Dart - api.post()

This method is a convenient short version of api().route().post()

import 'package:nitric_sdk/nitric.dart';

// Create an API named 'public'
final api = Nitric.api("public");

api.post("/customers/:customerId", (ctx) async {
  // Extract the path parameter
  final id = ctx.req.pathParams["customerId"]!;

  // Construct response for the POST: /customers request...
  final responseBody = {};
  ctx.res.json(responseBody);

  return ctx;
});

Parameters

Name
match
Required
Required
Type
String
Description
The path matcher to use for the route. Matchers accept path parameters in the form of a colon prefixed string. The string provided will be used as that path parameter's name when calling handlers.
Name
handler
Required
Required
Type
HttpHandler
Description
The middleware service to use as the handler for HTTP requests.
Name
security
Optional
Optional
Type
List<OidcOptions>
Description
Security rules to apply with scopes to the entire API.

Examples

Register a handler for POST requests

import 'package:nitric_sdk/nitric.dart';

// Create an API named 'public'
final api = Nitric.api("public");

api.post("/customers", (ctx) async {
  // Construct response for the POST: /customers request...
  final responseBody = {};
  ctx.res.json(responseBody);

  return ctx;
});

Access the request body

The POST request body is accessible from the ctx.req object.

import 'package:nitric_sdk/nitric.dart';

// Create an API named 'public'
final api = Nitric.api("public");

api.post("/customers/:customerId", (ctx) async {
  // Extract the path parameter
  final id = ctx.req.pathParams["customerId"]!;

  // Extract the request body
  final customerData = ctx.req.json();

  // Construct response for the PATCH: /customers request...
  final responseBody = {};
  ctx.res.json(responseBody);

  return ctx;
});