Werk #16210: folder_config: Prevent unintentional deletion of a non-empty folder

Component	REST API
Title	folder_config: Prevent unintentional deletion of a non-empty folder
Date	Jan 11, 2024
Level	Trivial Change
Class	Bug Fix
Compatibility	Incompatible - Manual interaction might be required
Checkmk versions & editions	2.4.0b1 Not yet released Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME) 2.3.0b2 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME) 2.2.0p26 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

Prior to this Werk, the REST API could delete non-empty folders without any further check. With this Werk, the endpoint now accepts the delete_method query parameter. The possible values are: - recursive: Deletes the folder and all the elements it contains. - abort_on_nonempty: Deletes the folder only if it is not empty

If no delete_method is provided, recursive is asumed and the behaviour is the same as before this Werk.

The enpoint will return a 409 status code when trying to delete a folder that contains hosts, rules, subfolders or is referenced by another object.

Use example: curl -X 'DELETE' 'http://example.com/my_site/check_mk/api/1.0/objects/folder_config/my_folder?delete_metod=abort_on_nonempty' -H 'accept: */*

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