// POST http://localhost:8181/api/thing
func (app *WebApplication) addThing(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
if err != nil {
log.Println(err)
}
var payload map[string]interface{}
if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &payload); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// Create Thing Instance
t := new(api.Thing)
// Create ID if not assigned
if payload["Id"] != nil {
t.Id = payload["Id"].(string)
} else {
t.Id = utils.RandomString(7)
}
t.Name = payload["name"].(string)
t.Description = payload["description"].(string)
t.Group = "home"
t.Type = payload["type"].(string)
t.LogEvents = true
t.Enabled = true
// Handle Atrributes
attrs := make(map[string]api.ThingAttributeValue, 0)
for k, v := range payload {
if strings.HasPrefix(k, "attrib_") {
n := strings.Replace(k, "attrib_", "", -1)
attr := api.NewThingAttributeValue(n, v)
attrs[n] = attr
}
}
t.Attributes = attrs
app.thingManager.CreateThing(t)
/*
DatabaseId
Descriptor <Auto>
Attributes <attrib:name>
*/
// Check with Protocol Handler if
// this instance already exists and return
// error if exists
//
}