Recipe import problem

[jasondlee]

I'm trying to write an import from Cheftap to Mealie and hitting some snags. Here's my code to create the recipe:

        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create(server + "/api/recipes/create/html-or-json"))
            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
            .header("Accept", "application/json")
            .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + token)
            .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(string))
            .build();
        HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

I've tried a couple of different payloads, to no avail. The full recipe gets me a 400:

{"data":"{\"name\":\"Caramel Apple Cake\",\"description\":\"\",\"dateAdded\":\"2021-10-05\",\"notes\":\"\",\"recipeServings\":0,\"recipeYieldQuantity\":0,\"recipeYield\":null,\"recipeIngredient\":[{\"title\":\"Ingredients\",\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"Use a 8 inch x 4 inch (20 cm x 10 cm) loaf pan\",\"display\":\"Use a 8 inch x 4 inch (20 cm x 10 cm) loaf pan\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":\"For the cake\",\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"190 g (1½ cups) All purpose flour\",\"display\":\"190 g (1½ cups) All purpose flour\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":null,\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"1 tsp Baking powder\",\"display\":\"1 tsp Baking powder\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":null,\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"¾ tsp Salt\",\"display\":\"¾ tsp Salt\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":null,\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"150 g (5.5 oz) Apples\",\"display\":\"150 g (5.5 oz) Apples\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":null,\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"100 g ( cup + 2 tbsp) Yogurt\",\"display\":\"100 g ( cup + 2 tbsp) Yogurt\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":null,\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"115 g (1 stick) Softened butter\",\"display\":\"115 g (1 stick) Softened butter\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":null,\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"150 g (¾ cup) Sugar\",\"display\":\"150 g (¾ cup) Sugar\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":null,\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"2 Large eggs\",\"display\":\"2 Large eggs\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":null,\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"1 tsp Vanilla extract\",\"display\":\"1 tsp Vanilla extract\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":null,\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"2 tbsp Milk to add to your apples\",\"display\":\"2 tbsp Milk to add to your apples\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":null,\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"1 tsp Cinnamon\",\"display\":\"1 tsp Cinnamon\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null},{\"title\":\"For the caramel whipped cream\",\"quantity\":1,\"note\":\"250 g (1 cup) Heavy cream\",\"display\":\"250 g (1 cup) Heavy cream\",\"unit\":null,\"food\":null,\"isFood\":false,\"disableAmount\":true,\"originalText\":null}],\"recipeInstructions\":[{\"title\":null,\"text\":\"5 - 6 tbsp Salted caramel (add to your liking)\"},{\"title\":\"For the cake\",\"text\":\"In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla extract.\"},{\"title\":null,\"text\":\"Add the eggs one at the time.\"},{\"title\":null,\"text\":\"Add the yogurt and shredded apples and cinnamon.\"},{\"title\":null,\"text\":\"Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix just until combined.\"},{\"title\":null,\"text\":\"Pour the batter into a 8x4 inch loaf pan, greased and lined with parchment paper.\"},{\"title\":null,\"text\":\"Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (360 °F) for one hour.\"},{\"title\":null,\"text\":\"Unmold the cake and allow to cool.\"},{\"title\":\"For the caramel whipped cream\",\"text\":\"Whip heavy cream and salted caramel together.\"}],\"orgURL\":\"https://www.emmafontanella.com/caramel-apple-cake\",\"@context\":\"https://schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Recipe\"}","includeTags":false}

In another thread, I read something about sending just the name to create the recipe, then a PUT to update it, but sending just that also gets a 400:

{"includeTags":false,"data":"{\"name\":\"Caramel Apple Cake\"}"}

And sending just the JSON for the recipe gets me a 422:

{"detail":[{"type":"missing","loc":["body","data"],"msg":"Field required","input":{...}]}

What am I missing here? I've read other posts, looked at the Python script that was shared, and it looks like I'm doing the right thing, but I'm clearly not. :)

Thanks!

[michael-genson]

This JSON looks like Mealie JSON, which isn't necessarily schema.org compliant. Try removing all the null/empty fields (like notes, which is set to an empty string rather than an empty list) and see if that helps.

[jasondlee]

This JSON looks like Mealie JSON, which isn't necessarily schema.org compliant. Try removing all the null/empty fields (like notes, which is set to an empty string rather than an empty list) and see if that helps.

Ah. That got me over the hump on that issue. Thank you. I'm running into issues with adding ingredients now (TypeError: RecipeInstruction.__init__() missing 1 required positional argument: 'ingredient_references'), so it looks like I need to call the parse ingredients endpoint first to get the UUIDs? Or maybe add the ingredients, then fetch the recipe to get those UUIDs before add instructions? Totally guessing, but experimenting my way through it. :)

[jasondlee]

That problem went away sort of on its own, which is always scary. I do have a basic script running now that should read from the export cheftap database and recreate the recipe in mealie, so that's fun. Need to fix up tags and photos (and drastically clean up the code), and I should be good.

Thanks for the assist!

[michael-genson]

Glad to hear! That field is another one that should just be left off, so I wouldn't worry too much about it