[FIXED] Unrequired Boolean value from a Spring endpoint always return null

Issue

I have a spring api endpoint that looks like this:

 public ResponseEntity<TestObj> getCounterProposals(
      @PathVariable Long testObjId, @RequestBody(required = false) Boolean status)

How do I send a request so that the status parameter gets filled up. My endpoint looks like this:

GET /api/test/{testId}

Right now its value is always null and the testId is populated. I send the request from Postman like this:

Should I wrap the Boolean into some DTO object?

Solution

Since - as other people mentioned - having a body with a GET request is not conventional. If your requirement is to use @GetMapping with a status parameter that should not be visible in the query url, maybe it's also worth taking a look at @RequestHeaders?

For example: @RequestHeader("status") Boolean status

Answered By - Ahmed Sayed
Answer Checked By - Marie Seifert (JavaFixing Admin)