Examples using com.HttpRequest methods
These examples use methods of the com.HttpRequest
class.
These examples are provided:
HTTP GET request
IMPORT com
MAIN
DEFINE req com.HttpRequest
DEFINE resp com.HttpResponse
TRY
LET req = com.HttpRequest.Create("http://localhost:8090/MyPage")
# Set additional HTTP header with name 'MyHeader', and value 'High Priority'
CALL req.setHeader("MyHeader","High Priority")
CALL req.doRequest()
LET resp = req.getResponse()
IF resp.getStatusCode() != 200 THEN
DISPLAY "HTTP Error ("||resp.getStatusCode()||") ",
resp.getStatusDescription()
ELSE
DISPLAY "HTTP Response is : ",resp.getTextResponse()
END IF
CATCH
DISPLAY "ERROR :",status||" ("||sqlca.sqlerrm||")"
END TRY
END MAIN
XForms HTTP POST request
IMPORT com
IMPORT xml
MAIN
DEFINE req com.HttpRequest
DEFINE resp com.HttpResponse
DEFINE doc xml.DomDocument
TRY
LET req = com.HttpRequest.Create("http://localhost:8090/MyProcess")
CALL req.setMethod("POST") # Perform an HTTP POST method
# Param1 value is 'hello', Param2 value is 'how are you ?'
CALL req.doFormEncodedRequest("Param1=hello&Param2=how are you ?",FALSE)
LET resp = req.getResponse()
IF resp.getStatusCode() != 200 THEN
DISPLAY "HTTP Error ("||resp.getStatusCode()||") ",
resp.getStatusDescription()
ELSE
# Expect a returned content type of the form */xml
LET doc = resp.getXmlResponse()
DISPLAY "HTTP XML Response is : ",doc.saveToString()
END IF
CATCH
DISPLAY "ERROR :",status||" ("||sqlca.sqlerrm||")"
END TRY
END MAIN
Streaming HTTP PUT request
IMPORT com
IMPORT xml
MAIN
DEFINE req com.HttpRequest
DEFINE resp com.HttpResponse
DEFINE writer xml.StaxWriter
TRY
LET req = com.HttpRequest.Create("http://localhost:8090/MyXmlProcess")
CALL req.setMethod("PUT") # Perform an HTTP PUT method
CALL req.setHeader("MyHeader","Value of my header")
# Retrieve an xml.StaxWriter to start xml streaming
LET writer = req.beginXmlRequest()
CALL writer.startDocument("utf-8","1.0",true)
CALL writer.comment("My first XML document sent in streaming with genero")
CALL writer.startElement("root")
CALL writer.attribute("attr1","value1")
CALL writer.endElement()
CALL writer.endDocument()
CALL req.endXmlRequest(writer) # End streaming request
LET resp = req.getResponse()
IF resp.getStatusCode() != 201 OR resp.getStatusCode() != 204 THEN
DISPLAY "HTTP Error ("||resp.getStatusCode()||") ",
resp.getStatusDescription()
ELSE
DISPLAY "XML document was correctly put on the server"
END IF
CATCH
DISPLAY "ERROR :",status||" ("||sqlca.sqlerrm||")"
END TRY
END MAIN
Asynchronous HTTP DELETE request
IMPORT com
MAIN
DEFINE req com.HttpRequest
DEFINE resp com.HttpResponse
DEFINE url STRING
DEFINE quit CHAR(1)
DEFINE questionStr STRING
DEFINE timeout INTEGER
TRY
WHILE TRUE
PROMPT "Enter http url you want to delete ? "
FOR url ATTRIBUTES (CANCEL=FALSE)
LET req = com.HttpRequest.Create(url)
CALL req.setMethod("DELETE")
CALL req.doRequest()
# Retrieve asynchronous response for the first time
LET resp = req.getAsyncResponse()
CALL Update(resp) RETURNING questionStr,timeout
WHILE quit IS NULL OR ( quit!="Y" AND quit!="N" )
PROMPT questionStr FOR CHAR quit
ATTRIBUTES (CANCEL=FALSE,ACCEPT=FALSE,SHIFT="up")
ON IDLE timeout
IF resp IS NULL THEN # If no response at first try,
# retrieve it again
LET resp = req.getAsyncResponse() # as we now have time
CALL Update(resp) RETURNING questionStr,timeout
END IF
END PROMPT
END WHILE
IF quit == "Y" THEN
EXIT PROGRAM
ELSE
LET quit = NULL
END IF
END WHILE
CATCH
DISPLAY "ERROR :",status,sqlca.sqlerrm
END TRY
END MAIN
FUNCTION Update(resp)
DEFINE resp com.HttpResponse
DEFINE ret STRING
IF resp IS NOT NULL THEN
IF resp.getStatusCode() != 204 THEN
LET ret = "HTTP Error ("||resp.getStatusCode()||")
:"||resp.getStatusDescription()||". Do you want to quit ? "
ELSE
LET ret = "HTTP Page deleted. Do you want to quit ? "
END IF
RETURN ret, 0
ELSE
LET ret = "Do you want to quit ? "
RETURN ret, 1
END IF
END FUNCTION
HTTP request cookie management
IMPORT com
MAIN
DEFINE req com.HttpRequest,
resp com.HttpResponse,
ret INTEGER
CALL com.WebServiceEngine.SetOption("maximumpersistentcookies",80)
LET req = com.HttpRequest.Create("http://cube.strasbourg.4js:com/hello/world")
CALL req.setHeader("Cookie","MyPersonaCookie=hello") # Set a specific one
CALL req.setAutoCookies(TRUE)
CALL req.doRequest()
LET resp = req.getResponse()
IF resp.getStatusCode()!=200 THEN
DISPLAY "Error : ",resp.getStatusDescription()
EXIT PROGRAM 1
ELSE
LET ret = resp.getTextResponse()
DISPLAY "OK :",ret
DISPLAY "Cookie that will be handled automatically are : "
DISPLAY resp.getHeader("Set-Cookie")
END IF
END MAIN