christopherjc54/web-server-py

HTTPS API server

Python HTTPS API Server

The purpose of this project is to create a fully functional interface for secure network application development.

A sample client is provided to test functionality.

GET Request

Any GET request will return a printout of all usernames and display names. This will change.

POST Request form-data Keys

• action
  • see Actions
• username
  • max size: 15 characters
• [password]
  • only used for CreateUserInsecure
  • max size: 256 characters
• [passwordHash]
  • required for CreateUserSecure and Login
  • password should be pre-hashed with SHA-512
• [sessionID]
  • required for all actions except CreateUserInsecure, CreateUserSecure, and Login

Actions

• Login
  • validates credentials and logs in user with new session ID
  • POST form-data keys:
    • action
    • username
    • passwordHash
  • Non-Standard JSON Response
    • sessionID
• Logout
  • logs out user by deleting current session ID
  • POST form-data keys:
    • action
    • username
    • sessionID
• CreateUserSecure
  • uses pre-hashed SHA-512 password to add new account to database
  • POST form-data keys:
    • action
    • username
    • passwordHash
• CreateUserInsecure
  • uses plain-text password to add new account to database
  • POST form-data keys:
    • action
    • username
    • password
• Action
  • test action to verify login validation works
  • POST form-data keys:
    • action
    • username
    • sessionID
• DeleteAccount
  • deletes account that's already been authenticated
  • POST form-data keys
    • action
    • username
    • sessionID

Standard JSON Responses

• on success:
  • [message]
• on failure:
  • [errorMessage]

Messenger POST Request form-data Keys

• [messageID]
  • required for GetMessages, MarkAsRead, and DeleteMessage
• [recipients]
  • required for SendMessage
  • JSON list of usernames
• [messageContent]
  • required for SendMessage
  • max size: 500 characters
• [uploadedFiles]
  • required for SendMessage
  • JSON list of file names
  • should correlate with fileContent
• [fileContent]
  • required for SendMessage
  • JSON dictionary of file names and base64-encoded file content
• [getOneMessage]
  • required for GetMessages
  • "true"/"1" or "false"/"0"
• [getOnlyNewMessages]
  • required for GetMessages
  • "true"/"1" or "false"/"0"
• [getFileContent]
  • required for GetMessages
  • "true"/"1" or "false"/"0"
  • fileContent will be null if false
• [messageRead]
  • required for MarkAsRead
  • "true"/"1" or "false"/"0"
• [mailboxType]
  • required for DeleteMessage
  • "Inbox" or "Sent"

Messenger Actions

• Action
  • test action to verify custom app loading works
  • POST form-data keys:
    • action
    • username
    • sessionID
• SendMessage
  • sends a message with zero to many file attachments to one or more recipients
  • POST form-data keys:
    • action
    • username
    • sessionID
    • recipients
    • messageContent
    • uploadedFiles
    • fileContent
  • Non-Standard JSON Response
    • messageID
• GetMessages
  • retrieves one message, all unread messages, or all messages with optional file attachment download
  • POST form-data keys:
    • action
    • username
    • sessionID
    • getFileContent
    • getOneMessage
    • [messageID]
      • include if getOneMessage is true
    • [getOnlyNewMessages]
      • include if getOneMessage if false
  • Non-Standard JSON Response
    • messages => JSON list of message dictionaries
      • messageID
      • fromUsername
      • messageContent
      • sentDateTime
      • messageRead
      • fileList => JSON list of file dictionaries
        • fileID
        • fileName
        • fileContent
          • base64-encoded file content
• MarkAsRead
  • marks a message as read or unread
  • POST form-data keys:
    • action
    • username
    • sessionID
    • messageID
    • messageRead
• DeleteMessage
  • deletes a message from specified mailbox
  • POST form-data keys:
    • action
    • username
    • sessionID
    • messageID
    • mailboxType