Revised October 2012
URLs
Each module is contained within a folder which identifies its function group.
<URL_BASE>/<ACTION>
Base URL - http://sampleurl.com/
eg - http://sampleurl.com/example
Response Format
Modules can be called with GET or POST methods and will return JSONP formatted responses in plain text through HTTP.All output from the service will contain a
status and data{ "status":"0", "messages" : [ { "message": "Sample message one", "more_info_text" : "Sample text one", "more_info_link" : "link one" },
{
"message": "Sample message two", "more_info_text" : "Sample text two", "more_info_link" : "link two" } ], "errors" : [ { "message" : "Sample error one" }, { "message" : "Sample error two" } ] } Status Codes
| Status | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | success | normal response, no input errors |
| 0 | input error | input parameters missing or in invalid format |
| -1 | internal error | unexpected internal error |
Questionnaire Types
API handles the response in two different ways.
- Type 1: Questions across each sub question.
- Type 2: Sub question across each question.
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