Rest-call

Description

The GreenVulcano^® ESB plugin ws-call defines the parameters for calling a Web Service using REST mode.

VulCon / GV Console Configuration

The rest-call Element is used by Channel and routed-call. Its attributes are:

Attribute	Type	Description
type	fixed	This attribute must assume the value call.
class	fixed	This attribute must assume the value it.greenvulcano.gvesb.virtual.ws.rest.RestCallOperation.
name	required	Operation name. Used in the Flow section to associate workflow nodes to VCL operations.

and its subelements:

• Description
• RestServiceInvoker
• Proxy

RestServiceInvoker

This element is used by ws-call.

Its attributes are:

Attribute	Type	Description
type	fixed	This attribute must assume the value invoker.
class	fixed	This attribute must assume the value it.greenvulcano.gvesb.virtual.ws.rest.RestServiceInvoker.
endpoint	required	Endpoint exposed by the Rest Web Service to invoke. Can contain placeholders. It must be already escaped, if needed.
method	required	HTTP method to execute to the server. The attribute's admitted values are: GET POST PUT DELETE HEAD OPTIONS
timeout	optional	Timeout in seconds.
ref-dp	optional	Name of Data Provider to use for preparing the request.
throwsFault	optional	If true throws Exception "Error invoking operation". If false returns the Fault response. Default to false. The attribute's admitted values are: true false
returnType	optional	Defines how to set the response data in the object field of output GVBuffer: context : the MessageContext envelope : the envelope as XML serialized as string body : the body as XML serialized as string body-element : the first child of body as XML serialized as string header : the header as XML serialized as string envelope-om : the envelope as OMMessage body-om : the body as OMMessage body-element-om : the first child of body as OMMessage header-om : the header as OMMessage Default: context
mediaType	optional	This is used to specify the message format which the message needs to be serialized. See 'messageFormatters' configuration in axis2.xml file. Default value is: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
contentType	optional	This is used to specify the message builder which the message needs to be serialized. See 'messageBuilders' configuration in axis2.xml file. Defaults to the value specified in 'mediaType' attribute.
responseMode	optional	This is used to specify if invoked service returns a response (OUT_IN) or not (OUT_ONLY). Default value is: OUT_IN

and has the sub-element:

• Description