flaskhalselement

Flaskhalselement is a hypothetical data structure used to represent an embedded resource in a HAL-formatted API response produced by Flask-based applications.

The term blends Flask, the Python web microframework, with HAL, the Hypertext Application Language. In practice, developers use libraries such as Flask-HAL or custom helpers to build HAL-aware responses; flaskhalselement can refer to the object that models an individual embedded resource.

Structure of a flaskhalselement typically includes fields for properties, a _links dictionary describing relationships, and an optional _embedded dictionary for nested resources. Common fields include id, class or type, and a set of attributes that describe the resource.

Usage in Flask apps involves creating one or more flaskhalselement objects and aggregating them under the _embedded section of a top-level HAL document, while supplying _links for self, related resources, and paging.

Example usage:

element = {

"id": 42,

"name": "Example Item",

"_links": {"self": {"href": "/resources/42"}}

}

hal_doc = {

"_links": {"self": {"href": "/resources"}},

"_embedded": {"items": [element]}

}

Note that flaskhalselement is a descriptive concept rather than an official Flask feature. Real-world implementations depend on HAL support and the serialization strategy chosen by the project.

See also HAL (Hypertext Application Language), REST, Flask, RESTful hypermedia.