Best Non Empty match

2 min

Use this to get the best non empty match of the two or more inputs. Clone this API to add more inputs

API Definition

Best Non Empty Match API (Single Match)

Call the following API to execute a single match:

POST

https://orca.pathfix.com/functions/list/bestmatch

json

{
    "bestmatches": {
        "best_match": {
            "input": [
                "",
                "Second Item",
                "Third Item"
            ],
            "rule": "first_not_empty"
        }
    }
}

200

{
    "output": {
        "best_match": "Second Item"
    }
}

404

{
    "message": "error"
}

Best Non Empty Match API (Multiple Match)

Call the following API to execute multiple match:

POST

https://orca.pathfix.com/functions/list/bestmatch

json

{
    "bestmatches": {
        "name": {
            "input": [
                "james Dean",
                "James",
                "Dean"
            ],
            "rule": "first_not_empty"
        },"status": {
            "input": [
                "",
                "unknown",
            ],
            "rule": "first_not_empty"
        }
    }
}

200

{
    "output": {
        "name": "James Dean",
        "status":"unknown"
    }
}

404

{
    "message": "error"
}