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doc/cookbook/db-postgres-pool doc/cookbook/db-postgres-pool
doc/cookbook/db-sqlite-simple doc/cookbook/db-sqlite-simple
doc/cookbook/file-upload doc/cookbook/file-upload
doc/cookbook/generic
doc/cookbook/hoist-server-with-context doc/cookbook/hoist-server-with-context
doc/cookbook/https doc/cookbook/https
doc/cookbook/jwt-and-basic-auth doc/cookbook/jwt-and-basic-auth
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doc/cookbook/using-custom-monad doc/cookbook/using-custom-monad
doc/cookbook/using-free-client doc/cookbook/using-free-client
-- doc/cookbook/open-id-connect -- doc/cookbook/open-id-connect
doc/cookbook/namedRoutes
tests: True tests: True
optimization: False optimization: False

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# Using generics
```haskell
{-# LANGUAGE DataKinds #-}
{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators #-}
module Main (main, api, getLink, routesLinks, cliGet) where
import Control.Exception (throwIO)
import Control.Monad.Trans.Reader (ReaderT, runReaderT)
import Data.Proxy (Proxy (..))
import Network.Wai.Handler.Warp (run)
import System.Environment (getArgs)
import Servant
import Servant.Client
import Servant.API.Generic
import Servant.Client.Generic
import Servant.Server.Generic
```
The usage is simple, if you only need a collection of routes.
First you define a record with field types prefixed by a parameter `route`:
```haskell
data Routes route = Routes
{ _get :: route :- Capture "id" Int :> Get '[JSON] String
, _put :: route :- ReqBody '[JSON] Int :> Put '[JSON] Bool
}
deriving (Generic)
```
Then we'll use this data type to define API, links, server and client.
## API
You can get a `Proxy` of the API using `genericApi`:
```haskell
api :: Proxy (ToServantApi Routes)
api = genericApi (Proxy :: Proxy Routes)
```
It's recommended to use `genericApi` function, as then you'll get
better error message, for example if you forget to `derive Generic`.
## Links
The clear advantage of record-based generics approach, is that
we can get safe links very conveniently. We don't need to define endpoint types,
as field accessors work as proxies:
```haskell
getLink :: Int -> Link
getLink = fieldLink _get
```
We can also get all links at once, as a record:
```haskell
routesLinks :: Routes (AsLink Link)
routesLinks = allFieldLinks
```
## Client
Even more power starts to show when we generate a record of client functions.
Here we use `genericClientHoist` function, which lets us simultaneously
hoist the monad, in this case from `ClientM` to `IO`.
```haskell
cliRoutes :: Routes (AsClientT IO)
cliRoutes = genericClientHoist
(\x -> runClientM x env >>= either throwIO return)
where
env = error "undefined environment"
cliGet :: Int -> IO String
cliGet = _get cliRoutes
```
## Server
Finally, probably the most handy usage: we can convert record of handlers into
the server implementation:
```haskell
record :: Routes AsServer
record = Routes
{ _get = return . show
, _put = return . odd
}
app :: Application
app = genericServe record
main :: IO ()
main = do
args <- getArgs
case args of
("run":_) -> do
putStrLn "Starting cookbook-generic at http://localhost:8000"
run 8000 app
-- see this cookbook below for custom-monad explanation
("run-custom-monad":_) -> do
putStrLn "Starting cookbook-generic with a custom monad at http://localhost:8000"
run 8000 (appMyMonad AppCustomState)
_ -> putStrLn "To run, pass 'run' argument: cabal new-run cookbook-generic run"
```
## Using generics together with a custom monad
If your app uses a custom monad, here's how you can combine it with
generics.
```haskell
data AppCustomState =
AppCustomState
type AppM = ReaderT AppCustomState Handler
apiMyMonad :: Proxy (ToServantApi Routes)
apiMyMonad = genericApi (Proxy :: Proxy Routes)
getRouteMyMonad :: Int -> AppM String
getRouteMyMonad = return . show
putRouteMyMonad :: Int -> AppM Bool
putRouteMyMonad = return . odd
recordMyMonad :: Routes (AsServerT AppM)
recordMyMonad = Routes {_get = getRouteMyMonad, _put = putRouteMyMonad}
-- natural transformation
nt :: AppCustomState -> AppM a -> Handler a
nt s x = runReaderT x s
appMyMonad :: AppCustomState -> Application
appMyMonad state = genericServeT (nt state) recordMyMonad

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# NamedRoutes - Using records to define APIs
*Available in Servant 0.19 or higher*
Servant offers a very natural way of constructing APIs with nested records, called `NamedRoutes`.
