# API Quick Reference

Quick reference for common API integration tasks. See [api-contract.md](api-contract.md) for complete documentation.

**Status:** **No Authentication Required** (R&D Phase)

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## Connection

```
Base URL (Development): http://localhost:5246
Swagger UI: http://localhost:5246/swagger
CORS Allowed Origins:
  - http://localhost:3000
  - http://localhost:54952
  - http://localhost:62000
```

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## Endpoint Patterns

| Type | Pattern | Method | Purpose |
|------|---------|--------|---------|
| Query | `/api/query/{name}` | POST/GET | Single value queries |
| Dynamic Query | `/api/dynamicquery/{typename}` | POST | Paginated queries |
| Command | `/api/command/{name}` | POST | Write operations |

**Naming**: `HealthQuery` → `/api/query/health` (suffix removed, lowercased)

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## Dynamic Query Request

```json
{
  "page": 1,
  "pageSize": 20,
  "filters": [
    {
      "path": "propertyName",
      "type": "Equal",
      "value": "searchValue"
    }
  ],
  "sorts": [
    {
      "path": "propertyName",
      "ascending": true
    }
  ]
}
```

**Critical**: Use `path` (not `field`), `type` (not `operator`), `ascending` boolean (not `direction` string)

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## Dynamic Query Response

```json
{
  "data": [...],
  "totalRecords": 100,
  "aggregates": []
}
```

**Critical**: Use `totalRecords` (not `totalItems`). Calculate `totalPages` yourself.

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## Filter Types

`Equal`, `NotEqual`, `Contains`, `StartsWith`, `EndsWith`, `GreaterThan`, `GreaterThanOrEqual`, `LessThan`, `LessThanOrEqual`, `In`

**Case-sensitive**: Use exact capitalization (e.g., `Equal` not `equal`)

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## Validation Error (400)

```json
{
  "status": 400,
  "title": "One or more validation errors occurred.",
  "errors": {
    "fieldName": ["Error message 1", "Error message 2"]
  },
  "traceId": "00-abc123-def456-00"
}
```

**Critical**: `errors` contains field-specific arrays of error messages

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## Common Mistakes to Avoid

**Wrong**: `/api/query/userlist` for paginated queries
**Right**: `/api/dynamicquery/userlist`

**Wrong**: `{ "field": "name", "operator": "Contains" }`
**Right**: `{ "path": "name", "type": "Contains" }`

**Wrong**: `{ "field": "name", "direction": "Ascending" }`
**Right**: `{ "path": "name", "ascending": true }`

**Wrong**: Reading `response.totalItems`
**Right**: Reading `response.totalRecords`

**Wrong**: Frontend on port 3000 or 5173
**Right**: Frontend on port 54952 (for CORS)

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## TypeScript Types

```typescript
interface DynamicQueryCriteria {
  page?: number;
  pageSize?: number;
  filters?: Array<{
    path: string;
    type: 'Equal' | 'NotEqual' | 'Contains' | 'StartsWith' | 'EndsWith' |
          'GreaterThan' | 'GreaterThanOrEqual' | 'LessThan' | 'LessThanOrEqual' | 'In';
    value: unknown;
  }>;
  sorts?: Array<{
    path: string;
    ascending: boolean;
  }>;
}

interface DynamicQueryResponse<T> {
  data: T[];
  totalRecords: number;
  aggregates: unknown[];
}
```

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## Dart Types

```dart
class DynamicQueryCriteria {
  final int? page;
  final int? pageSize;
  final List<Filter>? filters;
  final List<Sort>? sorts;
}

class Filter {
  final String path;
  final FilterType type; // enum: equal, contains, etc.
  final dynamic value;
}

class Sort {
  final String path;
  final bool ascending;
}

class DynamicQueryResponse<T> {
  final List<T> data;
  final int totalRecords;
  final List<dynamic> aggregates;
}
```

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## Testing

```bash
# Health check
curl -X POST http://localhost:5246/api/query/health \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{}"

# Expected response: true
```

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For complete documentation, examples, and error handling, see [frontend-api-integration.md](frontend-api-integration.md).