The new error should follow this format:
"code": "missing-field",
"message": "Required field missing",
"context": {
"path": "{json_pointer_to_parent}",
"field": "{missing_field}"
}Note:
| Subject | Repo | Branch | Lines +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REST: Replace framework errors for missing top-level fields | mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase | master | +267 -32 |
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | Ifrahkhanyaree_WMDE | T366177 🏈️ [Generalised error] missing-field in request body | |||
| Resolved | • Muhammad_Yasser_Jazirahly_WMDE | T369704 🏈️ Replace framework error with 'missing-field' error for missing top-level fields |
Change #1054276 had a related patch set uploaded (by Muhammad Jaziraly; author: Muhammad Jaziraly):
[mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase@master] REST: Replace framework errors for missing top-level fields
Change #1054276 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase@master] REST: Replace framework errors for missing top-level fields
You can test any POST/PUT/PATCH request (a request that requires a body) with an empty object {} in the request body. e.g. in POST new item, sending an empty object in the request body will cause this error to happen to tell us that the item top-level field is missing from the JSON body.