The Automatic REST features in ORDS are very handy for getting started quickly with providing REST APIs to your data and stored procedures.

Give me the data for an employee.

Easy.

REST enable the schema.

REST enable the table.

DO a GET on /ords/schema/table/id.

Low/No Code Solution. You get pretty much no say in the API and how the results/responses are generated.

But…I don’t want a ‘null’ in my JSON collection for value pair “commission_pct.” What’s an Oracle developer to do?

Had this debate with my wife on our new car…she let me win 🙂

Code/Roll your own REST Service.

The ‘bespoke’ solution took me about 3 minutes to implement using SQL Developer.

I’m not a big fan of SELECT * FROMs…even when I need all the columns. Also, I might need to change the order of the data being presented, or change how the data is being presented, like..with a NVL().

No more ‘nulls’ – make sure your data consumers understand what 0 means.

And the results.

Ta-da.

Missing the {links}? We’re in bespoke mode, so you just got to code ’em yourself.

But I don’t want to see COMM_PCT AT ALL if it’s NULL, and I don’t want to ‘Fake It’ With a 0

Then we can write some pl/sql.

But it’s Sunday and I need to take the kids out for a bike ride, so I’ll get back to you on that.

OK, bike ride over. Now let’s look at ONE way to do this.

A stored procedure that returns 2 SYS_REFCURSORs.

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE getemployee_nulls (
    emps          OUT SYS_REFCURSOR,
    empsnocomms   OUT SYS_REFCURSOR
)
    AS
BEGIN
    OPEN emps FOR SELECT *
                  FROM employees
                  WHERE commission_pct IS NOT NULL;
 
    OPEN empsnocomms FOR SELECT employee_id,
                                first_name,
                                last_name,
                                email,
                                phone_number,
                                hire_date,
                                job_id,
                                salary,
                                manager_id,
                                department_id
                         FROM employees
                         WHERE commission_pct IS NULL;
 
END getemployee_nulls;

Now, while this might be somewhat bespoke, I’m also going to take advantage of the AUTO feature we have for PL/SQL. While it’s not technically REST, being able to affect a RPC using HTTP and a POST without having to write any code is quite nice.

So, REST enable the stored procedure.

BEGIN
    ORDS.ENABLE_OBJECT(p_enabled => TRUE,
                       p_schema => 'HR',
                       p_object => 'GETEMPLOYEE_NULLS',
                       p_object_type => 'PROCEDURE',
                       p_object_alias => 'getemployee_nulls',
                       p_auto_rest_auth => FALSE);
    COMMIT;
END;

Now, we can POST to /getemployee_nulls/ – ORDS will auto-grab the 2 REFCURSORs, and auto-format them back to {json} for us.

Here’s the call:

curl -X POST \
  http://localhost:8080/ords/hr/getemployee_nulls/ \
  -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -H 'postman-token: 497c499a-2bf8-39fc-d261-ab9f9391a2f0' \
  -d ' {
 }'

And here’s the output:

Well, here’s a preview of the output, and the full response is below that.

