What is the complete list of expected JSON responses for DS.RESTAdapter?

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I am attempting to write a custom express.js based server for an Ember.js app. I am getting along fairly well but I'm constantly getting stuck trying to guess what JSON responses Ember Data is expecting at a given moment.

This brand new documentation is a great start http://emberjs.com/guides/models/the-rest-adapter/ but not complete enough.

My stabbing in the dark has lead me to understand (Ember pre4, Ember Data 11):

Context                                Server URL          Method     Req. Data                  Resp. Data
~~~~~~~                                ~~~~~~~~~~          ~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~~~                  ~~~~~~~~~~
Getting a list of all users            /users              GET                                   {"users":[{...},{...}]}
Getting a particular user              /users/123          GET                                   {"user":{...}}
Creating a user                        /users              POST       {"user":{...}}             ???
Updating a user                        /users/123          PUT        {"user":{...}}             ???
Deleting a user                        /users/123          DELETE     ???                        ???

Creating a user (bulkUpdate)           /users              POST       {"users":[{...},{...}]}    ???
Updating a user (bulkUpdate)           /users/bulk         PUT        {"users":[{...},{...}]}    ???
Deleting a user (bulkUpdate)           /users/123          DELETE     ???                        ???

Can someone help me fill in some of these blanks?

Edit, the complete list of expected JSON responses

These responses were gleaned from the ember-data REST adapter unit tests and by watching the network traffic on the Example Ember Data app.

Context                                Server URL          Method     Req. Data                  Resp. Data
~~~~~~~                                ~~~~~~~~~~          ~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~~~                  ~~~~~~~~~~
Getting a list of all users            /users              GET                                   {"users":[{...},{...}]}
Getting a particular user              /users/123          GET                                   {"user":{...}}
Creating a user                        /users              POST       {"user":{...}}             {"user":{...}}
Updating a user                        /users/123          PUT        {"user":{...}}             {"user":{...}}
Deleting a user                        /users/123          DELETE     N/A                        null

Creating a user (bulkCommit)           /users              POST       {"users":[{...},{...}]}    {"users":[{...},{...}]}
Updating a user (bulkCommit)           /users/bulk         PUT        {"users":[{...},{...}]}    {"users":[{...},{...}]}
Deleting a user (bulkCommit)           /users/bulk         DELETE     {"users":[1,2]}            {"users":[1,2]}

So, based on this post and other research. I wrote this gist to convey most of the cases. Please leave feedbacks. Thanks. gist.github.com/ldong/c52f491a88935a8c24337c1326586f99 — Alan Dong

Mike Grassotti Mike Grassotti · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-18T21:17:54

Instead of stabbing in the dark, have a look at rest-adapter-test

For example, to fill in your question on response data for bulk updates, L738 describes the expected response data:

ajaxHash.success({ people: [
  { id: 1, name: "Brohuda Brokatz" },
  { id: 2, name: "Brocarl Brolerche" }
]});

What is the complete list of expected JSON responses for DS.RESTAdapter?

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