Batch Get methods: No HTTP body

This rule enforces that all BatchGet RPCs omit the HTTP body, as mandated in AIP-231.

Details

This rule looks at any method beginning with BatchGet, and complains if the HTTP body field is set.

Examples

Incorrect code for this rule:

// Incorrect.
rpc BatchGetBooks(BatchGetBooksRequest) returns (BatchGetBooksResponse) {
  option (google.api.http) = {
    post: "/v1/{parent=publishers/*}/books:batchGet"
    body: "*"  // This should be absent.
  };
}

Correct code for this rule:

// Correct.
rpc BatchGetBooks(BatchGetBooksRequest) returns (BatchGetBooksResponse) {
  option (google.api.http) = {
    get: "/v1/{parent=publishers/*}/books:batchGet"
  };
}

Disabling

If you need to violate this rule, use a leading comment above the method. Remember to also include an aip.dev/not-precedent comment explaining why.

// (-- api-linter: core::0231::http-body=disabled
//     api-linter: core::0231::http-method=disabled
//     aip.dev/not-precedent: We need to do this because reasons. --)
rpc BatchGetBooks(BatchGetBooksRequest) returns (BatchGetBooksResponse) {
  option (google.api.http) = {
    post: "/v1/{parent=publishers/*}/books:batchGet"
    body: "*"  // This should be absent.
  };
}

Important: HTTP GET requests are unable to have an HTTP body, due to the nature of the protocol. The only valid way to include a body is to also use a different HTTP method (as depicted above).

If you need to violate this rule for an entire file, place the comment at the top of the file.