DTO property doesn't display in API Explorer

1

I’ve got a simple DTO:

[Route("/articles")]
[Route("/articles/{Id}")]
public class QueryArticles : IReturn<QueryArticlesResponse>
{
    public string Id { get; set; }

    [Input(Type = "textarea")]
    public Condition TagConditions { get; set; }
}

Where Condition is a custom class:

public class Condition
{
    public string RequireKeyword { get; set; }
    public string DisallowKeyword { get; set; }

    [Input(Type = "textarea")]  // just a test, didn't help
    public List<Condition> Or { get; set; }
    [Input(Type = "textarea")]  // just a test, didn't help
    public List<Condition> And { get; set; }    
}

When I open API Explorer, the only form field I can input is the ID. To send anything for the Condition, I have to edit using the JSON-tab, however entering this into the JSON input field:

{
    "id": "1",
"tagConditions":{"requireKeyword":"test"}
}

ServiceStack will just stay there and hang. Inspecting the network traffic reveals this is sent as the query parameters:

id=1&tagConditions=%5Bobject%20Object%5D

Worth noting:
Using PostMan, issuing a GET request with the raw body

{
    "tagConditions":{
        "or":[
            {"requireKeyword":"Page/Country/SE"},
            {"requireKeyword":"Page/Country/"}
        ]
    }
}

Works perfectly. The “tagConditions” are deserialilzed perfectly.

I’d just like to work through SS ApiExplorer as well.

2

There are no HTML Form Inputs for complex types, only primitive types are supported. You’ll need to use a custom form as you wont be able to edit complex types in any Auto UI.

Although you should still be able to use API Explorer’s JSON Form to submit a complete JSON Request DTO.