ExtendedInboundParamHandlerFormatter
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Description
This sub-element formatter is used into the decoding of client request's parameters in order to create the input for a GreenVulcano® ESB service and to convert the service's output into a HTTP response.
GreenVulcano® ESB Configuration
The GVAdapterHttpConfiguration Element is used by: GVAdapters.
The following table shows the ExtendedInboundParamHandlerFormatter attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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type | fixed | Set to FormatterPlugin. |
class | fixed | Set to it.greenvulcano.gvesb.adapter.http.formatters.handlers.ExtendedInboundParamHandlerFormatter. |
ID | required | Formatter identifier |
read-request-header | optional | If 'true' reads the request HTTP headers and provide them with the request parameters. Default value is false. |
ReqCharacterEncoding | optional | CharacterEncoding to be used to handle requests from external system. Default to UTF-8. |
RespCharacterEncoding | optional | CharacterEncoding to handle responses to the external system. Default to UTF-8. |
RespContentType | optional | ContentType to be declared while handling HTTP responses to the external system. Default to text/html. |
HandlePostBodyAsParams | optional | If true force the POST body to be handled as application/x-www-form-urlencoded content type. Default is false. |
ResponseOnError-HTTPCode | optional | If != -1 force the adapter to respond with the given http code on case of error. Default is -1 (disabled). |
Contains the sub-elements:
RequestParams
This element contains configuration informations about conversion of the parameters of an inbound http request into a valid GVBuffer object and determination of the communication paradigm to be used by GreenVulcano.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the RequestParams attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ParamNameValueSeparator | optional | Parameters name-value separator string within input querystring. |
ParamEntrySeparator | optional | Parameters entry separator string within input querystring. |
RequestParam
This element specifies the rules to follow to convert a single parameter of an inbound http request into a partially populated GVBuffer object.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the RequestParam attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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Name | required | The name of an inbound request parameter. |
Required | optional | If true the request parameter is mandatory. Default is True. |
Type | optional | Not used |
RequestContent
This element contains configuration informations about conversion of the content of an inbound http request into a valid GVBuffer object and determination of the communication paradigm to be used by GreenVulcano.
Contains the sub-elements:
ResponseParams
This element contains configuration informations about conversion of a response GVBuffer object (received from GreenVulcano) into an inbound http response to be sent to the invoking external http system.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the ResponseParams attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ParamNameValueSeparator | optional | Parameters name-value separator string within ouput querystring. Default is '=' |
ParamEntrySeparator | optional | Parameters entry separator string within ouput querystring. Default is '&' |
ResponseParam
This element specifies the rules to follow to generate a single parameter of an inbound http response. It's possible to use values read from the fields of the response GVBuffer object received from GreenVulcano, or configure a default value for each handler mapping.
Contains the sub-elements:
- ResponseXMLParamHandler
- ResponseFlatParamHandler
- ResponseStringParamHandler
- XMLParamErrorHandler
- FlatParamErrorHandler
- StringParamErrorHandler
The following table shows the ResponseParam attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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Name | required | The name of an inbound request parameter. |
SendParameterName | required | True if the parameter's name must appear within inbound response, false otherwise. |
PutInHeader | required | If true must appear in the HTTP header. |
Type | optional | Not used |
Request Parameter Handlers
RequestXMLParamHandler
This element contains configuration informations about an inbound request XML parameter Handler: a Java object used to extract informations from a single parameter of an inbound http request (in the case that this parameter contains an XML string) and use them to populate one or more fields of a GVBuffer request object to be sent to GreenVulcano.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the RequestXMLParamHandler attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Handler. |
Class | fixed | Set to it.greenvulcano.gvesb.adapter.http.formatters.handlers.XMLParameterHandler. |
OutputType | required | The output type of this inbound request parameter handler (GVBuffer object or communication paradigm string).
Possible values are:
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RequestXMLParamMapping
This element contains a mapping between a value extracted by an element or attribute (within XML content of an inbound request parameter) matching a given XPath, and a field of a request GVBuffer object. If mapping target is indicated with the "OpType" keyword, the value is a string indicating the requested communication paradigm (RequestReply, Request, SendReply, GetRequest, GetReply)
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the RequestXMLParamMapping attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Mapping. |
XPath | required | XPath of an element or attribute (within XML content of an inbound request parameter). |
RequestFlatParamHandler
This element contains configuration informations about an inbound request Flat parameter Handler: a Java object used to extract informations from a single parameter of an inbound http request (in the case that this parameter contains a Flat string) and use them to populate one or more fields of a GVBuffer request object to be sent to GreenVulcano.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the RequestFlatParamHandler attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Handler. |
Class | fixed | Set to it.greenvulcano.gvesb.adapter.http.formatters.handlers.FlatParameterHandler |
OutputType | required | The output type of this inbound request parameter handler (GVBuffer object or communication paradigm string).
