[OTDev] filtering resources returns empty list : 404 or 200 ?

Martin Guetlein martin.guetlein at googlemail.com
Tue May 3 14:05:48 CEST 2011


Hello All,

when filtering a OpenTox resource list with a search param (e.g.
http://apps.ideaconsult.net:8080/ambit2/dataset?search=test),
should the status code be 404 (not found), or 200 for an empty list? (e.g.
http://apps.ideaconsult.net:8080/ambit2/dataset?search=emptylist)

I would vote for 200 (more consistent to an un-filtered list of resources,
e.g. http://apps.ideaconsult.net:8080/ambit2/dataset).

(On the other hand, 404 might be more intuitive, e.g.: No, there is no
validation for model 120732:
http://opentox.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/validation?model=http://apps.ideaconsult.net:8080/ambit2/model/130732
)

Both is fine for me, but we should agree on a common solution.

Regards,
Martin
<http://opentox.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/validation?model=ambit>

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