This cookbook explains how to implement such nested-record-APIs using `NamedRoutes` through the example of a Movie Catalog.
First, we start by constructing the domain types of our Movie Catalog.
After, we show you how to implement the API type with the NamedRoutes records.
Lastly, we make a Server and a Client out of the API type.
However, it should be understood that this cookbook does _not_ dwell on the built-in servant combinators as the [<Structuring APIs> cookbook ](<https://docs.servant.dev/en/stable/cookbook/structuring-apis/StructuringApis.html>) already covers that angle.
## Why would I want to use `NamedRoutes` over the alternative `:<|>` operator?
With `NamedRoutes`, we dont need to care about the declaration order of the endpoints.
For example, with the `:<|>` operator theres room for error when the order of the API type
```haskell,ignore
type API1 = "version" :> Get '[JSON] Version
:<|> "movies" :> Get '[JSON] [Movie]
```
does not follow the `Handler` implementation order
```haskell,ignore
apiHandler :: ServerT API1 Handler
apiHandler = getMovies
:<|> getVersion
```
GHC could scold you with a very tedious message such as :
```console
• Couldn't match type 'Handler NoContent'
with 'Movie -> Handler NoContent'
Expected type: ServerT MovieCatalogAPI Handler
Actual type: Handler Version
:<|> ((Maybe SortBy -> Handler [Movie])
:<|> ((MovieId -> Handler (Maybe Movie))
:<|> ((MovieId -> Movie -> Handler NoContent)
:<|> (MovieId -> Handler NoContent))))
• In the expression:
versionHandler
:<|>
movieListHandler
:<|>
getMovieHandler :<|> updateMovieHandler :<|> deleteMovieHandler
In an equation for 'server':
server
= versionHandler
:<|>
movieListHandler
:<|>
getMovieHandler :<|> updateMovieHandler :<|> deleteMovieHandler
|
226 | server = versionHandler
```
On the contrary, with the `NamedRoutes` technique, we refer to the routes by their name:
```haskell,ignore
data API mode = API
{ list :: "list" :> ...
, delete :: "delete" :> ...
}
```
and GHC follows the lead :
```console
• Couldn't match type 'NoContent' with 'Movie'
Expected type: AsServerT Handler :- Delete '[JSON] Movie
Actual type: Handler NoContent
• In the 'delete' field of a record
In the expression:
MovieAPI
{get = getMovieHandler movieId,
update = updateMovieHandler movieId,
delete = deleteMovieHandler movieId}
In an equation for 'movieHandler':
movieHandler movieId
= MovieAPI
{get = getMovieHandler movieId,
update = updateMovieHandler movieId,
delete = deleteMovieHandler movieId}
|
252 | , delete = deleteMovieHandler movieId
```
So, NamedRoutes is more readable for a human, and GHC gives you more accurate error messages.
What are we waiting for?
## Boilerplate time!
First, lets get rid of the the extensions and imports boilerplate in order to focus on our new technique:
```haskell
{-# LANGUAGE DataKinds #-}
{-# LANGUAGE DeriveAnyClass #-}
{-# LANGUAGE DerivingStrategies #-}
{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators #-}
import GHC.Generics ( Generic )
import Data.Aeson ( FromJSON, ToJSON )
import Data.Proxy ( Proxy(..) )
import Network.Wai.Handler.Warp ( run )
import Servant ( NamedRoutes
, Handler, serve )
import Servant.API (Capture, Delete, Get, Put, QueryParam, ReqBody
, JSON, NoContent (..)
, FromHttpApiData (..),ToHttpApiData(..)