first the employees w/o commission_pct values, then those that do have them – no dreaded NULLs.
{
    "empsnocomms": [
        {
            "employee_id": 100,
            "first_name": "50",
            "last_name": "King",
            "email": "SKING",
            "phone_number": "515.123.4567",
            "hire_date": "1987-06-17T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "AD_PRES",
            "salary": 24000,
            "manager_id": null,
            "department_id": 90
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 101,
            "first_name": "Neena",
            "last_name": "Kochhar",
            "email": "NKOCHHAR",
            "phone_number": "515.123.4568",
            "hire_date": "1989-09-21T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "AD_VP",
            "salary": 17000,
            "manager_id": 100,
            "department_id": 90
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 102,
            "first_name": "Lex",
            "last_name": "De Haan",
            "email": "LDEHAAN",
            "phone_number": "515.123.4569",
            "hire_date": "1993-01-13T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "AD_VP",
            "salary": 17000,
            "manager_id": 100,
            "department_id": 90
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 103,
            "first_name": "Alexander",
            "last_name": "Hunold",
            "email": "AHUNOLD",
            "phone_number": "590.423.4567",
            "hire_date": "1990-01-03T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "IT_PROG",
            "salary": 9000,
            "manager_id": 102,
            "department_id": 60
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 104,
            "first_name": "Bruce",
            "last_name": "Ernst",
            "email": "BERNST",
            "phone_number": "590.423.4568",
            "hire_date": "1991-05-21T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "IT_PROG",
            "salary": 6000,
            "manager_id": 103,
            "department_id": 60
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 105,
            "first_name": "David",
            "last_name": "Austin",
            "email": "DAUSTIN",
            "phone_number": "590.423.4569",
            "hire_date": "1997-06-25T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "IT_PROG",
            "salary": 4800,
            "manager_id": 103,
            "department_id": 60
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 106,
            "first_name": "Valli",
            "last_name": "Pataballa",
            "email": "VPATABAL",
            "phone_number": "590.423.4560",
            "hire_date": "1998-02-05T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "IT_PROG",
            "salary": 4800,
            "manager_id": 103,
            "department_id": 60
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 107,
            "first_name": "Diana",
            "last_name": "Lorentz",
            "email": "DLORENTZ",
            "phone_number": "590.423.5567",
            "hire_date": "1999-02-07T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "IT_PROG",
            "salary": 4200,
            "manager_id": 103,
            "department_id": 60
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 108,
            "first_name": "Nancy",
            "last_name": "Greenberg",
            "email": "NGREENBE",
            "phone_number": "515.124.4569",
            "hire_date": "1994-08-17T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "FI_MGR",
            "salary": 12000,
            "manager_id": 101,
            "department_id": 100
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 109,
            "first_name": "Daniel",
            "last_name": "Faviet",
            "email": "DFAVIET",
            "phone_number": "515.124.4169",
            "hire_date": "1994-08-16T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "FI_ACCOUNT",
            "salary": 9000,
            "manager_id": 108,
            "department_id": 100
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 110,
            "first_name": "John",
            "last_name": "Chen",
            "email": "JCHEN",
            "phone_number": "515.124.4269",
            "hire_date": "1997-09-28T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "FI_ACCOUNT",
            "salary": 8200,
            "manager_id": 108,
            "department_id": 100
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 111,
            "first_name": "Ismael",
            "last_name": "Sciarra",
            "email": "ISCIARRA",
            "phone_number": "515.124.4369",
            "hire_date": "1997-09-30T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "FI_ACCOUNT",
            "salary": 7700,
            "manager_id": 108,
            "department_id": 100
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 112,
            "first_name": "Jose Manuel",
            "last_name": "Urman",
            "email": "JMURMAN",
            "phone_number": "515.124.4469",
            "hire_date": "1998-03-07T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "FI_ACCOUNT",
            "salary": 7800,
            "manager_id": 108,
            "department_id": 100
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 113,
            "first_name": "Luis",
            "last_name": "Popp",
            "email": "LPOPP",
            "phone_number": "515.124.4567",
            "hire_date": "1999-12-07T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "FI_ACCOUNT",
            "salary": 6900,
            "manager_id": 108,
            "department_id": 100
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 114,
            "first_name": "Den",
            "last_name": "Raphaely",
            "email": "DRAPHEAL",
            "phone_number": "515.127.4561",
            "hire_date": "1994-12-07T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "PU_MAN",
            "salary": 11000,
            "manager_id": 100,
            "department_id": 30
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 115,
            "first_name": "Alexander",
            "last_name": "Khoo",
            "email": "AKHOO",
            "phone_number": "515.127.4562",
            "hire_date": "1995-05-18T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "PU_CLERK",
            "salary": 3100,
            "manager_id": 114,
            "department_id": 30
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 116,
            "first_name": "Shelli",
            "last_name": "Baida",
            "email": "SBAIDA",
            "phone_number": "515.127.4563",
            "hire_date": "1997-12-24T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "PU_CLERK",
            "salary": 2900,
            "manager_id": 114,
            "department_id": 30
