allow json body for encode request, backwards compatible

server/api/blueprints/encode.py

@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@
 @encode_blueprint.route("", methods=["GET", "POST"])
 @authenticate
 def encode():
-    if "query" not in request.args:
+    if request.get_json(silent=True) is not None and "query" in request.json:
+        sentence = request.json["query"].strip()
+    elif "query" in request.args:
+        sentence = request.args["query"].strip()
+    else:
         return (jsonify({"query": ["required field"]}), 400)
-    sentence = request.args["query"].strip()
     result = encoder.encode(sentence)
     return (
         jsonify(

tests/test_api_encode.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def test_returns_400_response_when_query_missing(client):
     assert res.status_code == 400
 
 
-def test_hello_world(client):
+def test_hello_world_query_param(client):
     res = client.get(
         "/v1/encode?query=hello+world", headers={"Authorization": "bearer dummykey"}
     )
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ def test_hello_world(client):
     assert len(res.json["encoding"]) > 20
 
 
+def test_hello_world_json_body(client):
+    res = client.get(
+        "/v1/encode",
+        json={"query": "hello world"},
+        headers={"Authorization": "bearer dummykey"},
+    )
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert res.json["query"] == "hello world"
+    assert len(res.json["encoding"]) > 20
+
+
 def test_multiple_encode(client):
     res = client.get(
         "/v1/encode/multiple_encode/",