fossology/LicenseDb

Extend GET /iicense and /obligation endpoints

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#220 opened on Aug 6, 2026

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Description

Description

Extend GET /license and GET /obligation endpoints with a query paramenter search_term to fetch results which match with the search term.

  • For the /license endpoint, the entries which have the search term either in full name, short name, text or spdx expression need to be returned.
  • For the /obligation endpoint, the entries with the search term either in topic or text need to be returned.

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Research direction
Explore the existing GET /license and GET /obligation endpoint handlers and their data layer to understand where to add a search term query parameter that filters results on the specified fields.
Tech stack
gorest api
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backendapi
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70