Issues posting/putting JSON content with markup in it via http module.

> I am however having an issue when posting JSON with markup in it. For > example:

> > let $out := map { > name: 'myView', > markup: "<div name='value'>Some other stuff</div>" > } > > http:send-request(<http:request method="POST" />, uri, $out) > > The issue is that the resulting JSON body being posted has the 'markup' > property xml escaped. IE: > > { "name": "myView", > "markup": "&lt;div name='value'&gt;Some other ..... " > } > > I had a similar issue with file:write but resolved that by using > file:write-string. > > I have tried calling json:serialize on $out manually as well as declaring > the option output:method to 'json'. I even tried changing the request object > by inserting a http:body. IE: > > <http:request method="GET"> > <http:body content-type="application/json"> > {json:serialize($out)} > </http> > </http> > > Lastly, I have tried declaring the cdata-section option: > declare option output:cdata-section-elements 'http:body'; > > Still no go... > > Is this not possible? One option would be to serialize the content using > file:write and then call curl. This is a workaround I have used in the past > however I was hoping I was behind that now with the latest improvements to > XQuery 3.1. Maybe I need to send the http:request object as a map instead of > an xml node? > > Thanks again for your time on all of this. > - James

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Christian Grün <christian.gruen at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi James, > > > I am however having an issue when posting JSON with markup in it. For > > example: > > I tried to reproduce your example, but it didn't work out. It seems > you were storing data in a database, right? Will the data be stored in > a wrong format, or is the subsequent output (serialization) that gives > wrongly escaped results? Could you possibly give me a little complete > example that we can try out? > > Thanks in advance, > Christian > > > > > > let $out := map { > > name: 'myView', > > markup: "<div name='value'>Some other stuff</div>" > > } > > > > http:send-request(<http:request method="POST" />, uri, $out) > > > > The issue is that the resulting JSON body being posted has the 'markup' > > property xml escaped. IE: > > > > { "name": "myView", > > "markup": "&lt;div name='value'&gt;Some other ..... " > > } > > > > I had a similar issue with file:write but resolved that by using > > file:write-string. > > > > I have tried calling json:serialize on $out manually as well as declaring > > the option output:method to 'json'. I even tried changing the request > object > > by inserting a http:body. IE: > > > > <http:request method="GET"> > > <http:body content-type="application/json"> > > {json:serialize($out)} > > </http> > > </http> > > > > Lastly, I have tried declaring the cdata-section option: > > declare option output:cdata-section-elements 'http:body'; > > > > Still no go... > > > > Is this not possible? One option would be to serialize the content using > > file:write and then call curl. This is a workaround I have used in the > past > > however I was hoping I was behind that now with the latest improvements > to > > XQuery 3.1. Maybe I need to send the http:request object as a map > instead of > > an xml node? > > > > Thanks again for your time on all of this. > > - James >