Extending the moduleapi endpoint does not work

Question

if you put this in custom/clients/base/api/CustomModuleApi.php

<?phpif(!defined('sugarEntry') || !sugarEntry) die('Not A Valid Entry Point');require_once("clients/base/api/ModuleApi.php");class CustomModuleApi extends ModuleApi
{
    public function registerApiRest()
    {
        return parent::registerApiRest();
    }    public function retrieveRecord(ServiceBase $api, array $args)
    {
        $result = parent::retrieveRecord($api, $args);        //append the current timestamp
        return $result . ' ' . time();
    }
}

it is supposed to intercept the GET method for any module with an id request, although it does not.The ping module seems to work though. If you put this in custom/clients/base/api/CustomPingApi.php

<?phpif(!defined('sugarEntry') || !sugarEntry) die('Not A Valid Entry Point');require_once("clients/base/api/PingApi.php");class CustomPingApi extends PingApi
{
    public function registerApiRest()
    {
        //in case we want to add additional endpoints
        return parent::registerApiRest();
    }    //override to modify the ping function of the ping endpoint
    public function ping($api, $args)
    {
        $result = parent::ping($api, $args);        //append the current timestamp
        return $result . ' ' . time();
    }
}

it works perfectly... can anyone tell me why the ping works and the module does not? Am I missing something?

Nate Morris · Accepted Answer

Hi Enrico, Thanks for the assistance. I found my issue. I needed to increase my endpoint score. This is what finally worked for me.

https://support.sugarcrm.com/Documentation/Sugar_Developer/Sugar_Developer_Guide_10.0/Integration/Web_Services/REST_API/…

the 'extraScore' entry allowed me to increase the endpoint score so the system will prioritize this endpoint.

public function registerApiRest() {
 return array( 
'retrieve' => array(
 'reqType' => 'GET',
 'path' => array('<module>','?'),
 'pathVars' => array('module','record'),
 'method' => 'retrieveRecord',
 'shortHelp' => 'Returns a single record',
 'longHelp' => 'include/api/help/module_record_get_help.html',
 'extraScore' => 1,
 ),
 );
}
 