OJ Break v2 Agent Reference

Introduction

OJ_Break is the name of the xBio:D RESTful API service to facilitate discovery of data within the xBio:D database. The API can respond with JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), XML, or JSON with padding (JSONP) and accepts HTTP GET and POST requests indiscriminately. The backend of the API is written in Oracle's PL/SQL database language, which is fast but often inflexible, while a Python presentation layer mitigates request handling and authentication.

OJ_Break Version 2 is a new and improved edition of the work started in Version 1. Version 2 introduces a completely restructured and standardized data model to further enhance the functionality of the xBio:D database.

API Information and Access

This page specifies the methods and data defined by OJ_Break Version 2, more precisely those that are defined by the Agent data domain. Using the OJ_Break Version 2 API requires calling methods with corresponding, method specific parameters (found on this page) and a few other required parameters. These required parameters include specifying a return format, an API access key, and a version number.

   Example: http://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/OJ_Break/getAgentInfo?agent_id=2&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC&version=2

Notice the specification of the version parameter at the end of the example method call. With the introduction of OJ_Break Version 2, the version parameter has a default value of 2 making the specification in the example unnecessary. To read more about using the OJ_Break Version 2 API, go to OJ_Break API Access.

Procedural Reference

Agent

getAgentInfo

Parameters

• agent_id: number
• format: string
• key: string
• version: number

Return

• AgentComplete

Example

http://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/OJ_Break/getAgentInfo?agent_id=2&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getAgentLiterature

Parameters

• agent_id: number
• format: string
• key: string
• version: number

Return

• AgentReturnLiterature

Example

http://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/OJ_Break/getAgentLiterature?agent_id=2&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getAgentTaxa

Parameters

• agent_id: number
• format: string
• key: string
• version: number

Return

• AgentReturnTaxa

Example

http://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/OJ_Break/getAgentTaxa?agent_id=2&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC

getAgentOccurrences

Parameters

• agent_id: number
• format: string
• key: string
• version: number

Return

• AgentReturnOccurrences

Example

http://osuc.biosci.ohio-state.edu/OJ_Break/getAgentOccurrences?agent_id=2&format=json&key=FBF57A9F7A666FC0E0430100007F0CDC