Use the expected data type for storage's api

Need to send the sha*s as bytes

swh/web/ui/back/http.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import requests
 import json
 
 from swh.web.ui.main import app
+from swh.core.json import SWHJSONEncoder
 
 
 if 'conf' in app.config:
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ def create_request(method, api_url, data=None):
     query = {'method': method,
              'url': api_url}
     if data:
-        query.update({'data': json.dumps(data) if data else '',
+        json_data = json.dumps(data, cls=SWHJSONEncoder) if data else ''
+        query.update({'data': json_data,
                       'headers': {'Content-Type': MIMETYPE}})
 
     return query

swh/web/ui/controller/service.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 
 from swh.web.ui.back import http, api_query
+from swh.core import hashutil
 import json
 
 
@@ -33,5 +34,5 @@ def search(base_url, hashes):
     #return []
     #return [{'title': 'some title', 'text': 'some text'}]
 
-    q = api_query.api_storage_content_present({'content': [hashes]})
+    q = api_query.api_storage_content_present({'content': hashes})
     return http.execute(base_url, q, result_fn=deal_with_result)

swh/web/ui/query.py

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 import re
 
+from swh.core import hashutil
+
 
 def parse(query):
     """Parse a formalized get query.
@@ -31,8 +33,8 @@ def group_by_checksums(hashes):
     hashes_m = {}
     for h in hashes:
         if re.search(sha256_regexp, h):
-            hashes_m.update({'sha256': h})
+            hashes_m.update({'sha256': hashutil.hex_to_hash(h)})
         elif re.search(sha1_regexp, h):
-            hashes_m.update({'sha1': h})
+            hashes_m.update({'sha1': hashutil.hex_to_hash(h)})
 
     return hashes_m

swh/web/ui/tests/test_query.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import unittest
 from nose.tools import istest
 
 from swh.web.ui import query
-
+from swh.core import hashutil
 
 class QueryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @istest
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ class QueryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # for i in res:
         #     print(i)
-        self.assertEquals(res['sha1'], input_sha1)
-        self.assertEquals(res['sha256'], input_sha256)
+        self.assertEquals(res['sha1'], hashutil.hex_to_hash(input_sha1))
+        self.assertEquals(res['sha256'], hashutil.hex_to_hash(input_sha256))