* Fixed typos in API document, added urlconf to allow easier API help access

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Ross Poulton 2008-04-01 23:34:24 +00:00
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</li>
</ul>
<h2 name='introduction'>Introduction</h2>
<h2 id='introduction'>Introduction</h2>
<p>Jutda Helpdesk provides a powerful <acronym title='Application Programming Interface'>API</acroynm> to allow you to interact with your helpdesk tickets by a means not otherwise provided by the helpdesk.</p>
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<p>Your use of this system is open-ended: most business cases should be addressible with a little bit of coding to allow you to interact nicely with your helpdesk.</p>
<h2 name='request'>Request Basics &amp; Authentication</h2>
<h2 id='request'>Request Basics &amp; Authentication</h2>
<p>All requests to the API must be made using <acroynm title='HyperText Transfer Protocol'>HTTP</acronym> POST requests. Any request that is not made using POST will raise an error.</p>
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$result = curl_exec($api);
curl_close($api);
echo $result;
?&lt;</pre>
?&gt;</pre>
<p>Note that cURL expects all data to be urlencoded, this is left as an exercise for the reader.</p>
<h2 name='#response'>Responses</h2>
<h2 id='response'>Responses</h2>
<p>The API system makes proper use of the following HTTP response codes:</p>
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<dd>Any complex responses, such as a list of data.</dd>
</dl>
<h2 name='methods'>Method Documentation</h2>
<h2 id='methods'>Method Documentation</h2>
<p>The following public methods are available for use via the API. Each of them requires <a href='#request'>a valid request and authentication</a>, and each has it's own parameters as described below.</p>
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<li><a href='#method_find_user'>find_user</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 name='method_create_ticket'>create_ticket</h3>
<h3 id='method_create_ticket'>create_ticket</h3>
<p>This method creates a new helpdesk ticket.</p>
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<p>If you receive a 200 OK <a href='#response'>response</a>, then the content of the response will be the ticket ID.</p>
<h3 name='method_delete_ticket'>delete_ticket</h3>
<h3 id='method_delete_ticket'>delete_ticket</h3>
<p>When given a ticket ID and confirmation, this method will delete a ticket entirely. This also deletes any followups, attachments, and other details.</p>
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<p>A standard <a href='#response'>200 OK response</a> is given on success, or an error message on failure.</p>
<h3 name='method_hold_ticket'>hold_ticket</h3>
<h3 id='method_hold_ticket'>hold_ticket</h3>
<p>If a ticket needs to be placed on hold, preventing it from being escalated, use this method.</p>
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<p>A standard <a href='#response'>200 OK response</a> is given on success, or an error message on failure.</p>
<h3 name='method_unhold_ticket'>unhold_ticket</h3>
<h3 id='method_unhold_ticket'>unhold_ticket</h3>
<p>If a ticket is currently on hold and you wish to remove that hold, use this method.</p>
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<p>A standard <a href='#response'>200 OK response</a> is given on success, or an error message on failure.</p>
<h3 name='method_add_followup'>add_followup</h3>
<h3 id='method_add_followup'>add_followup</h3>
<p>This method adds a comment / followup to a ticket. The followup can be public, in which case it is e-mailed to the submitter, or private. The followup will also be sent to others involved in the ticket: The owner and the queue notification / CC address.</p>
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<p>A standard <a href='#response'>200 OK response</a> is given on success, or an error message on failure.</p>
<h3 name='method_resolve'>resolve</h3>
<h3 id='method_resolve'>resolve</h3>
<p>This method adds a resolution to a ticket and marks it as resolved. The resolution will be e-mailed to everybody involved with the ticket, including the submitter.</p>
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<p>A standard <a href='#response'>200 OK response</a> is given on success, or an error message on failure.</p>
<h3 name='method_list_queues'>list_queues</h3>
<h3 id='method_list_queues'>list_queues</h3>
<p>This method provides a JSON-parsable list of queues, letting you access the individual queue ID in order to create tickets.</p>
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<p>It provides a list of queues in JSON format. The fields provided are ID and Title.</p>
<h3 name='method_find_user'>find_user</h3>
<h3 id='method_find_user'>find_user</h3>
<p>When given a username, this method provides the related numeric user ID - commonly used when creating or reassigning tickets.</p>

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@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ urlpatterns += patterns('',
url(r'^api/(?P<method>[a-z_-]+)/$',
'helpdesk.api.api',
name='helpdesk_api'),
url(r'^api/$',
'django.views.generic.simple.direct_to_template',
{'template': 'helpdesk/api_help.html',},
name='helpdesk_api_help'),
url(r'^login/$',
'django.contrib.auth.views.login',