Possible values are:
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SeparatorChar | optional | The separator character between fields within the flat string value of this inbound request parameter. |
RequestFlatParamMapping
This element contains a mapping between a value extracted from a flat string (the content of an inbound request parameter), and a field of a request GVBuffer object. If mapping target is indicated with the "OpType" keyword, the value is a string indicating the requested communication paradigm (RequestReply, Request, SendReply, GetRequest, GetReply).
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the RequestFlatParamMapping attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Mapping. |
Offset | required | The offset of a field within the flat string value of this inbound request parameter. |
Length | optional | The length of a field within the flat string value of this inbound request parameter. Not needed if a field separator char has already been specified. |
Trim | optional | The place where unneeded filling white spaces can be present.
Possible values are:
If it is specified a value different from these above, no trimming will be performed |
RequestStringParamHandler
This element contains configuration informations about an inbound request Flat parameter Handler: a Java object used to extract informations from a single parameter of an inbound http request (in the case that this parameter contains a plain text string) and use them to populate one or more fields of a GVBuffer request object to be sent to GreenVulcano.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the RequestStringParamHandler attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Handler. |
Class | fixed | Set to it.greenvulcano.gvesb.adapter.http.formatters.handlers.StringParameterHandler |
OutputType | required | The output type of this inbound request parameter handler (GVBuffer object or communication paradigm string).
Possible values are:
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RequestStringParamMapping
This element contains a mapping between a value extracted from a plain text string (the value of an inbound request parameter), and a field of a request GVBuffer object. If mapping target is indicated with the "OpType" keyword, the value is a string indicating the requested communication paradigm (RequestReply, Request, SendReply, GetRequest, GetReply).
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the RequestStringParamMapping attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Mapping. |
Default Value Handlers
GVBufferDefaultValues
This element contains the configuration of default values for some of all the fields of a inbound request GVBuffer object.
Contains the sub-elements:
GVBufferFieldDefaultValue
A configured default value for a field of a GVBuffer object. The following table shows the GVBufferFieldDefaultValue attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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FieldName | required | The GVBuffer field name.
The possible values are:
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FieldValue | required | The configured default value of a GVBuffer field. |
GVBufferPropertyDefaultValue
A configured default value for a property of a GVBuffer object. The following table shows the GVBufferPropertyDefaultValue attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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FieldName | required | The GVBuffer property name. |
FieldValue | required | A configured default value for a property field of a GVBuffer object. |
OpTypeDefaultValue
A configured default value for the communication paradigm to be used.
The following table shows the OpTypeDefaultValue attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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Value | required | The configured default value for the communication paradigm.
Possible values are:
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Response Parameter Handlers
ResponseXMLParamHandler
This element contains configuration informations about an inbound response XML parameter Handler: a Java object used to extract informations from one or more fields of an GVBuffer response object (received from GreenVulcano) and use them to generate an Http response parameter value (containing an XML string) to be sent back to external Http system.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the ResponseXMLParamHandler attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Handler. |
Class | fixed | Set to it.greenvulcano.gvesb.adapter.http.formatters.handlers.XMLParameterHandler. |
OutputType | fixed | Set to HttpParam |
ResponseXMLParamMapping
This element contains a mapping between the value of a field of a response GVBuffer object (received from GreenVulcano) and the value (to be set) of an element or attribute (within the XML content of an inbound response parameter) matching a given XPath.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the ResponseXMLParamMapping attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Mapping. |
XPath | required | XPath of an element or attribute (within XML content of an inbound response parameter). |
ResponseFlatParamHandler
This element contains configuration informations about an inbound response Flat parameter Handler: a Java object used to extract informations from one or more fields of an GVBuffer response object (received from GreenVulcano) and use them to generate an Http response parameter value (containing a Flat string) to be sent back to external Http system.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the ResponseFlatParamHandler attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Handler. |
Class | fixed | Set to it.greenvulcano.gvesb.adapter.http.formatters.handlers.FlatParameterHandler |
OutputType | fixed | Set to HttpParam |
SeparatorChar | optional | The separator character between fields within the flat string value of this inbound response parameter. |
ResponseFlatParamMapping
This element contains a mapping between a value extracted from a field of a response GVBuffer object (received from GreenVulcano) and the value (to be set) of a field within a flat string (the content of an inbound response parameter).
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the ResponseFlatParamMapping attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Mapping. |
Offset | required | The offset of a field within the flat string value of this inbound response parameter. |
Length | optional | The length of a field within the flat string value of this inbound response parameter. Not needed if a field separator char has already been specified. |
Trim | optional | The place where unneeded filling white spaces can be present.
