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 ?

Out of curiosity, where or how are you seeing what the query output is? — Dan Jimenez, Apr 06 '15 at 10:30
@Dan Jimenez Network tab in developer tools in any web browser :) That should do the trick. — Diosney, Feb 04 '16 at 16:51

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 26 '13 at 15:08

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 ?

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 30 '13 at 13:07

11

Try this:

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

answered Dec 30 '13 at 13:07

misaizdaleka

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This answer is how it should work - using `Restangular` 1.4.0 and nested array parameters not being converted into a proper http query string. Have you been able to get the code above to work? – Stan Bondi Jul 21 '14 at 13:41

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 15 '14 at 21:28

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.

Your example saved my day :) Thanks – Diosney Feb 04 '16 at 17:08 — Diosney, Feb 04 '16 at 17:08

score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 20 '14 at 02:47

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"]

Thanks for posting, this is the most direct solution to this problem :) — Rebekah Waterbury, Aug 26 '15 at 00:08

How to send an array of parameter through GET with Restangular

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