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authorWaldemar Znoinski <waldemar.znoinski@intel.com>2016-02-15 14:42:02 +0000
committerWaldemar Znoinski <waldemar.znoinski@intel.com>2016-02-23 11:00:18 +0000
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Fix API Guide doc
* typos * reduntant words * reworded sentences for clarity Closes-bug: #1545748 Change-Id: I0700d04de38b34cf13988490873b8c34dad1005b
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@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
Faults
======
-This doc looks at how to understand what has happened to your API request.
+This doc explains how to understand what has happened to your API request.
Every HTTP request has a status code. 2xx codes signify the API was a success.
However, that is often not the end of the story. That generally only means the
-request to start the operation has been accepted, it does not mean the action
+request to start the operation has been accepted. It does not mean the action
you requested has successfully completed.
Tracking Errors by Request ID
-==============================
+=============================
Every request made has a unique Request ID.
This is returned in a response header.
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ information about the fault in the body of the response.
}
}
-The error code is returned in the body of the response for convenience.
-The message section returns a human-readable message that is appropriate
-for display to the end user. The details section is optional and may
+The error ``code`` is returned in the body of the response for convenience.
+The ``message`` section returns a human-readable message that is appropriate
+for display to the end user. The ``details`` section is optional and may
contain information—for example, a stack trace—to assist in tracking
-down an error. The detail section might or might not be appropriate for
+down an error. The ``details`` section might or might not be appropriate for
display to an end user.
The root element of the fault (such as, computeFault) might change
-depending on the type of error. The following is a list of possible
+depending on the type of error. The following link contains a list of possible
elements along with their associated error codes.
For more information on possible error code, please see:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ When a server is placed into an ``ERROR`` state, a fault is embedded in the
offending server. Note that these asynchronous faults follow the same format
as the synchronous ones. The fault contains an error code, a human readable
message, and optional details about the error. Additionally, asynchronous
-faults may also contain a created timestamp that specifies when the fault
+faults may also contain a ``created`` timestamp that specifies when the fault
occurred.