, (:>) )
import Servant.API.Generic ( (:-) )
import Servant.Client ( AsClientT, ClientM, client
, (//), (/:) )
import Servant.Client.Generic ()
import Servant.Server ( Application, ServerT )
import Servant.Server.Generic ( AsServerT )
```
## Domain context
Now that weve handled the boilerplate, we can dive into our Movie Catalog domain.
Consider a `Movie` constructed from a `Title` and a `Year` of publication.
``` haskell
data Movie = Movie
{ movieId :: MovieId
, title :: Title
, year :: Year
}
deriving stock Generic
deriving anyclass (FromJSON, ToJSON)
type MovieId = String
type Title = String
type Year = Int
```
Lets forget about the deriving stuff for now and think about the API that we want to make.
```
"version" -> Get Version
/
api "list" -> Get [Movie] ?sortBy= Title | Year (sort by the Title or the Year)
\ /
"movies" Get Movie
\ /
Capture MovieId - Put Movie
\
Delete MovieId
```
In this example, we create a very simple endpoint for the Version,
and several complex endpoints that use nested records for the CRUD part of the movie.
So, the URLs would look like
- GET …/version
- GET …/movies/list?sortby=Title
- GET …/movies/<MovieId>/
- PUT …/movies/<MovieId>/
- DELETE …/movies/<MovieId>
### API Type
Now that we have a very clear idea of the API we want to make, we need to transform it into usable Haskell code:
``` haskell
data API mode = API
{ version :: mode :- "version" :> Get '[JSON] Version
, movies :: mode :- "movies" :> NamedRoutes MoviesAPI
} deriving stock Generic
type Version = String -- This will do for the sake of example.
```
Here, we see the first node of our tree. It contains the two branches “version” and “movies” respectively:
The “version” branch is very simple and self-explanatory.
The “movies” branch will contain another node, represented by another record (see above). That is why we need the `NameRoutes` helper.
Note:
The `mode` type parameter indicates into which implementation the records `Generic` representation will be transformed—as a client or as a server. We will discuss that later.
Let's jump into the "movies" subtree node:
``` haskell
data MoviesAPI mode = MoviesAPI
{ list :: mode :- "list" :> QueryParam "SortBy" SortBy :> Get '[JSON] [Movie]
, movie :: mode :- Capture "movieId" MovieId :> NamedRoutes MovieAPI
} deriving stock Generic
data SortBy = Year | Title
instance ToHttpApiData SortBy where
toQueryParam Year = "year"
toQueryParam Title = "title"
instance FromHttpApiData SortBy where
parseQueryParam "year" = Right Year
parseQueryParam "title" = Right Title
parseQueryParam param = Left $ param <> " is not a valid value"
```
So, remember, this type represents the `MoviesAPI` node that weve connected earlier to the main `API` tree.
In this subtree, we illustrated both an endpoint with a **query param** and also, a **capture** with a subtree underneath it.
So, let's go deeper into our API tree.
``` haskell
data MovieAPI mode = MovieAPI
{ get :: mode :- Get '[JSON] (Maybe Movie)
, update :: mode :- ReqBody '[JSON] Movie :> Put '[JSON] NoContent
, delete :: mode :- Delete '[JSON] NoContent
} deriving stock Generic
```
As you can see, we end up implementing the deepest routes of our API.
Small detail: as our main API tree is also a record, we need the `NamedRoutes` helper.
To improve readability, we suggest you create a type alias:
``` haskell
type MovieCatalogAPI = NamedRoutes API
```
That's it, we have our `MovieCatalogAPI` type!
Let's make a server and a client out of it!
### The Server
As you know, we cant talk about a server, without addressing the handlers.
First, we take our handlers…
```haskell
versionHandler :: Handler Version
versionHandler = pure "0.0.1"
movieListHandler :: Maybe SortBy -> Handler [Movie]
movieListHandler _ = pure moviesDB
moviesDB :: [Movie]
moviesDB =
[ Movie "1" "Se7en" 1995
, Movie "2" "Minority Report" 2002
, Movie "3" "The Godfather" 1972
]
getMovieHandler :: MovieId -> Handler (Maybe Movie)
getMovieHandler requestMovieId = go moviesDB
where
go [] = pure Nothing
go (movie:ms) | movieId movie == requestMovieId = pure $ Just movie
go (m:ms) = go ms
updateMovieHandler :: MovieId -> Movie -> Handler NoContent
updateMovieHandler requestedMovieId newMovie =
-- update the movie list in the database...
pure NoContent
deleteMovieHandler :: MovieId -> Handler NoContent
deleteMovieHandler _ =
-- delete the movie from the database...
pure NoContent
```
And assemble them together with the record structure, which is the glue here.
