The "total" property in the "/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_size/" and "/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_size/by_candidate/" endpoints return different types

[alexl9412]

What we’re after

The "/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_size/" and "/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_size/by_candidate/" endpoints have roughly the same data structure; however, in one the "total" property returns a string and in the other, a double. It would be helpful if the "total" property returned a double in both cases, not only for consistency but also to simplify the JSON decoding in my application.

        "committee_id": "C00703975",
        "count": null,
        "cycle": 2020,
        "size": 0,
        "total": "543075175.22"

        "candidate_id": "P00009423",
        "count": null,
        "cycle": 2024,
        "size": 0,
        "total": 433025470.17

Action item(s)

Convert the type of the "total" property in the "/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_size/" endpoint from a string to a double.

Completion criteria

The "total" property in the "/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_size/" endpoint returns a value of type double.

References/resources/technical considerations

See sample JSON above or the following URLs: https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_size/by_candidate?candidate_id=P00009423&cycle=2024 and https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_size?committee_id=C00703975&cycle=2024