Parsing url string

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I'm putting together a form in which it is possible to perform a query which is informing the url fields return. The relationship of the tables is as follows:

 TB_USER> TB_PEOPLE> TB_PHONE

I'm going through the following url structure for the fields that should return:

http://localhost?fields=ID,USERNAME,TB_PEOPLE.fields(FIRST, LAST, TB_PEOPLE.TB_PHONE.fields(PHONE)

Note that I am returning fields from related table stating "table name". Fields (fields from related table) that can be recursive.

But I am in doubt how could parse that string without losing the idea of relationship.

Thank you.

What does your parser look like? Can you post the code you already have? — Alexandre Rondeau
– Alexandre Rondeau, Commented Oct 24, 2013 at 17:46

Damian S · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-24 17:41:00Z

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I would advise to use the POST method instead of sending it in such a reconstituted url. It is more secure than showing all the structure of your database.

answered Oct 24, 2013 at 17:41

Damian S

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Alexandre Rondeau Over a year ago

POST isn't more secure that GET. You would only be hidding the structure from the URL Is either GET or POST more secure that the other This is a query so it should be a GET

Verner Over a year ago

Well, the idea came from the Facebook API (developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api), we are starting a project with RESTFUL and the idea was to create an application server that would return to simple queries dynamically without the need to develop methods specific to them. I could not get an idea of how to structure the data, I thought I'd do a url.Split (',') but in some cases it might not know which table belongs particular field.

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