Switching Geospatial and Temporal Queries from a GET to a POST (#90)

GET to POST

db/api/tests/endpoints/geometrySearch.test.js

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const DISTANCE_ENDPOINT = `${GEOMETRY_ENDPOINT}/distance`;
 const POLYGON_ENDPOINT = `${GEOMETRY_ENDPOINT}/polygon`;
 
 
-describe('GET assets/geometrySearch/envelope', () => {
+describe('POST assets/geometrySearch/envelope', () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
         jest.setTimeout(30000);
         await setup();
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('GET assets/geometrySearch/envelope', () => {
         });
 
         await request(app)
-            .get(ENVELOPE_ENDPOINT + `?${envelopeQuery}`)
+            .post(ENVELOPE_ENDPOINT + `?${envelopeQuery}`)
             .expect(200);
     });
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('GET assets/geometrySearch/envelope', () => {
         });
 
         await request(app)
-            .get(ENVELOPE_ENDPOINT + `?${envelopeQuery}`)
+            .post(ENVELOPE_ENDPOINT + `?${envelopeQuery}`)
             .expect(200)
             .then((res) => {
                 expect(res.body).toHaveLength(1);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe('GET assets/geometrySearch/envelope', () => {
     });
 });
 
-describe('GET assets/geometrySearch/distance', () => {
+describe('POST assets/geometrySearch/distance', () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
         jest.setTimeout(30000);
         await setup();
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ describe('GET assets/geometrySearch/distance', () => {
         });
 
         await request(app)
-            .get(DISTANCE_ENDPOINT + `?${distanceQuery}`)
+            .post(DISTANCE_ENDPOINT + `?${distanceQuery}`)
             .expect(200);
     });
 });
 
-describe('GET assets/geometrySearch/polygon', () => {
+describe('POST assets/geometrySearch/polygon', () => {
 
     // Helper function
     let pack = (lat, lon) => { return { latitude: lat, longitude: lon}; };
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('GET assets/geometrySearch/polygon', () => {
 
         const validBody = { coordinates : [pack('13.3', '33'), pack('12', '44'), pack('12', '3')]};
         await request(app)
-            .get(POLYGON_ENDPOINT)
+            .post(POLYGON_ENDPOINT)
             .send(validBody)
             .expect(200);
     });

db/api/tests/endpoints/temporal.test.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const { setup, teardown, loadSQL } = require('../setup');
 
 const ENDPOINT = '/api/v1/assets/properties/temporalSearch';
 
-describe('GET assets/properties/temporalSearch', () => {
+describe('POST assets/properties/temporalSearch', () => {
 
     const polygon_search = {
         'geometry': {
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ describe('GET assets/properties/temporalSearch', () => {
 
     it('returns HTTP 200 with "Polygon" search', async () => {
         await request(app)
-            .get(ENDPOINT)
+            .post(ENDPOINT)
             .send(polygon_search)
             .expect(200);
     });
 
     it('returns HTTP 200 with "Circle" search', async () => {
         await request(app)
-            .get(ENDPOINT)
+            .post(ENDPOINT)
             .send(circle_search)
             .expect(200);
     });

db/api/v1/routes/index.js

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const {
 } = require('../controllers');
 
 // Geometry Searches
-router.get(
+router.post(
     '/assets/geometrySearch/envelope',
     validate(param.query, 'minimumLatitude', type.latitude, true),
     validate(param.query, 'minimumLongitude', type.longitude, true),
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ router.get(
 );
 
 // Geometry Searches
-router.get(
+router.post(
     '/assets/geometrySearch/distance',
     validate(param.query, 'latitude', type.latitude, true),
     validate(param.query, 'longitude', type.longitude, true),
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ router.get(
     geometrySearch.distanceFind
 );
 
-router.get(
+router.post(
     '/assets/geometrySearch/polygon',
     validate(param.body, 'coordinates', type.coordinates, true),
     geometrySearch.polygonFind
 );
 
-router.get(
+router.post(
     '/assets/properties/temporalSearch',
     validate(param.body, 'asset_id', type.id),
     validate(param.body, 'sponsor', type.sponsorName),

db/docs/geospatialTemporal.json

 {
     "/assets/properties/temporalSearch": {
-        "get": {
+        "post": {
             "requestBody": {
                 "description": "Gets an array of assets' historical properties.",
                 "content": {

salesforce/my-conservation-life/force-app/main/default/lwc/geoQuery/geoQuery.js

@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ export default class GeoQuery extends LightningElement {
             distanceURL.searchParams.append('longitude', `${mlon}`);
             distanceURL.searchParams.append('radiusMeters', `${rad}`);
 
-            console.log('Getting: ' + distanceURL.href);
+            console.log('Posting to: ' + distanceURL.href);
 
-            // Send out the GET request
-            this.assetsPromise = utils.get(distanceURL.href);
+            // Send out the request
+            this.assetsPromise = utils.post(distanceURL.href);
 
             // When the promise is fulfilled handle it
             this.assetsPromise.then(response => {
@@ -143,4 +143,3 @@ export default class GeoQuery extends LightningElement {
         // this.map.on('click', this.onMapClicked);
     }
 }
-