How to send an array of parameter through GET with Restangular

Question

I have to send an array of filters through get parameters in an API like this :

/myList?filters[nickname]=test&filters[status]=foo

Now if I send an object directly like this :

Restangular.one('myList').get({filters: {
    nickname: 'test',
    status: 'foo'
}});

The query really sent is

?filters={"nickname":"test","status":"foo"}

How to send a real array ? Should I thinks about an alternative ?

Answer 1

I found a way to do it, I have to iterate over the filter object to create a new object with the [] in the name :

var query = {};
for (var i in filters) {
    query['filters['+i+']'] = filters[i];
}

Restangular.one('myList').get(query);

Produce:

&filters%5Bnickname%5D=test

Someone have better solution ?

Answer 2

Try this:

Restangular.all('myList').getList({filters: {
    nickname: 'test',
    status: 'foo'
}});

Answer 3

if you have very few and controlled parameters, you can use this way.

Assuming that you have few filters:

    var api = Restangular.all('yourEntityName');
    var params = {  commonWay          : 'value1',
                   'filter[property1]' : filterVariable1,
                   'filter[property2]' : filterVariable2
                 };

    api.getList(params).then(function (data) {
        alert(data);
    });

I hope this help you.

Answer 4

stringify the content using JSON

{
  "startkey": JSON.stringify(["Forum-03fa10f4-cefc-427a-9d57-f53bae4a0f7e"]),
  "endkey": JSON.stringify(["Forum-03fa10f4-cefc-427a-9d57-f53bae4a0f7e", {}]),
}

translates to

?endkey=%5B"Forum-03fa10f4-cefc-427a-9d57-f53bae4a0f7e",+%7B%7D%5D&startkey=%5B"Forum-03fa10f4-cefc-427a-9d57-f53bae4a0f7e"%5D

i.e.

?endkey=["Forum-03fa10f4-cefc-427a-9d57-f53bae4a0f7e",{}]&startkey=["Forum-03fa10f4-cefc-427a-9d57-f53bae4a0f7e"]