add support for older server versions

Author: iLLiCiTiT

ayon_api/_api_helpers/base.py

@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ def get_project(
     ) -> Optional[ProjectDict]:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def get_user(
+        self, username: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
     def _prepare_fields(
         self,
         entity_type: str,

ayon_api/_api_helpers/workfiles.py

@@ -238,6 +238,13 @@ def create_workfile_info(
             if value is not None:
                 create_data[key] = value
 
+        major, minor, patch, _, _ = self.get_server_version_tuple()
+        if (major, minor, patch) < (1, 1, 3):
+            user = self.get_user()
+            username = user["name"]
+            create_data["createdBy"] = username
+            create_data["updatedBy"] = username
+
         response = self.post(
             f"projects/{project_name}/workfiles",
             **create_data