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Resource Names (LRNs)

Background​

Normally in RESTful APIs resources are identified via HTTP URLs:

  • i.e. a specific file: https://api.us.lifeomic.com/v1/files/184c6b61-128f-46ef-ac38-97b8e72cuuid

This HTTPS URI includes information like API version and host name that could change over time, and an protocol that is irrelevant. To disambiguate a resource reference our platform uses an LRN URI scheme that globally identifies a resource independent of how it is accessed.

LRN scheme​

The LRN scheme follows this format:

lrn:<product>:<region>:<account>:<resourceType>:<resource>
lrn:<product>:<region>:<account>:<resourceType>:<resource>/<qualifier>

where product = lo|j1
where region = us|dev

Examples​

Below are examples of how resources can be represented:

product: lo
region:  us
account: demo-account

// LifeOmic Platform File
lrn:lo:us:demo-account:file:184c6b61-128f-46ef-ac38-97b8e72cuuid

// LifeOmic Platform Project
lrn:lo:us:demo-account:project:d80a2af5-f902-4dd5-8710-3d9ffe84uuid

// All files that start with /data in a project
lrn:lo:us:demo-account:project:d80a2af5-f902-4dd5-8710-3d9ffe84uuid/file/data/*

// All subjects in a project
lrn:lo:us:demo-account:project:d80a2af5-f902-4dd5-8710-3d9ffe84uuid/subject/*

// Global resources not tied to an account
lrn:lo:us::user:joe.user
lrn:j1:us::user:joe.user

LRN support are currently only supported on the following resources:

  • tasks, files, and projects within the LifeOmic Platform product

LRN support will be added to other areas of the products over time. The product segment is used to denote which product a resource belongs to (lo - LifeOmic, j1 - JupiterOne).

Use Cases​

In Task Service, one can specify an input by HTTPS URI. This URI could be a file or project in the LifeOmic Platform.

{
    "path": "/tmp/input.xml",
    "url": "https://api.us.lifeomic.com/v1/files/c8ef7300-1373-4e51-8eb9-ff333600uuid",
    "type": "FILE"
}

Instead of an HTTPS URI and LRN URI can be provided:

{
    "path": "/tmp/input.xml",
    "url": "lrn:lo:us:demo-account:file:c8ef7300-1373-4e51-8eb9-ff333600uuid",
    "type": "FILE"
}