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aecorn
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4 years ago

"Drill down" into API-endpoints with dropdowns. API > Parameter > API > Parameter

So there is a huge API, with lots of data. It can be indexed into on several levels by adding /subtopic to the url. So calling http://api-base-url/table gives you "main topics". I want the user t...
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v-xiaotang
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4 years ago

Hi aecorn 

How about setting the subtopic as optional parameter?

 

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    aecorn
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    4 years ago

    It would still force the users to manually open and set the "next level" for every parameter. Until a "real table" is reached. Thats quite a few clicks spent on opening and closing the parameter-window... Also there will be lots of "error-messages" of incomplete queries inbetween there, where only some of the paramters are set correctly.
    I could build a datamodel of the whole API first, then just navigate into that, but thats gonna be huge...

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      v-xiaotang
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      4 years ago

      Hi aecorn 

      You can try this, I've test, it works fine

       

       

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        aecorn
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        4 years ago

        Works to combine the two first levels into a single parameter and list, but, does not save the hierarchy when selecting the third level.