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 117,
            "first_name": "Sigal",
            "last_name": "Tobias",
            "email": "STOBIAS",
            "phone_number": "515.127.4564",
            "hire_date": "1997-07-24T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "PU_CLERK",
            "salary": 2800,
            "manager_id": 114,
            "department_id": 30
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 118,
            "first_name": "Guy",
            "last_name": "Himuro",
            "email": "GHIMURO",
            "phone_number": "515.127.4565",
            "hire_date": "1998-11-15T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "PU_CLERK",
            "salary": 2600,
            "manager_id": 114,
            "department_id": 30
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 119,
            "first_name": "Karen",
            "last_name": "Colmenares",
            "email": "KCOLMENA",
            "phone_number": "515.127.4566",
            "hire_date": "1999-08-10T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "PU_CLERK",
            "salary": 2500,
            "manager_id": 114,
            "department_id": 30
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 120,
            "first_name": "Matthew",
            "last_name": "Weiss",
            "email": "MWEISS",
            "phone_number": "650.123.1234",
            "hire_date": "1996-07-18T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_MAN",
            "salary": 8000,
            "manager_id": 100,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 121,
            "first_name": "50",
            "last_name": "Fripp",
            "email": "AFRIPP",
            "phone_number": "650.123.2234",
            "hire_date": "1997-04-10T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_MAN",
            "salary": 8200,
            "manager_id": 100,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 122,
            "first_name": "Payam",
            "last_name": "Kaufling",
            "email": "PKAUFLIN",
            "phone_number": "650.123.3234",
            "hire_date": "1995-05-01T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_MAN",
            "salary": 7900,
            "manager_id": 100,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 123,
            "first_name": "Shanta",
            "last_name": "Vollman",
            "email": "SVOLLMAN",
            "phone_number": "650.123.4234",
            "hire_date": "1997-10-10T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_MAN",
            "salary": 6500,
            "manager_id": 100,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 124,
            "first_name": "Kevin",
            "last_name": "Mourgos",
            "email": "KMOURGOS",
            "phone_number": "650.123.5234",
            "hire_date": "1999-11-16T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_MAN",
            "salary": 5800,
            "manager_id": 100,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 125,
            "first_name": "Julia",
            "last_name": "Nayer",
            "email": "JNAYER",
            "phone_number": "650.124.1214",
            "hire_date": "1997-07-16T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 3200,
            "manager_id": 120,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 126,
            "first_name": "Irene",
            "last_name": "Mikkilineni",
            "email": "IMIKKILI",
            "phone_number": "650.124.1224",
            "hire_date": "1998-09-28T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2700,
            "manager_id": 120,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 127,
            "first_name": "James",
            "last_name": "Landry",
            "email": "JLANDRY",
            "phone_number": "650.124.1334",
            "hire_date": "1999-01-14T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2400,
            "manager_id": 120,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 128,
            "first_name": "Steven",
            "last_name": "Markle",
            "email": "SMARKLE",
            "phone_number": "650.124.1434",
            "hire_date": "2000-03-08T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2200,
            "manager_id": 120,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 129,
            "first_name": "Laura",
            "last_name": "Bissot",
            "email": "LBISSOT",
            "phone_number": "650.124.5234",
            "hire_date": "1997-08-20T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 3300,
            "manager_id": 121,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 130,
            "first_name": "Mozhe",
            "last_name": "Atkinson",
            "email": "MATKINSO",
            "phone_number": "650.124.6234",
            "hire_date": "1997-10-30T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2800,
            "manager_id": 121,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 131,
            "first_name": "James",
            "last_name": "Marlow",
            "email": "JAMRLOW",
            "phone_number": "650.124.7234",
            "hire_date": "1997-02-16T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2500,
            "manager_id": 121,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 132,
            "first_name": "TJ",
            "last_name": "Olson",
            "email": "TJOLSON",
            "phone_number": "650.124.8234",
            "hire_date": "1999-04-10T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2100,
            "manager_id": 121,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 133,
            "first_name": "Jason",
            "last_name": "Mallin",
            "email": "JMALLIN",
            "phone_number": "650.127.1934",
            "hire_date": "1996-06-14T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 3300,
            "manager_id": 122,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 134,
            "first_name": "Michael",
            "last_name": "Rogers",
            "email": "MROGERS",
            "phone_number": "650.127.1834",
            "hire_date": "1998-08-26T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2900,
            "manager_id": 122,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 135,
            "first_name": "Ki",
            "last_name": "Gee",
            "email": "KGEE",
            "phone_number": "650.127.1734",
            "hire_date": "1999-12-12T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2400,
            "manager_id": 122,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 136,
            "first_name": "Hazel",
            "last_name": "Philtanker",
            "email": "HPHILTAN",
            "phone_number": "650.127.1634",
            "hire_date": "2000-02-06T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2200,
