X-Git-Url: http://lists.indexdata.com/cgi-bin?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fpazpar2_protocol.xml;h=d332a6248516a7bf9ec600adbd288255cbc39a36;hb=769e6cb916ea09ead22c46cddafd86eaaccf1e69;hp=1de2ec2eba447bc3b81df35909289eb13f4c06b4;hpb=5cdddaf1ba96608fcbd221421503b609ded909bf;p=pazpar2-moved-to-github.git diff --git a/doc/pazpar2_protocol.xml b/doc/pazpar2_protocol.xml index 1de2ec2..d332a62 100644 --- a/doc/pazpar2_protocol.xml +++ b/doc/pazpar2_protocol.xml @@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ The webservice protocol of Pazpar2 - DESCRIPTION + + DESCRIPTION Webservice requests are any that refer to filename "search.pz2". Arguments are GET-style parameters. Argument 'command' is always required and specifies @@ -34,13 +35,15 @@ request is forwarded to the HTTP server specified in the configuration using the proxy setting. This way, a regular webserver can host the user interface (itself dynamic - or static HTML), and Ajax-style calls can be used from JS (or any other client-based - scripting environment) to interact with the search logic in Pazpar2. + or static HTML), and Ajax-style calls can be used from JS (or any other + client-based scripting environment) to interact with the search logic + in Pazpar2. Each command is described in sub sections to follow. - init + + init Initializes a session. Returns session ID to be used in subsequent requests. If @@ -63,9 +66,9 @@ ]]> - The init command may take a number of setting parameters, similar to - the 'settings' command described below. These settings are immediately - applied to the new session. Other parameters for init are: + The init command may take a number of setting parameters, similar to + the 'settings' command described below. These settings are immediately + applied to the new session. Other parameters for init are: clear @@ -92,7 +95,8 @@ - ping + + ping Keeps a session alive. An idle session will time out after one minute. The ping command can be used to keep the session alive absent other @@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ Example: Response: OK ]]> - - + + - search + + search Launches a search, parameters: - + session @@ -297,7 +302,7 @@ search.pz2?session=2044502273&command=stat Session ID - + @@ -321,8 +326,8 @@ search.pz2?session=2044502273&command=stat block - If block is set to 1, the command will hang until there are records ready - to display. Use this to show first records rapidly without + If block is set to 1, the command will hang until there are records + ready to display. Use this to show first records rapidly without requiring rapid polling. @@ -337,7 +342,8 @@ search.pz2?session=2044502273&command=stat field first. A sort field may be followed by a colon followed by the number '0' or '1', indicating whether results should be sorted in increasing or decreasing order according to that field. 0==Decreasing is - the default. Sort field names can be any field name designated as a sort field + the default. + Sort field names can be any field name designated as a sort field in the pazpar2.cfg file, or the special name 'relevance'. @@ -382,7 +388,7 @@ search.pz2?session=2044502273&command=show&start=0&num=2&sort=title:1 Retrieves a detailed record. Unlike the show command, this command returns metadata records before merging takes place. Parameters: - + session @@ -518,7 +524,7 @@ search.pz2?session=605047297&command=record&id=3 -Output: + Output: 3 @@ -540,8 +546,8 @@ Output: ]]> - - + + For the special termlist name "xtargets", results are returned about the targets which have returned the most hits. @@ -560,9 +566,9 @@ Output: 0 -- Z39.50 diagnostic codes ]]> - + - + bytarget @@ -585,7 +591,7 @@ Output: - + Example output: - SEE ALSO + + SEE ALSO Pazpar2: @@ -630,15 +637,7 @@ search.pz2?session=605047297&command=bytarget&id=3