Repository Resource¶

Provides information on a registered repository.

Review Board has a list of known repositories, which can be modified through the site’s administration interface. These repositories contain the information needed for Review Board to access the files referenced in diffs.

Details¶

Name	`repository`
URI	`/api/repositories/{repository_id}/`
Token Policy ID	`repository`
HTTP Methods	DELETE - Deletes a repository. GET - Retrieves information on a particular repository. PUT - Updates a repository.
Parent Resource	Repository List Resource
Child Resources	Diff File Attachment List Resource Repository Branches Resource Repository Commits Resource Repository Group List Resource Repository Info Resource Repository User List Resource

Fields¶

bug_trackerString	The URL to a bug in the bug tracker for this repository, with `%s` in place of the bug ID. Added in 2.5
extra_dataDictionary	Extra data as part of the repository. Some of this will be dependent on the type of repository or hosting service being used, and those should not be modified. Custom fields can be set by the API or extensions. Added in 3.0.18
idInteger	The numeric ID of the repository.
mirror_pathString	An alternate path to the repository, for lookup purposes. Added in 1.7.19
nameString	The name of the repository.
pathString	The main path to the repository, which is used for communicating with the repository and accessing files.
requires_basedirBoolean	Whether the repository requires a patch base directory when creating new review requests. Added in 4.0.7
requires_change_numberBoolean	Whether the repository requires a change number when creating new review requests. Added in 4.0.7
supports_post_commitBoolean	Whether the repository supports post-commit review via the “New Review Request” page. Added in 4.0.7
toolString	The name of the internal repository communication class used to talk to the repository. This is generally the type of the repository.
visibleBoolean	Whether or not this repository is visible (admin only). Added in 2.0

Links¶

Name	Method	Resource
branches	GET	Repository Branches Resource
commits	GET	Repository Commits Resource
delete	DELETE	Repository Resource
diff_file_attachments	GET	Diff File Attachment List Resource
info	GET	Repository Info Resource
repository_groups	GET	Repository Group List Resource
repository_users	GET	Repository User List Resource
self	GET	Repository Resource
update	PUT	Repository Resource

HTTP DELETE¶

Deletes a repository.

Repositories associated with review requests won’t be fully deleted from the database. Instead, they’ll be archived, removing them from any lists of repositories but freeing up their name for use in a future repository.

Changed in version 3.0.12: Previous releases simply marked a repository as invisible when deleting. Starting in 3.0.12, the repository is archived instead.

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¶

Retrieves information on a particular repository.

This will only return basic information on the repository. Authentication information, hosting details, and repository-specific information are not provided.

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 repository.

This will update the information on a repository. If the path, username, or password has changed, Review Board will try again to verify access to the repository.

In the event of an access problem (authentication problems, bad/unknown SSH key, or unknown certificate), an error will be returned and the repository information won’t be updated. Pass trust_host=1 to approve bad/unknown SSH keys or certificates.

