Author: DeanBlackborough

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PATCH support…finally.

I added PATCH support to the Costs to Expect API in November. At the time I did the minimum, I only added PATCH support for items as that was the only data we needed to edit.

In March, I reviewed the PATCH code, making a few minor alterations.

It is now time to add PATCH support to the rest of the API. PATCH support will be added for resource types, resources, categories, subcategories and category assignments for items.

When I reviewed the PATCH code in March, I was looking at a single instance. This time I need to implement PATCH support across multiple routes; we will see how many changes I make in attempting to make the code DRY.

I have six tickets in my tracker, one for each route plus one additional chore for minor refactoring. If everything goes well, I should have a release ready in a few days, and I shouldn’t have created any extra refactoring chores.

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Slight delay to phase two

I had planned to start developing the Costs to Expect service during the summer, as always, there be a slight delay. We decided that rather than steam ahead with new development, it made sense to deal with some of the technical debt.

Looking at the planner, I’ve got somewhere between two and four weeks of development to complete depending on how much debt we decide to pay back.

As it stands today, our release plans are as below;

Costs to Expect API

  • v1.21.0 – Similar to the latest release, prep work and refactoring.
  • v1.22.0 – PATCH support for categories, subcategories, resource types and resources.
  • v1.23.0 – Summaries for categories, subcategories, resource types and resources
  • v1.24.0 – Add support for permitted users.

Costs to Expect website

  • v1.10.0 – General housekeeping and prep.
  • v1.11.0 – Authentication

Phase two of the Costs to Expect service should begin after the above is complete. Phase two is a migration project; the functionality that exists in the web-app needs to be migrated to the website. My Wife will then be able to use the website full time, and the web-app can be taken offline.