separate endpoint for attr overwrites, implement AttributeUpdate

src/main.rs

@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 .service(routes::get_query)
                 .service(routes::get_object)
                 .service(routes::put_object)
+                .service(routes::put_object_attribute)
                 .service(routes::delete_object)
                 .service(routes::get_all_attributes)
                 .service(routes::api_refresh)

src/routes.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::addressing::{Address, Addressable};
-use crate::database::entry::{Entry, InEntry};
+use crate::database::entry::{Entry, EntryValue, InEntry};
 use crate::database::hierarchies::{list_roots, resolve_path, UHierPath};
 use crate::database::lang::Query;
 use crate::database::UpEndDatabase;
@@ -273,6 +273,36 @@ pub async fn put_object(
     ))
 }
 
+#[put("/api/obj/{address}/{attribute}")]
+pub async fn put_object_attribute(
+    state: web::Data<State>,
+    web::Path((address, attribute)): web::Path<(Address, String)>,
+    value: web::Json<EntryValue>,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    let connection = state.upend.connection().map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?;
+
+    let new_address = connection
+        .transaction::<_, anyhow::Error, _>(|| {
+            let existing_attr_entries =
+                connection.query(format!("(matches \"{address}\" \"{attribute}\" ?)").parse()?)?;
+
+            for eae in existing_attr_entries {
+                let _ = connection.remove_object(eae.address()?)?;
+            }
+
+            let new_attr_entry = Entry {
+                entity: address,
+                attribute,
+                value: value.into_inner(),
+            };
+
+            connection.insert_entry(new_attr_entry)
+        })
+        .map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?;
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(new_address))
+}
+
 #[delete("/api/obj/{address_str}")]
 pub async fn delete_object(
     state: web::Data<State>,

webui/src/components/Inspect.svelte

@@ -123,16 +123,10 @@
         await fetch(`/api/obj/${change.address}`, { method: "DELETE" });
         break;
       case "update":
-        // TODO
-        await fetch(`/api/obj/${change.address}`, { method: "DELETE" });
-        await fetch(`/api/obj`, {
+        await fetch(`/api/obj/${address}/${change.attribute}`, {
           method: "PUT",
           headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-          body: JSON.stringify({
-            entity: address,
-            attribute: change.attribute,
-            value: change.value,
-          }),
+          body: JSON.stringify(change.value),
         });
         break;
       default:

webui/src/types/base.ts

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ export interface AttributeCreate {
 
 export interface AttributeUpdate {
   type: "update";
-  address: string;
-  attribute: string; // TODO: remove
+  attribute: string;
   value: IValue;
 }