1. Types
  2. content
  3. library
  4. item
  5. updatesession
  6. file

content library item updatesession file: add spec

The add_spec structure describes the properties of the file to be uploaded.

Representations:

{
    "checksum_info": {
        "algorithm": "SHA1",
        "checksum": "string"
    },
    "name": "string",
    "size": 1,
    "source_endpoint": {
        "ssl_certificate_thumbprint": "string",
        "uri": "http://myurl.com"
    },
    "source_type": "NONE"
}
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:AddSpec xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/content/library/item/updatesession/file" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <source_endpoint>
    <ssl_certificate_thumbprint>string</ssl_certificate_thumbprint>
    <uri>http://myurl.com</uri>
  </source_endpoint>
  <name>string</name>
  <source_type>NONE</source_type>
  <checksum_info>
    <checksum>string</checksum>
    <algorithm>SHA1</algorithm>
  </checksum_info>
  <size>1</size>
</ns0:AddSpec>

Attributes:

Name Type Description
Required
name string The name of the file being uploaded.
source_type string The source type (NONE, PUSH, PULL) from which the file content will be retrieved.

Defines how the file content is retrieved. Value is one of:
NONE: No source type has been requested.
PUSH: The client is uploading content using HTTP(S) PUT requests.
PULL: The server is pulling content from a URL. The URL scheme can be http, https, file, or ds.
Optional
source_endpoint transfer_endpoint Location from which the Content Library Service will fetch the file, rather than requiring a client to upload the file.

Optional. It is only relevant when source_type has value PULL. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of source_type is PULL.
size long The file size, in bytes.

Optional. If specified the server will verify it received the correct size.
checksum_info checksum_info The checksum of the file. If specified, the server will verify the checksum once the file is received. If there is a mismatch, the upload will fail.

Optional. If not specified the server does not verify the checksum.