Request Parameters¶

archive_nameBoolean	Deprecated Whether or not the (non-user-visible) name of the repository should be changed so that it (probably) won’t conflict with any future repository names. Starting in 3.0.12, performing a DELETE will archive the repository, and is the preferred method. Added in 1.6.2 Deprecated in 3.0.12
bug_trackerString	The URL to a bug in the bug tracker for this repository, with `%s` in place of the bug ID. Added in 1.6
bug_tracker_hosting_urlString	The URL to the base of your bug tracker hosting service, for services that support this option and when using `bug_tracker_type`. Added in 3.0.19
bug_tracker_planString	The bug tracker service plan, if specifying `bug_tracker_type`. The value is specific to the type of bug tracker hosting service. Added in 3.0.19
bug_tracker_typeString	The type of hosting service backing the bug tracker to use for this repository, if not specifying `bug_tracker`. This may require `bug_tracker_hosting_account_username` and some service-specific fields (`bug_tracker_hosting_url`, `bug_tracker_plan`, and fields containing the service ID). Added in 3.0.19
bug_tracker_use_hostingBoolean	Whether to use the hosting service’s own bug tracker support for this repository. This is dependent on the bug tracker, and required `hosting_type`. Added in 3.0.19
encodingString	The encoding used for files in the repository. This is an advanced setting and should only be used if you absolutely need it. Added in 1.6
hosting_account_usernameString	The pre-configured username for a hosting service account used to connect to this repository. This is only used if `hosting_type` is set. Added in 3.0.19
hosting_typeString	The type of hosting service backing this repository, if not configuring a plain repository. This will require `hosting_account_username` and some service-specific fields (`hosting_url`, `repository_plan`, and fields prefixed with the hosting type ID). Added in 3.0.19
hosting_urlString	The URL to the base of your repository hosting service, for services that support this option and when using `hosting_type`. Added in 3.0.19
mirror_pathString	An alternate path to the repository. Added in 1.6
nameString	The human-readable name of the repository. Added in 1.6
passwordString	The password used to access the repository. Added in 1.6
pathString	The path to the repository. Added in 1.6
publicBoolean	Whether or not review requests on the repository will be publicly accessible by users on the site. The default is true. Added in 1.6
raw_file_urlString	A URL mask used to check out a particular file using HTTP. This is needed for repository types that can’t access files natively. Use `<revision>` and `<filename>` in the URL in place of the revision and filename parts of the path. Added in 1.6
repository_planString	The hosting service repository plan, if specifying `hosting_type`. The value is specific to the type of hosting service. Added in 3.0.19
trust_hostBoolean	Whether or not any unknown host key or certificate should be accepted. The default is false, in which case this will error out if encountering an unknown host key or certificate. Added in 1.6
usernameString	The username used to access the repository. Added in 1.6
visibleBoolean	Whether the repository is visible. 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
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.
210 - Repository Information ErrorHTTP 500 - Internal Server Error	There was an error fetching extended information for this repository.
213 - Server Configuration ErrorHTTP 500 - Internal Server Error	There was an error storing configuration on the server.
214 - Bad Host KeyHTTP 403 - Forbidden	The SSH key on the host does ot match the stored key.
215 - Unverified Host KeyHTTP 403 - Forbidden	The SSH key on the host is unverified.
216 - Unverified Host CertificateHTTP 403 - Forbidden	The HTTPS certificate on the host is unverified.
218 - Repository Authentication ErrorHTTP 403 - Forbidden	Unable to authenticate with the repository using the provided credentials.

Examples¶

application/vnd.reviewboard.org.repository+json¶

$ curl https://reviews.example.com/api/repositories/1/ -H "Accept: application/json"

HTTP 200 OK
Content-Length: 1254
Content-Type: application/vnd.reviewboard.org.repository+json
ETag: b0af257bdde9fab86b5308e7562860e24a99688e
Vary: Accept, Cookie
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff

{
  "repository": {
    "bug_tracker": "http://code.google.com/p/reviewboard/issues/detail?id=%s", 
    "extra_data": {}, 
    "id": 1, 
    "links": {
      "branches": {
        "href": "https://reviews.example.com/api/repositories/1/branches/", 
        "method": "GET"
      }, 
      "commits": {
        "href": "https://reviews.example.com/api/repositories/1/commits/", 
        "method": "GET"
      }, 
      "delete": {
        "href": "https://reviews.example.com/api/repositories/1/", 
        "method": "DELETE"
      }, 
      "diff_file_attachments": {
        "href": "https://reviews.example.com/api/repositories/1/diff-file-attachments/", 
        "method": "GET"
      }, 
      "info": {
        "href": "https://reviews.example.com/api/repositories/1/info/", 
        "method": "GET"
      }, 
      "repository_groups": {
        "href": "https://reviews.example.com/api/repositories/1/groups/", 
        "method": "GET"
      }, 
      "repository_users": {
        "href": "https://reviews.example.com/api/repositories/1/users/", 
        "method": "GET"
      }, 
      "self": {
        "href": "https://reviews.example.com/api/repositories/1/", 
        "method": "GET"
      }, 
      "update": {
        "href": "https://reviews.example.com/api/repositories/1/", 
        "method": "PUT"
      }
    }, 
    "mirror_path": "", 
    "name": "Review Board SVN", 
    "path": "https://svn.riouxsvn.com/reviewboard/", 
    "requires_basedir": true, 
    "requires_change_number": false, 
    "supports_post_commit": true, 
    "tool": "Subversion", 
    "visible": true
  }, 
  "stat": "ok"
}