            "manager_id": 122,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 137,
            "first_name": "Renske",
            "last_name": "Ladwig",
            "email": "RLADWIG",
            "phone_number": "650.121.1234",
            "hire_date": "1995-07-14T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 3600,
            "manager_id": 123,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 138,
            "first_name": "Stephen",
            "last_name": "Stiles",
            "email": "SSTILES",
            "phone_number": "650.121.2034",
            "hire_date": "1997-10-26T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 3200,
            "manager_id": 123,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 139,
            "first_name": "John",
            "last_name": "Seo",
            "email": "JSEO",
            "phone_number": "650.121.2019",
            "hire_date": "1998-02-12T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2700,
            "manager_id": 123,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 140,
            "first_name": "Joshua",
            "last_name": "Patel",
            "email": "JPATEL",
            "phone_number": "650.121.1834",
            "hire_date": "1998-04-06T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2500,
            "manager_id": 123,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 141,
            "first_name": "Trenna",
            "last_name": "Rajs",
            "email": "TRAJS",
            "phone_number": "650.121.8009",
            "hire_date": "1995-10-17T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 3500,
            "manager_id": 124,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 142,
            "first_name": "Curtis",
            "last_name": "Davies",
            "email": "CDAVIES",
            "phone_number": "650.121.2994",
            "hire_date": "1997-01-29T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 3100,
            "manager_id": 124,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 143,
            "first_name": "Randall",
            "last_name": "Matos",
            "email": "RMATOS",
            "phone_number": "650.121.2874",
            "hire_date": "1998-03-15T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2600,
            "manager_id": 124,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 144,
            "first_name": "Peter",
            "last_name": "Vargas",
            "email": "PVARGAS",
            "phone_number": "650.121.2004",
            "hire_date": "1998-07-09T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "ST_CLERK",
            "salary": 2500,
            "manager_id": 124,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 180,
            "first_name": "Winston",
            "last_name": "Taylor",
            "email": "WTAYLOR",
            "phone_number": "650.507.9876",
            "hire_date": "1998-01-24T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "SH_CLERK",
            "salary": 3200,
            "manager_id": 120,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 181,
            "first_name": "Jean",
            "last_name": "Fleaur",
            "email": "JFLEAUR",
            "phone_number": "650.507.9877",
            "hire_date": "1998-02-23T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "SH_CLERK",
            "salary": 3100,
            "manager_id": 120,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 182,
            "first_name": "Martha",
            "last_name": "Sullivan",
            "email": "MSULLIVA",
            "phone_number": "650.507.9878",
            "hire_date": "1999-06-21T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "SH_CLERK",
            "salary": 2500,
            "manager_id": 120,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 183,
            "first_name": "Girard",
            "last_name": "Geoni",
            "email": "GGEONI",
            "phone_number": "650.507.9879",
            "hire_date": "2000-02-03T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "SH_CLERK",
            "salary": 2800,
            "manager_id": 120,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 184,
            "first_name": "Nandita",
            "last_name": "Sarchand",
            "email": "NSARCHAN",
            "phone_number": "650.509.1876",
            "hire_date": "1996-01-27T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "SH_CLERK",
            "salary": 4200,
            "manager_id": 121,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 185,
            "first_name": "Alexis",
            "last_name": "Bull",
            "email": "ABULL",
            "phone_number": "650.509.2876",
            "hire_date": "1997-02-20T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "SH_CLERK",
            "salary": 4100,
            "manager_id": 121,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 186,
            "first_name": "Julia",
            "last_name": "Dellinger",
            "email": "JDELLING",
            "phone_number": "650.509.3876",
            "hire_date": "1998-06-24T04:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "SH_CLERK",
            "salary": 3400,
            "manager_id": 121,
            "department_id": 50
        },
        {
            "employee_id": 187,
            "first_name": "Anthony",
            "last_name": "Cabrio",
            "email": "ACABRIO",
            "phone_number": "650.509.4876",
            "hire_date": "1999-02-07T05:00:00Z",
            "job_id": "SH_CLERK",
            "salary": 3000,
            "manager_id": 121,
            "department_id": 50
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}

Elegant? Not so much. But I’m not the SQL/PLSQL Guy Around Here

I’m guessing Chris or SF over on the AskTom team would have a fancy bit of SQL using a model clause or a pivot or even a UNION to give you something even better.

I bet they even already have an answer for you over there.

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3 Comments

  1. Hi Jeff,

    i think, it is not a Good idea to “fake it” with 0 Value. The Web Developer can unterstand it maybe wrong. imagine ‘null’ is a Object or a array. The Developer can code it wrong because you fake it with 0.

    the SQl/Json handle it with ABSENT ON NULL (https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/12.2/adjsn/generation.html#GUID-C0F8F837-EE36-4EDD-9261-6E8A9245906C).

    The APEX_JSON.WRITE (https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E59726_01/doc.50/e39149/apex_json.htm#AEAPI29827) handle it too

    Regards

    Pierre

    • You’re probably right. I trust the developer to make the best decision for their use case.

      We’ll have an option to suppress nulls in a future release.

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