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Evan Arnold
I specifically want to be able to PATCH a subset of field attributes, while leaving the other attributes unmodified.
A little context as to why this is helpful.
My company is in the agricultural space. We do in-field measurements for our customers.
We have a web-app that is our system of record for "what measurements do we need to do?" Any time a record is changed on our system, we push it to Fulcrum, e.g. we change the type of measurements required, we add some notes about the measurement, and so on.
In an ideal world, I would like to
just
push an updated note. However, that is not possible. So instead, I am running into a situation where I can do a data collision. Consider the following. - Field agent adds a photo to a record.
- Record is sync'ed between Fulcrum App and web app.
- Someone on my web app adds notes to the record.
- The web app attempts to sync the notes to Fulcrum. The web app neglects to send back the photo.
- The photo is blown away.
Of course, there is a work-around. Before any update call, my app could fetch the current state of a record, do a merge of attributes, and then post the final update. HOWEVER, this is the exact purpose of a PATCH request in a RESTful API.
Bobby Estep
Evan Arnold: well said.