Is it possible to get the url to be called before posting data

[CharlesNepote]

In a command line script I would like to let the user be informed about it. It's also useful for debugging purposes.

Eg.
print(f"Calling: {api.product_update.url}")

would return:
Calling: https://fr.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/product_jqm2.pl

[raphael0202]

In most route, a Response (from the requests package) is returned. You can then easily get the url using response.request.url.
We have a consistency issue on the SDK though, some method return the data (as a dict for example) directly.

[arybhatt4533]

Hi, I'd like to work on this issue.
My plan:

• Add a new method to return the final URL before posting the product.
• Reuse the existing API client logic to build the same URL used in the POST request.
• Add a small unit test ensuring the URL is correct.
• Update documentation accordingly.
  Please assign this issue to me. Thanks!
  @raphael0202 @CharlesNepote @hangy @alexgarel @Freso

[arybhatt4533]

work in progress sir .....................
@CharlesNepote

[arybhatt4533]

"Hi

I've just opened a PR to fix this. I moved the URL construction logic out of the get method into a separate get_url method to avoid duplication. I also added the product_update_url property as discussed.

Ran some local tests and both the API and update URLs are generating correctly now.

Since I’ve already worked on a few PRs here at OFF, I’m getting more comfortable with the codebase and would love to stay active for the long term, eventually aiming for GSoC 2026. Please let me know if the code needs any tweaks or if I should follow a different pattern. Thanks!"
@CharlesNepote

[arybhatt4533]

pr open please check it @CharlesNepote

[teolemon]

• feat: add get_url method and product_update_url property #391 #410

[raphael0202]

After thinking about it, it would be better to use the logging system to display the URL, with an INFO level for example. So that your user can know what URLs is being called without having to return it in the response.