}

andythedestroyer<andythedestro...@gmail.com> wrote:

}

> List("api", "package", packageName : _* )

> -------------------------------------

> andythedestroyer<andythedestro...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,

> I am creating a rest api for an app and am having trouble extracting a
> var from the matched request.

> Object MyApi extends XMLHelperApi {
>      def dispatch : LiftRules.DispatchPF = {
>            case Req(List("api","package", packageName), _, GetRequest)
> =>
>                  () => myMethodThatDoesSomething(packageName)
>      }

> }

> The packageName variable is in the form similar but not exactly like
> java package names ( my.company.package:key=value )

> so the rest url would be

> http://domain.com/api/package/my.company.package%3Akey%3Dvalue

> This should work and the package var in my case expression should be
> "my.company.package:key=value" but it is just "my".

> I have gone through "The Definitive Guide to Lift" and the group
> postings but have had no luck so far. I know this should be easy and I
> am just missing something.

> Thanks
> Andy

> When Lift parses a path, the last element of the path is split at the first
> '.'.  This allows you to match of "foo" :: "bar", "jpg" vs. "foo" :: "bar",
> "png"

> However, this is biting you right now... and  I've got a solution.

> Please open a ticket athttp://github.com/dpp/liftweb/issuesand I'll get it
> fixed.

> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:27 PM, andythedestroyer <

> andythedestro...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Hello,

> > I am creating a rest api for an app and am having trouble extracting a
> > var from the matched request.

> > Object MyApi extends XMLHelperApi {
> >     def dispatch : LiftRules.DispatchPF = {
> >           case Req(List("api","package", packageName), _, GetRequest)
> > =>
> >                 () => myMethodThatDoesSomething(packageName)
> >     }
> > }

> > The packageName variable is in the form similar but not exactly like
> > java package names ( my.company.package:key=value )

> > so the rest url would be

> >http://domain.com/api/package/my.company.package%3Akey%3Dvalue

> > This should work and the package var in my case expression should be
> > "my.company.package:key=value" but it is just "my".

> > I have gone through "The Definitive Guide to Lift" and the group
> > postings but have had no luck so far. I know this should be easy and I
> > am just missing something.

> > Thanks
> > Andy

> --
> Lift, the simply functional web frameworkhttp://liftweb.net
> Beginning Scalahttp://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890
> Follow me:http://twitter.com/dpp
> Surf the harmonics

> -Andy

> On Oct 29, 3:12 pm, David Pollak <feeder.of.the.be...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > When Lift parses a path, the last element of the path is split at the
> first
> > '.'.  This allows you to match of "foo" :: "bar", "jpg" vs. "foo" ::
> "bar",
> > "png"

> > However, this is biting you right now... and  I've got a solution.

> > Please open a ticket athttp://github.com/dpp/liftweb/issuesand I'll get
> it
> > fixed.

> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:27 PM, andythedestroyer <

> > andythedestro...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > Hello,

> > > I am creating a rest api for an app and am having trouble extracting a
> > > var from the matched request.

> > > Object MyApi extends XMLHelperApi {
> > >     def dispatch : LiftRules.DispatchPF = {
> > >           case Req(List("api","package", packageName), _, GetRequest)
> > > =>
> > >                 () => myMethodThatDoesSomething(packageName)
> > >     }
> > > }

> > > The packageName variable is in the form similar but not exactly like
> > > java package names ( my.company.package:key=value )

> > > so the rest url would be

> > >http://domain.com/api/package/my.company.package%3Akey%3Dvalue

> > > This should work and the package var in my case expression should be
> > > "my.company.package:key=value" but it is just "my".

> > > I have gone through "The Definitive Guide to Lift" and the group
> > > postings but have had no luck so far. I know this should be easy and I
> > > am just missing something.

> > > Thanks
> > > Andy

> > --
> > Lift, the simply functional web frameworkhttp://liftweb.net
> > Beginning Scalahttp://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890
> > Follow me:http://twitter.com/dpp
> > Surf the harmonics

> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 3:41 PM, andythedestroyer <

> andythedestro...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Thanks for the response. The ticket number is 144 and here is the link
> >http://github.com/dpp/liftweb/issues/#issue/144

> I've got a fix that I'm testing.  I hope to get it into the code before the
> code slush today.

