ASpace find_by_id

aspace_find_by_id.py

import requests
import json

# Proof of concept update for https://github.com/djpillen/bentley_scripts/blob/master/update_archival_object.py using the new find_by_id endpoint

aspace_url = 'http://localhost:8089'
username= 'admin'
password = 'admin'

auth = requests.post("{0}/users/{1}/login?password={2}".format(aspace_url, username, password)).json()
session = auth["session"]
headers = {'X-ArchivesSpace-Session':session}

# Read these from a spreadsheet or whatever as in the original script
ref_ids = ["abc", "123"]

# The "ref_id[]" param can take either a single ref_id or a list of ref_ids
params = {"ref_id[]":ref_ids}
lookup_unresolved = requests.get("{0}/repositories/2/find_by_id/archival_objects".format(aspace_url), params=params, headers=headers).json()

"""
This returns a dict with just the URIs to the found archival objects, which could be used to get the full JSON for each archival object:

{"archival_objects":[
    {"ref":"/repositories/2/archival_objects/1"}, 
    {"ref":"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2"}
]}
"""

params["resolve[]"] = "archival_objects"
lookup_resolved = requests.get("{0}/repositories/2/find_by_id/archival_objects".format(aspace_url), params=params, headers=headers).json()

"""
Adding the "resolve[]" parameter returns a dict with the URIs for the found archival objects AND the full JSON for each archival object,
which could then be parsed and updated as necessary:
{"archival_objects": [
    {"ref":"/repositories/2/archival_objects/1", "_resolved": {"the JSON for the first archival object"}}, 
    {"ref":"/repositories/2/archival_objects/2", "_resolved":{the JSON for the second archival object"}}
]}
"""