:response)}}<br/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
|Creates a [[RESTXQ#Response|RESTXQ response header]] with a default caching directive and default serialization parameters.<br/>
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|Creates a [[RESTXQ#Response|RESTXQ response header]].<br/>
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Serialization parameters and header values can be supplied via the <code>$output</code> and <code>$headers</code> arguments, and status and message attributes can be attached to the HTTP response element with the <code>$atts</code> argument.
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* <code>media-type</code>: <code>application/octet-stream</code>
 
Header options can be supplied via the <code>$headers</code> argument. Empty string values can be specified to invalidate default values. By default, the following header options will be returned:
 
Header options can be supplied via the <code>$headers</code> argument. Empty string values can be specified to invalidate default values. By default, the following header options will be returned:
 
* <code>Cache-Control</code>: <code>max-age=3600,public</code>
 
* <code>Cache-Control</code>: <code>max-age=3600,public</code>
Serialization parameters can be supplied via the <code>$output</code> argument. Empty string values can be specified to invalidate default values. By default, the following serialization parameters will be returned:
 
* <code>media-type</code>: <code>application/octet-stream</code>
 
* <code>method</code>: <code>raw</code>
 
 
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|-
 
| '''Examples'''
 
| '''Examples'''
 
|
 
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* The function call <code>web:response-header()</code> returns the following response element:
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* The function call <code>web:response-header()</code> returns:
 
<pre class="brush:xml">
 
<pre class="brush:xml">
 
<rest:response xmlns:rest="http://exquery.org/ns/restxq">
 
<rest:response xmlns:rest="http://exquery.org/ns/restxq">
   <http:response xmlns:http="http://expath.org/ns/http-client">
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   <http:response xmlns:http="http://expath.org/ns/http-client"/>
    <http:header name="Cache-Control" value="max-age=3600,public"/>
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   <output:serialization-parameters xmlns:output="http://www.w3.org/2010/xslt-xquery-serialization"/>
  </http:response>
 
   <output:serialization-parameters xmlns:output="http://www.w3.org/2010/xslt-xquery-serialization">
 
    <output:media-type value="application/octet-stream"/>
 
    <output:method value="raw"/>
 
  </output:serialization-parameters>
 
 
</rest:response>
 
</rest:response>
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
* If the following RESTXQ function is called by a web browser…<br/>
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* The following expression returns a media-type for binary data, a caching directive, and the OK status:<br/>
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<pre class="brush:xquery">
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web:response-header(
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  map { 'media-type': 'application/octet-stream' },
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  map { 'Cache-Control': 'max-age=3600,public' },
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  map { 'status': 200, 'message': 'OK' }
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)
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</pre>
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* The following RESTXQ function returns the contents of a file to the client with correct media type:<br/>
 
<pre class="brush:xquery">
 
<pre class="brush:xquery">
 
declare %rest:path('media/{$file}') function local:get($file) {
 
declare %rest:path('media/{$file}') function local:get($file) {
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};
 
};
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
…a file resource with the correct content-type will be returned to user (provided that it exists in the web server's file system).
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==web:error==
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|-
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| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
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|{{Func|web:error|$status as xs:integer, $message as xs:string|none}}<br/>
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|-
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| '''Summary'''
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|Raises an error with the QName {{Code|rest:error}}, the specified {{Code|$message}} and the specified {{Code|$status}} as error value.<br/>Calls to this function are equivalent to <code>fn:error(xs:QName('rest:error'), $message, $status)</code>.
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See [[RESTXQ#Raise Errors|RESTXQ: Raise Errors]] to learn how the function is helpful in web applications.
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|-
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| '''Examples'''
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* <code><nowiki>web:error(404, "The requested resource cannot be found.")</nowiki></code>
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| '''Errors'''
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|{{Error|status|#Errors}} The supplied status code is invalid.
 
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|Description
 
|Description
 
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|-
|{{Code|BXWE0001}}
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|{{Code|invalid}}
|Specified URL is invalid.
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|A string contains invalid XML characters.
 
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|{{Code|BXWE0002}}
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|{{Code|status}}
|Specified URL contains invalid XML characters.
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|The supplied status code is invalid.
 
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=Changelog=
 
=Changelog=
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;Version 9.3
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* Added: [[#web:error|web:error]], [[#web:forward|web:forward]]
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;Version 9.2
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* Updated: [[#web:create-url|web:create-url]], [[#web:redirect|web:redirect]]: third argument added.
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;Version 9.0
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* Updated: [[#web:response-header|web:response-header]]: third argument added; default parameters removed.
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* Updated: error codes updated; errors now use the module namespace
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;Version 8.4
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* Updated: [[#web:response-header|web:response-header]]: serialization method <code>raw</code> was removed (now obsolete).
  
 
;Version 8.2
 
;Version 8.2
  
* Added: [[#web:encode-url|web:encode-url]], [[#web:decode-url|web:decode-url]]
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* Added: [[#web:encode-url|web:encode-url]], [[#web:decode-url|web:decode-url]].
  
 
The module was introduced with Version 8.1.
 
The module was introduced with Version 8.1.
 
[[Category:XQuery]]
 

Revision as of 19:19, 11 November 2019

This XQuery Module provides convenience functions for building web applications with RESTXQ.

Conventions

All functions and errors in this module are assigned to the http://basex.org/modules/web namespace, which is statically bound to the web prefix.

