Plugin HTTP: Handle incoming POST and GET requests

[aschaeffer]

Goal

Make it possible to set reactive properties from external applications.

Tasks

• Add a web resource provider for endpoint http
• Handle GET Requests and return the value of the property
  • GET /http/entities/{uuid}/{property} ⇒ JSON Response
  • GET /http/entities/{uuid}/{property}/set/{value}
  • GET /http/{labelPath}/{property} ⇒ JSON Response
  • GET /http/{labelPath}/{property}/set/{value}
  • Error Return Code 403 if the property is immutable
  • Error Return Code 404 if the entity or the property does not exist
• Handle PUT Requests and change the value of the property
  • PUT /http/entities/{uuid}/{property} ⇐ JSON Payload
  • PUT /http/{labelPath}/{property} ⇐ JSON Response
  • Error Return Code 400 if the data type does not match with the property data type
  • Error Return Code 403 if the property is immutable
  • Error Return Code 404 if the entity or the property does not exist

Use Cases

• External UIs can read data via HTTP
• External programs that can send HTTP requests