> > -Andy

> > On Oct 29, 3:12 pm, David Pollak <feeder.of.the.be...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > When Lift parses a path, the last element of the path is split at the
> > first
> > > '.'.  This allows you to match of "foo" :: "bar", "jpg" vs. "foo" ::
> > "bar",
> > > "png"

> > > However, this is biting you right now... and  I've got a solution.

> > > Please open a ticket athttp://github.com/dpp/liftweb/issuesandI'll get
> > it
> > > fixed.

> > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:27 PM, andythedestroyer <

> > > andythedestro...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > > Hello,

> > > > I am creating a rest api for an app and am having trouble extracting a
> > > > var from the matched request.

> > > > Object MyApi extends XMLHelperApi {
> > > >     def dispatch : LiftRules.DispatchPF = {
> > > >           case Req(List("api","package", packageName), _, GetRequest)
> > > > =>
> > > >                 () => myMethodThatDoesSomething(packageName)
> > > >     }
> > > > }

> > > > The packageName variable is in the form similar but not exactly like
> > > > java package names ( my.company.package:key=value )

> > > > so the rest url would be

> > > >http://domain.com/api/package/my.company.package%3Akey%3Dvalue

> > > > This should work and the package var in my case expression should be
> > > > "my.company.package:key=value" but it is just "my".

> > > > I have gone through "The Definitive Guide to Lift" and the group
> > > > postings but have had no luck so far. I know this should be easy and I
> > > > am just missing something.

> > > > Thanks
> > > > Andy

> > > --
> > > Lift, the simply functional web frameworkhttp://liftweb.net
> > > Beginning Scalahttp://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890
> > > Follow me:http://twitter.com/dpp
> > > Surf the harmonics

> --
> Lift, the simply functional web frameworkhttp://liftweb.net
> Beginning Scalahttp://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890
> Follow me:http://twitter.com/dpp
> Surf the harmonics

andythedestroyer<andythedestro...@gmail.com> wrote:

> List("api", "package", packageName : _* )

> -------------------------------------

> andythedestroyer<andythedestro...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,

> I am creating a rest api for an app and am having trouble extracting a
> var from the matched request.

> Object MyApi extends XMLHelperApi {
>      def dispatch : LiftRules.DispatchPF = {
>            case Req(List("api","package", packageName), _, GetRequest)
> =>
>                  () => myMethodThatDoesSomething(packageName)
>      }

> }

> The packageName variable is in the form similar but not exactly like
> java package names ( my.company.package:key=value )

> so the rest url would be

> http://domain.com/api/package/my.company.package%3Akey%3Dvalue

> This should work and the package var in my case expression should be
> "my.company.package:key=value" but it is just "my".

> I have gone through "The Definitive Guide to Lift" and the group
> postings but have had no luck so far. I know this should be easy and I
> am just missing something.

> Thanks
> Andy

> Sorry--it was a bad guess. I should have written "try" etc...

> -------------------------------------

> andythedestroyer<andythedestro...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the response but that doesn't work. I get the following
> error.

> [WARNING] API.scala:51: error: ')' expected but identifier found.
> [WARNING]     case Req(List("api" , "package" , packageName : _*), "",
> GetRequest) =>

> -Andy

> On Oct 29, 2:32 pm, Naftoli Gugenheim <naftoli...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > List("api", "package", packageName : _* )

> > -------------------------------------

> > andythedestroyer<andythedestro...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Hello,

> > I am creating a rest api for an app and am having trouble extracting a
> > var from the matched request.

> > Object MyApi extends XMLHelperApi {
> >      def dispatch : LiftRules.DispatchPF = {
> >            case Req(List("api","package", packageName), _, GetRequest)
> > =>
> >                  () => myMethodThatDoesSomething(packageName)
> >      }

> > }

> > The packageName variable is in the form similar but not exactly like
> > java package names ( my.company.package:key=value )

> > so the rest url would be

> >http://domain.com/api/package/my.company.package%3Akey%3Dvalue

> > This should work and the package var in my case expression should be
> > "my.company.package:key=value" but it is just "my".

> > I have gone through "The Definitive Guide to Lift" and the group
> > postings but have had no luck so far. I know this should be easy and I
> > am just missing something.

> > Thanks
> > Andy