```haskell
server :: ServerT MovieCatalogAPI Handler
server =
API
{ version = versionHandler
, movies = moviesHandler
}
moviesHandler :: MoviesAPI (AsServerT Handler)
moviesHandler =
MoviesAPI
{ list = movieListHandler
, movie = movieHandler
}
movieHandler :: MovieId -> MovieAPI (AsServerT Handler)
movieHandler movieId = MovieAPI
{ get = getMovieHandler movieId
, update = updateMovieHandler movieId
, delete = deleteMovieHandler movieId
}
```
As you might have noticed, we build our handlers out of the same record types we used to define our API: `MoviesAPI` and `MovieAPI`. What kind of magic is this ?
Remember the `mode` type parameter we saw earlier? Since we need to transform our API type into a _server_, we need to provide a server `mode`, which is `AsServerT Handler` here.
Finally, we can run the server and connect the API routes to the handlers as usual:
``` haskell
api :: Proxy MovieCatalogAPI
api = Proxy
main :: IO ()
main = run 8081 app
app :: Application
app = serve api server
```
Yay! Thats done and weve got our server!
## The Client
The client, so to speak, is very easy to implement:
``` haskell
movieCatalogClient :: API (AsClientT ClientM)
movieCatalogClient = client api -- remember: api: Proxy MovieCatalogAPI
```
Have you noticed the `mode` `AsClient ClientM`?
Weve also introduced some operators that help navigate through the nested records.
`(//)` is used to jump from one record to another.
`(/:)` is used to provide a parameter, whether it be a query param or a capture.
Lets use those nice helpers for our movie catalog:
```haskell
listMovies :: Maybe SortBy -> ClientM [Movie]
listMovies sortBy = movieCatalogClient // movies // list /: sortBy
getMovie :: MovieId -> ClientM (Maybe Movie)
getMovie movieId = movieCatalogClient // movies // movie /: movieId // get
updateMovie :: MovieId -> Movie -> ClientM NoContent
updateMovie movieId newMovie = movieCatalogClient // movies // movie /: movieId // update /: newMovie
deleteMovie :: MovieId -> ClientM NoContent
deleteMovie movieId = movieCatalogClient // movies // movie /: movieId // delete
```
Done! Weve got our client!
## Conclusion
We hope that you found this workbook helpful, and that you now feel more confident using the `NamedRoutes` technique.
If you are interested in further understanding the built-in Servant combinators, see [Structuring APIs](https://docs.servant.dev/en/stable/cookbook/structuring-apis/StructuringApis.html).
Since `NamedRoutes` is based on the Generic mechanism, you might want to have a look at [Sandy Maguires _Thinking with Types_ book](https://doku.pub/download/sandy-maguire-thinking-with-typesz-liborgpdf-4lo5ne7kdj0x).

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cabal-version: 2.2 name: namedRoutes
name: cookbook-generic
version: 0.1 version: 0.1
synopsis: Using custom monad to pass a state between handlers synopsis: NamedRoutes - Generic servant API implementation cookbook example
homepage: http://docs.servant.dev/ homepage: http://docs.servant.dev/
license: BSD-3-Clause license: BSD3
license-file: ../../../servant/LICENSE license-file: ../../../servant/LICENSE
author: Servant Contributors author: Servant Contributors
maintainer: haskell-servant-maintainers@googlegroups.com maintainer: haskell-servant-maintainers@googlegroups.com
build-type: Simple build-type: Simple
tested-with: GHC==8.6.5, GHC==8.8.3, GHC ==8.10.7 cabal-version: >=1.10
tested-with: GHC==8.6.5, GHC==8.8.3, GHC ==8.10.1
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main-is: Generic.lhs main-is: NamedRoutes.lhs
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, servant , servant
, servant-client , servant-client
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