Review Screenshot Comment Resource¶

Added in 1.6

Provides information on screenshots 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	`screenshot_comment`
URI	`/api/review-requests/{review_request_id}/reviews/{review_id}/screenshot-comments/{comment_id}/`
Token Policy ID	`review_screenshot_comment`
HTTP Methods	DELETE - Deletes the comment. GET - Returns information on the comment. PUT - Updates a screenshot comment.
Parent Resource	Review Screenshot Comment List Resource
Child Resources	None
Anonymous Access	Yes, if anonymous site access is enabled

Fields¶

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
hInteger	The height of the comment region on the screenshot.
idInteger	The numeric ID of the comment.
issue_openedBoolean	Whether or not a comment opens an issue.
issue_statusOne of `resolved`, `verifying-resolved`, `open`, `dropped`, `verifying-dropped`	The status of an issue.
publicBoolean	Whether or not the comment is part of a public review. Added in 2.0
screenshotScreenshot Resource	The screenshot the comment was made on.
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_urlString	The URL to an image showing what was commented on. 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
wInteger	The width of the comment region on the screenshot.
xInteger	The X location of the comment region on the screenshot.
yInteger	The Y location of the comment region on the screenshot.

Links¶

Name	Method	Resource
delete	DELETE	Review Screenshot Comment Resource
self	GET	Review Screenshot Comment Resource
update	PUT	Review Screenshot 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
112 - OAuth2 Missing Scope ErrorHTTP 403 - Forbidden	Your OAuth2 token lacks the necessary scopes for this request.
113 - OAuth2 Access Denied ErrorHTTP 403 - Forbidden	OAuth2 token access for this resource is prohibited.

HTTP GET¶

Returns information on the comment.

This contains the comment text, time the comment was made, and the location of the comment region on the screenshot, amongst other information. It can be used to reconstruct the exact position of the comment for use as an overlay on the screenshot.

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
112 - OAuth2 Missing Scope ErrorHTTP 403 - Forbidden	Your OAuth2 token lacks the necessary scopes for this request.
113 - OAuth2 Access Denied ErrorHTTP 403 - Forbidden	OAuth2 token access for this resource is prohibited.

HTTP PUT¶

Updates a screenshot 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.

Extra data can be stored later lookup. See Storing/Accessing Extra Data for more information.

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
hInteger	The height of the comment region.
issue_openedBoolean	Whether or not the comment opens an issue. Added in 2.0
issue_statusOne of `resolved`, `verifying-resolved`, `open`, `dropped`, `verifying-dropped`	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
wInteger	The width of the comment region.
xInteger	The X location for the comment.
yInteger	The Y location for the comment.

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
112 - OAuth2 Missing Scope ErrorHTTP 403 - Forbidden	Your OAuth2 token lacks the necessary scopes for this request.
113 - OAuth2 Access Denied ErrorHTTP 403 - Forbidden	OAuth2 token access for this resource is prohibited.

Examples¶

application/vnd.reviewboard.org.screenshot-comment+json¶

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

Vary: Accept, Cookie
ETag: 6951be2399769903fa246110e6f5dc93f2735614
Content-Type: application/vnd.reviewboard.org.screenshot-comment+json
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff

{
  "screenshot_comment": {
    "extra_data": {}, 
    "h": 44, 
    "id": 1, 
    "issue_opened": false, 
    "issue_status": "", 
    "links": {
      "delete": {
        "href": "http://reviews.example.com/api/review-requests/8/reviews/8/screenshot-comments/1/", 
        "method": "DELETE"
      }, 
      "screenshot": {
        "href": "http://reviews.example.com/api/review-requests/8/screenshots/1/", 
        "method": "GET", 
        "title": "Example Screenshot (uploaded/images/2010/08/13/screenshot1.png)"
      }, 
      "self": {
        "href": "http://reviews.example.com/api/review-requests/8/reviews/8/screenshot-comments/1/", 
        "method": "GET"
      }, 
      "update": {
        "href": "http://reviews.example.com/api/review-requests/8/reviews/8/screenshot-comments/1/", 
        "method": "PUT"
      }, 
      "user": {
        "href": "http://reviews.example.com/api/users/admin/", 
        "method": "GET", 
        "title": "admin"
      }
    }, 
    "public": true, 
    "text": "This comment makes an astute observation.", 
    "text_type": "plain", 
    "thumbnail_url": "/media/uploaded/images/2010/08/13/screenshot1_132_109_198_44.png", 
    "timestamp": "2010-08-28T02:24:31Z", 
    "w": 198, 
    "x": 132, 
    "y": 109
  }, 
  "stat": "ok"
}