Post new entry in Entity List with Node Reference to other Node

[charlie-rushton]

Hi,

I am trying to submit a post request to my resource containing a node reference to another node in my drupal site.

My resource is a log file where I can submit entries with a type and a description, and this has a node reference field which should be referencing a student.

I can use the restful drupal module to post a description and type (these are just text fields) and the node reference field is set to autocomplete, therefore I am trying to pass a node id and it should autocomplete the rest of the reference.

Below is a code snippet of my resource:

<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Contains \Drupal\restful\Plugin\resource\GustLog__1_0.
 */

namespace Drupal\restful\Plugin\resource;

/**
 * Class Gust Log
 * @package Drupal\restful\Plugin\resource
 *
 * @Resource(
 *   name = "gustlog:1.0",
 *   resource = "gustlog",
 *   label = "Gust Log",
 *   description = "Export the Gust Log entity.",
 *   authenticationTypes = TRUE,
 *   authenticationOptional = FALSE,
 *   dataProvider = {
 *     "entityType": "gust_log",
 *     "bundles": {
 *         "gust_log"
 *     },
 *   },
 *   majorVersion = 1,
 *   minorVersion = 0
 * )
 */
class GustLog__1_0 extends ResourceEntity implements ResourceInterface {

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function publicFields()
    {
        $public_fields = parent::publicFields();

        // The mail will be shown only to the own user or privileged users.
        $public_fields['type'] = array(
        'property' => 'field_type',
        );

        $public_fields['description'] = array(
            'property' => 'field_task_description',
        );

        $public_fields['nodeReference'] = array(
            'property' => 'field_node_references'
        );


        return $public_fields;
    }
}

Below is a screenshot of my postman requests. I have tried several different formats for the value of node reference, but it never creates the reference, only a blank array.

P.S. This is a project for a client who already had an installation of drupal and wanted a mobile app to interact with the site, I have very little experience with drupal prior to this and no experience with the RESTful module, so any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[charlie-rushton]

@e0ipso could you provide me with any help/pointers with this issue?

[e0ipso]

@charlie-rushton I am not available for support requests or other maintenance tasks on this module. I am focusing my volunteer time elsewhere nowadays.

Please take a look at the sponsoring options in https://github.com/sponsors/e0ipso or get in touch for a more formal engagement.

I hope you find a resolution to your problem.