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Problems API

Endpoints for creating, updating, and managing programming problems.

Create Problem

POST problem/create/

Creates a new problem.

Privileges: Logged-in user

Parameters: - title (string, required): Problem title - alias (string, required): Problem alias - source (string, optional): Problem source (e.g., "OMI 2020") - public (int, required): 0 for private, 1 for public - validator (string, required): Validator type (see below) - time_limit (int, required): Time limit in milliseconds - memory_limit (int, required): Memory limit in KB - problem_contents (FILE, required): ZIP file with problem contents

Validator Types: - literal: Exact match - token: Token-by-token comparison - token-caseless: Case-insensitive token comparison - token-numeric: Numeric comparison with tolerance - custom: User-defined validator

Response: 

{
  "status": "ok",
  "uploaded_files": ["file1.in", "file1.out", ...]
}

Get Problem Details

GET problems/:problem_alias/details/

Returns problem details within a contest context.

Privileges: Logged-in user; private contests require invitation

Parameters: - contest_alias (string, required): Contest alias - lang (string, optional): Language (default: "es")

Response: 

{
  "title": "Problem Title",
  "author_id": 123,
  "validator": "token-numeric",
  "time_limit": 3000,
  "memory_limit": 65536,
  "visits": 1000,
  "submissions": 500,
  "accepted": 200,
  "difficulty": 5.5,
  "creation_date": "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "source": "OMI 2020",
  "runs": [...]
}