vapi metadata metamodel component: fingerprint
Retrieves the fingerprint computed from the metamodel metadata of the component element corresponding to
component_id. The fingerprint provides clients an efficient way to check if the metadata for a particular component element has been modified on the server. The client can do this by comparing the result of this operation with the fingerprint returned in the result of get.
Request:
HTTP request
POST https://{server}/rest/com/vmware/vapi/metadata/metamodel/component/id:{component_id}?~action=fingerprint
Path Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| component_id | string | Identifier of the component element. |
Response:
HTTP Status Code: 200
Representations:
{
"value": "string"
}
"value": "string"
}
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:Fingerprint-Result xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vapi/metadata/metamodel/component" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<value>string</value>
</ns0:Fingerprint-Result>
<ns0:Fingerprint-Result xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vapi/metadata/metamodel/component" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<value>string</value>
</ns0:Fingerprint-Result>
Response Type:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bold = required | ||
| value | string | The fingerprint computed from the metamodel metadata of the component element. |
Errors:
| HTTP Status Code | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 404 | not_found | if the component element associated with component_id is not registered with the infrastructure. |