Review File Attachment Comment Resource¶

Added in 1.6

Provides information on file comments made on a review.

If the review is a draft, then comments can be added, deleted, or changed on this list. However, if the review is already published, then no changes can be made.

Details¶

Name	`file_attachment_comment`
URI	`/api/review-requests/{review_request_id}/reviews/{review_id}/file-attachment-comments/{comment_id}/`
Token Policy ID	`review_file_attachment_comment`
HTTP Methods	DELETE - Deletes the comment. GET - Returns information on the comment. PUT - Updates a file comment.
Parent Resource	Review File Attachment Comment List Resource
Child Resources	None
Anonymous Access	Yes, if anonymous site access is enabled

Fields¶

diff_against_file_attachmentFile Attachment Resource	The file changes were made against in a diff. Added in 2.0
extra_dataDictionary	Extra data as part of the comment. This depends on what is being commented on, and may be used in conjunction with an extension. Added in 2.0
file_attachmentFile Attachment Resource	The file the comment was made on.
idInteger	The numeric ID of the comment.
issue_openedBoolean	Whether or not a comment opens an issue.
issue_statusOne of `dropped`, `open`, `resolved`	The status of an issue.
link_textString	The text used to describe a link to the file. This may differ depending on the comment. Added in 1.7.10
publicBoolean	Whether or not the comment is part of a public review. Added in 2.0
review_urlString	The URL to the review UI for the comment on this file attachment. Added in 1.7.10
textRich Text	The comment text. Added in 2.0
text_typeOne of `plain`, `markdown`, `html`	The mode for the comment text field. Added in 2.0
thumbnail_htmlString	The HTML representing a thumbnail, if any, for this comment. Added in 1.7.10
timestampString	The date and time that the comment was made (in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format). Added in 2.0
userUser Resource	The user who made the comment. Added in 2.0

Links¶

Name	Method	Resource
delete	DELETE	Review File Attachment Comment Resource
self	GET	Review File Attachment Comment Resource
update	PUT	Review File Attachment Comment Resource

HTTP DELETE¶

Deletes the comment.

This will remove the comment from the review. This cannot be undone.

Only comments on draft reviews can be deleted. Attempting to delete a published comment will return a Permission Denied error.

Instead of a payload response on success, this will return HTTP 204 No Content.

Errors¶

100 - Does Not ExistHTTP 404 - Not Found	Object does not exist
101 - Permission DeniedHTTP 403 - Forbidden	You don’t have permission for this
103 - Not Logged InHTTP 401 - Unauthorized	You are not logged in

HTTP GET¶

Returns information on the comment.

This contains the comment text, time the comment was made, and the file the comment was made on, amongst other information.

Errors¶

100 - Does Not ExistHTTP 404 - Not Found	Object does not exist
101 - Permission DeniedHTTP 403 - Forbidden	You don’t have permission for this
103 - Not Logged InHTTP 401 - Unauthorized	You are not logged in

HTTP PUT¶

Updates a file comment.

This can update the text or region of an existing comment. It can only be done for comments that are part of a draft review.

Request Parameters¶

force_text_typeOne of `plain`, `markdown`, `html`	The text type, if any, to force for returned text fields. The contents will be converted to the requested type in the payload, but will not be saved as that type. Added in 2.0.9
issue_openedBoolean	Whether or not the comment opens an issue. Added in 2.0
issue_statusOne of `dropped`, `open`, `resolved`	The status of an open issue. Added in 2.0
textRich Text	The comment text. Added in 2.0
text_typeOne of `plain`, `markdown`	The new content type for the comment text field. The default is to leave the type unchanged. Added in 2.0

Errors¶

100 - Does Not ExistHTTP 404 - Not Found	Object does not exist
101 - Permission DeniedHTTP 403 - Forbidden	You don’t have permission for this
103 - Not Logged InHTTP 401 - Unauthorized	You are not logged in
105 - Invalid Form DataHTTP 400 - Bad Request	One or more fields had errors

Examples¶

application/vnd.reviewboard.org.file-attachment-comment+json¶

$ curl http://reviews.example.com/api/review-requests/8/reviews/8/file-attachment-comments/1/ -H "Accept: application/json"

Vary: Accept, Cookie
ETag: fdd0b36fb02d0ba81f37526c0ac8105f66a74010
Content-Type: application/vnd.reviewboard.org.file-attachment-comment+json
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff

{
  "file_attachment_comment": {
    "diff_against_file_attachment": null, 
    "extra_data": {}, 
    "id": 1, 
    "issue_opened": false, 
    "issue_status": "", 
    "link_text": "Example Attachment", 
    "links": {
      "delete": {
        "href": "http://reviews.example.com/api/review-requests/8/reviews/8/file-attachment-comments/1/", 
        "method": "DELETE"
      }, 
      "file_attachment": {
        "href": "http://reviews.example.com/api/review-requests/8/file-attachments/1/", 
        "method": "GET", 
        "title": "Example Attachment"
      }, 
      "self": {
        "href": "http://reviews.example.com/api/review-requests/8/reviews/8/file-attachment-comments/1/", 
        "method": "GET"
      }, 
      "update": {
        "href": "http://reviews.example.com/api/review-requests/8/reviews/8/file-attachment-comments/1/", 
        "method": "PUT"
      }, 
      "user": {
        "href": "http://reviews.example.com/api/users/admin/", 
        "method": "GET", 
        "title": "admin"
      }
    }, 
    "public": true, 
    "review_url": "/r/8/#fcomment1", 
    "text": "A fantastic comment on a fantastic file!", 
    "text_type": "plain", 
    "thumbnail_html": "", 
    "timestamp": "2011-08-26T02:49:32Z"
  }, 
  "stat": "ok"
}