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When you call a GET API call for users / groups / and other such objects, the response is usually Paginated, in case these are a lot of objects returned. What do you do in order to retrieve all objects?
Solution: You call the very same API multiple times, till the response will be empty
Suggested Answer: B
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36 comments · newest first
ZO
Zona
12 months ago
I thought there might be a limit on how many times you can call it.
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Erinn
12 months ago
Yep, just loop through the pages!
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Margurite
12 months ago
Wait, isn't there a better way to handle this?
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Gerald
1 year ago
Totally agree, pagination is a common issue.
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Launa
1 year ago
That's right, keep calling until you get an empty response!
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Elinore
1 year ago
I'm pretty confident that the solution is to keep calling the API until there's no more data, but I wonder if there are any best practices for doing this efficiently.
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Jamal
1 year ago
I feel like I might be mixing this up with another API concept. Is it always necessary to call the API multiple times, or can you sometimes get all data in one go?
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Carole
1 year ago
This sounds familiar! I practiced a similar question where we had to handle pagination, and I think the key is to keep track of the page number or token.
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Isadora
1 year ago
I think I remember that you have to keep making requests until you hit an empty response, but I'm not entirely sure if there's a limit on how many times you can call it.
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Moon
1 year ago
Hmm, this looks like a tricky firewall configuration question. I'll need to carefully read through the requirements and think through the different options.
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Leanora
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure Ruby, Python, and PowerShell are the runtimes I can use for this scriptable task. I've worked with those in vRealize Orchestrator before.
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Nelida
1 year ago
I'm pretty confident I know the answer to this one. The key is that the Specific Commitment Days in Branch/Plant Constants is set to 14, so we need to run the Convert Future Orders program (R479W) on a daily basis to keep the orders current.
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Cletus
1 year ago
I remember a practice question about LUN configurations, and I think they might have indicated it was more about block storage than file-based.
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Aracelis
1 year ago
I remember we discussed different types of fraud in class, and this situation sounds like it's related to theft, but I can't quite recall the exact term.
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Eric
1 year ago
The solution is to call the API repeatedly until it's empty? That's like trying to fill a bucket with a hole in the bottom.
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Ayesha
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure there's a better way to do this than just spamming the API. Maybe we could use something like cursor-based pagination or offset-based pagination?
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Mel
1 year ago
Wait, so the correct answer is to just keep calling the same API over and over? That's like the digital equivalent of knocking on the same door until someone answers.
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Alberto
1 year ago
A) Yes
RE
Reuben
1 year ago
B) No
GE
Gerald
1 year ago
A) Yes
HY
Hyun
1 year ago
Haha, so the solution is to spam the API until it gives up? I guess that's one way to do it.
BA
Barbra
1 year ago
A
CH
Christiane
1 year ago
B
TA
Tawny
1 year ago
A
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Ula
1 year ago
Calling the API multiple times until the response is empty? Seems like a lot of work. Can't we just use pagination instead?
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Irma
1 year ago
No
SY
Sylvia
1 year ago
Yes
CO
Coral
1 year ago
No
BE
Becky
1 year ago
Yes
KA
Kanisha
1 year ago
No
AP
Apolonia
1 year ago
Yes
GI
Gilberto
1 year ago
No
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Tequila
1 year ago
Yes
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Mammie
2 years ago
I think the solution provided makes sense. We just need to keep calling the API until we get an empty response.
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Paris
2 years ago
B) No
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Mammie
2 years ago
A) Yes