Functions

web:content-type

Signatures web:content-type($path as xs:string) as xs:string
Summary Returns the content type of a path by analyzing its file suffix. application/octet-stream is returned if the file suffix is unknown.
Examples
  • web:content-type("sample.mp3") returns audio/mpeg

web:create-url

Template:Mark Third argument added.

Signatures web:create-url($url as xs:string, $parameters as map(*)) as xs:string
web:create-url($url as xs:string, $parameters as map(*), $anchor as xs:string) as xs:string
Summary Creates a new URL from the specified $url string, query string $parameters and an optional $anchor reference. The keys and values of the map entries will be converted to strings, URL-encoded (see web:encode-url), and appended to the URL as query parameters. If a map entry has more than a single item, all of them will be appended as single parameters.
Examples
  • web:create-url('http://find.me', map { 'q': 'dog' }) returns http://find.me?q=dog
  • web:create-url('search', map { 'year': (2000,2001), 'title':() }) returns search?year=2000&year=2001

web:encode-url

Signatures web:encode-url($string as xs:string) as xs:string
Summary Encodes a string to a URL. Spaces are rewritten to +; *, -, . and _ are adopted; and all other non-ASCII characters and special characters are percent-encoded.
Examples
  • web:encode-url("this is a test!.html") returns this+is+a+test%21.html.

web:decode-url

Signatures web:decode-url($string as xs:string) as xs:string
Summary Decodes a URL to the original string. Percent-encoded characters are decoded to their UTF8 codepoints, and + characters are rewritten to spaces.
Examples
  • web:decode-url("%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E") returns 日本語.
Errors invalid: the string contains invalid XML characters.

web:forward

Template:Mark

Signatures web:forward($path as xs:string) as element(rest:forward)
web:forward($path as xs:string, $parameters as map(*)) as element(rest:forward)
Summary Creates a server-side RESTXQ forward request to the specified $path. The client will not get notified of this forwarding.
The $parameter argument is processed as described in web:create-url.
Examples

The function call web:forward('/a/b') creates the following result (which will be interpreted as forwarding if RESTXQ is used):

<rest:forward>/a/b</rest:forward>

web:redirect

Template:Mark Third argument added.

Signatures web:redirect($url as xs:string) as element(rest:response)
web:redirect($url as xs:string, $parameters as map(*)) as element(rest:response)
web:redirect($url as xs:string, $parameters as map(*), $anchor as xs:string) as element(rest:response)
Summary Creates a RESTXQ redirection to the specified $url. The returned response will only work if no other items are returned by the RESTXQ function.
The $parameters and $anchor arguments are processed as described in (see web:create-url).
Examples

The query web:redirect('/a/b') returns the following result (which will be interpreted as redirection if RESTXQ is used):

<rest:response xmlns:rest="http://exquery.org/ns/restxq">
  <http:response xmlns:http="http://expath.org/ns/http-client" status="302">
    <http:header name="location" value="/a/b"/>
  </http:response>
</rest:response>

web:response-header

Signatures web:response-header() as element(rest:response)
web:response-header($output as map(*)?) as element(rest:response)
web:response-header($output as map(*)?, $headers as map(*)?) as element(rest:response)
web:response-header($output as map(*)?, $headers as map(*)?, $atts as map(*)?) as element(rest:response)
Summary Creates a RESTXQ response header.

Serialization parameters and header values can be supplied via the $output and $headers arguments, and status and message attributes can be attached to the HTTP response element with the $atts argument.

  • media-type: application/octet-stream

Header options can be supplied via the $headers argument. Empty string values can be specified to invalidate default values. By default, the following header options will be returned:

  • Cache-Control: max-age=3600,public
Examples
  • The function call web:response-header() returns:
<rest:response xmlns:rest="http://exquery.org/ns/restxq">
  <http:response xmlns:http="http://expath.org/ns/http-client"/>
  <output:serialization-parameters xmlns:output="http://www.w3.org/2010/xslt-xquery-serialization"/>
</rest:response>
  • The following expression returns a media-type for binary data, a caching directive, and the OK status:
web:response-header(
  map { 'media-type': 'application/octet-stream' },
  map { 'Cache-Control': 'max-age=3600,public' },
  map { 'status': 200, 'message': 'OK' }
)
  • The following RESTXQ function returns the contents of a file to the client with correct media type:
declare %rest:path('media/{$file}') function local:get($file) {
  let $path := 'path/to/' || $file
  return (
    web:response-header(map { 'media-type': web:content-type($path) }),
    file:read-binary($path)
  )
};

web:error

Template:Mark

Signatures web:error($status as xs:integer, $message as xs:string) as none
Summary Raises an error with the QName rest:error, the specified $message and the specified $status as error value.
Calls to this function are equivalent to fn:error(xs:QName('rest:error'), $message, $status).

See RESTXQ: Raise Errors to learn how the function is helpful in web applications.

Examples
  • web:error(404, "The requested resource cannot be found.")
Errors status: The supplied status code is invalid.

Errors

Code Description
invalid A string contains invalid XML characters.
status The supplied status code is invalid.

Changelog

Version 9.3
Version 9.2
Version 9.0
  • Updated: web:response-header: third argument added; default parameters removed.
  • Updated: error codes updated; errors now use the module namespace
Version 8.4
Version 8.2

The module was introduced with Version 8.1.