Possible values are:
If it is specified a value different from these above, no trimming will be performed |
ResponseStringParamHandler
This element contains configuration informations about an inbound request Flat parameter Handler: a Java object used to extract informations from a single parameter of an inbound http request (in the case that this parameter contains a plain text string) and use them to populate one or more fields of a GVBuffer request object to be sent to GreenVulcano.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the ResponseStringParamHandler attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Handler. |
Class | fixed | Set to it.greenvulcano.gvesb.adapter.http.formatters.handlers.StringParameterHandler |
OutputType | fixed | Set to HttpParam |
ResponseStringParamMapping
This element contains a mapping between a value extracted from a field of a response GVBuffer object (received from GreenVulcano) and the value (to be set) of a field within a plain text string (the content of an inbound response parameter).
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the ResponseStringParamMapping attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Mapping. |
Response Parameter Error Handlers
XMLParamErrorHandler
This element contains configuration informations about an inbound response XML parameter Error Handler: a Java object used to generate an Http response parameter ERROR value (containing an XML string) to be sent back to external Http system.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the XMLParamErrorHandler attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to ErrorHandler. |
Class | fixed | Set to it.greenvulcano.gvesb.adapter.http.formatters.handlers.XMLParameterHandler. |
OutputType | fixed | Set to HttpParam |
XMLParamErrorMapping
This element contains a mapping between the value of a field of an GVTransactionInfo object (or a fixed default error value) and the value (to be set in case of error) of an element or attribute (within the XML content of an inbound response parameter) matching a given XPath.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the XMLParamErrorMapping attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Mapping. |
XPath | required | XPath of an element or attribute (within XML content of an inbound response parameter). |
FlatParamErrorHandler
This element contains configuration informations about an inbound response Flat parameter Error Handler: a Java object used to generate an Http response parameter ERROR value (containing a Flat string) to be sent back to external Http system.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the FlatParamErrorHandler attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to ErrorHandler. |
Class | fixed | Set to it.greenvulcano.gvesb.adapter.http.formatters.handlers.FlatParameterHandler |
OutputType | fixed | Set to HttpParam |
SeparatorChar | optional | The separator character between fields within the flat string value of this inbound response parameter. |
FlatParamErrorMapping
This element contains a mapping between a value extracted from a field of an GVTransactionInfo object (or a fixed default error value) and the value (to be set) of a field within a flat string (the error content of an inbound response parameter).
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the FlatParamErrorMapping attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Mapping. |
Offset | required | The offset of a field within the flat string value of this inbound response parameter. |
Length | optional | The length of a field within the flat string value of this inbound response parameter. Not needed if a field separator char has already been specified. |
StringParamErrorHandler
This element contains configuration informations about an inbound response string parameter Error Handler: a Java object used to generate an Http response parameter ERROR value (containing a plain text string) to be sent back to external Http system.
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the StringParamErrorHandler attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to ErrorHandler. |
Class | fixed | Set to it.greenvulcano.gvesb.adapter.http.formatters.handlers.StringParameterHandler |
OutputType | fixed | Set to HttpParam |
StringParamErrorMapping
This element contains a mapping between a value extracted from a field of an GVTransactionInfo object (or a fixed default error value) and the value (to be set) of a field within a plain text string (the content of an inbound response parameter).
Contains the sub-elements:
The following table shows the StringParamErrorMapping attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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ItemType | fixed | Set to Mapping. |
Common Elements
GVBufferField
This element represents a mapping target from/to a field of a GVBuffer object. The following table shows the GVBufferField attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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FieldName | required | The GVBuffer field name.
The possible values are:
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GVBufferProperty
This element represents a mapping target from/to a property of a GVBuffer object. The following table shows the GVBufferProperty attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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FieldName | required | The GVBuffer property name. |
GVBufferPropertyList
This element represents a mapping target from/to a list of properties of a GVBuffer object. The following table shows the GVBufferPropertyList attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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URLEncoding | required | True if outbound request parameters must be URLEncoded, false otherwise.
Possible values are :
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FieldNameValueSeparator | optional | Parameters name-value separator string. Default is '=' |
FieldEntrySeparator | optional | Parameters entry separator string within list. Default is ';' |
ExcludeFields | optional | The comma separated list of property names to ignore. |
OpType
This element represents a mapping target to the variable containing the communication paradigm to be used.
DefaultValue
This element represents a plain text value to be assigned as source/target of an handler mapping.
DefaultErrorMessage
This element represents a plain text value to be assigned as source of an inbound response error message.
GVTransactionErrorInfo
This element represents a mapping target from a field of an GVTransactionInfo object to the error value of an HTTP parameter. The following table shows the GVTransactionErrorInfo attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
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Value | required | The GVTransactionInfo field name.
The possible values are:
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