How to create an Asset Directory subfolder via the API

scusson_9923 · 2 Dec 2021, 23:12

Hi,

I am trying to follow the section "Create Directory Endpoint" on https://docs.inedo.com/docs/proget-reference-api-asset-directories-api and I am unable to create a subfolder with the following command:

curl POST https://<ProGet_server>/endpoints/<asset_dir>/<new_dir>/ --user <user>:<password>

I get "curl: (6) Could not resolve host: POST"

Can the online documentation be updated to give a full example instead of "POST .../dir/«path»"

Thanks,
Scott

Dan_Woolf · 3 Dec 2021, 14:54

@scusson_9923 said in How to create an Asset Directory subfolder via the API:

https://docs.inedo.com/docs/proget-reference-api-asset-directories-api

Hi @scusson_9923,

I think the issue is that you are missing the -X in your curl command which is making curl think the URL is POST instead. Could you please try the following command:

curl -X POST https://<ProGet_server>/endpoints/<asset_dir>/<new_dir>/ --user <user>:<password>

Thanks,
Dan

scusson_9923 · 3 Dec 2021, 15:42

@Dan_Woolf Hi Dan,

When I add -X, I get:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Length Required</TITLE>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" Content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></HEAD>
<BODY><h2>Length Required</h2>
<hr><p>HTTP Error 411. The request must be chunked or have a content length.</p>
</BODY></HTML>

when I use -d -X, I get:

curl: (6) Could not resolve host: POST

If it helps, our environment is load balanced with 3 web nodes.

Thanks,
Scott

scusson_9923 · 3 Dec 2021, 19:49

Hi,

A little more info. Looking at the IIS log, I see:

2021-12-03 19:39:41 <ProGet_ClusterIP>7 POST /endpoints/<asset_dir>/<new_dir>/ - 443 - <Machine_IP>> curl/7.55.1 - 200 0 0 78

So we know it hits the ProGet server and returns success from IIS. Just very confused on "curl: (6) Could not resolve host: POST" from curl.

Thanks,
Scott

rhessinger · 6 Dec 2021, 13:54

Hi @scusson_9923,

I just wanted to make sure you were using the correct URL. It should be https://<ProGet_server>/endpoints/<asset_dir>/dir/<new_dir>/ I wanted to make sure you had the dir URL part between your asset directory and your folder path.

What OS are you running the curl command from? I want to test this myself, but I know Linux and windows syntax can differ a bit.

Thanks,
Rich

scusson_9923 · 6 Dec 2021, 14:22

@rhessinger Hi Rich,

Thanks! Adding the /dir/ worked. I still get the "curl: (6) Could not resolve host: POST" error on Windows. Linux is "curl: (6) Could not resolve host: POST; Unknown error". Can your online documentation be updated with the full command?

curl -d -X POST https://<ProGet_server>/endpoints/<asset_dir>/dir/<new_dir>/ --user <usename>:<password>

Thanks again,
Scott

rhessinger · 6 Dec 2021, 16:56

Hi @scusson_9923,

It looks like the issue in the command is that you are using -d but not providing a value for it. So what is happening is that the -X is being treated as the value of -d and POST is being treated as the host. You should either use just -d or remove the -d and use -X POST instead. I'm sorry I missed this before, but curl is not the best with error messages.

As for our documentation, it is meant as general documentation. Mainly, you need to make a POST/GET/etc.. request to that URL. You can use any tool you would like (curl, Invoke-WebRequest, Postman, etc...) or call from your code directly.

If this is something you are planning to use a lot, I would suggest that you add your own custom Feed Usage Instructions or Package Install Instructions for your Asset Directory.

Thanks,
Rich

scusson_9923 · 6 Dec 2021, 17:23

@scusson_9923Hi Rich,

if I just use -X I get the return:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Length Required</TITLE>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" Content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></HEAD>
<BODY><h2>Length Required</h2>
<hr><p>HTTP Error 411. The request must be chunked or have a content length.</p>
</BODY></HTML>

We plan on adding this in an automated build scenario, so there is a good chance we'll be using this regularly.

Thanks,
Scott

rhessinger · 6 Dec 2021, 19:50

Hi @scusson_9923,

So after some further testing. I figured out this to be the valid request:

curl -d "" -X POST --user <username>:<password> http://proget.localhost/endpoints/public-files/dir/cli-api-test/

You could also use api:<API key> for the --user parameter. The last time I tested CURL, I didn't need to include the -d "", nor does their documentation. Using only -X apparently ignores the content-length header where -d "" will add a content-length of 0.

Hope this helps!

Thanks,
Rich

scusson_9923 · 7 Dec 2021, 12:35

@rhessinger Hi Rich,

Works perfectly now.

Thanks!

Scott

rhessinger · 7 Dec 2021, 13:01

Hi @scusson_9923,

Glad to hear it! Thanks for following up as well!

Thanks,
Rich