I really like this article. It explains the process very clearly. It looks very easy to deploy an RPG app as a web service without needed to code anything unusual. Just standard ILE RPG. One thing I have never seen explained when building these kinds of services is how to setup access control so everyone in the world does not have access to run the web service. Is there a way to define access by IP address or to require a username and password to be provided before the web service can be used?
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From: WEB400 [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of midrange
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 11:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [WEB400] WEB400 Digest, Vol 13, Issue 399
IBM has (free) updated 7.1 and 7.2 through the http and java groups ptfs some neat enhancements to web service on i.
This link to 2nd in series of articles. See also 1st and 3rd.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/ibmi/library/i-rest-web-services-server2/
Example of a simple RPGLE web service.
Btw - need a better subject on this thread..
Jim Franz
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From: WEB400 [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Roy
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 4:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [WEB400] WEB400 Digest, Vol 13, Issue 399
Hello,
HTTPAPI is usefull to call webservice. (the client part). it is not intended to provide a webservice (the server part)
to implement a webservice server, you should (basically)
- write a RPG program with 2 parms
1) input DS matching the request XML)
2) output DS matching the response...
- generate the PCML when you compile the program
- install and configure the web service server using http:/:yoursystem:2001/HttpAdmin
- install the service in the webservice server using the PCML...
Paul
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date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 22:48:49 +0000
from: Matt Shea <mshea@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: [WEB400] IBM i Receive XML POST
Hi Everyone,
I have a requirement to begin receiving POSTed XML requests from a customer, process the request, and return an XML response back. I'm not sure where to begin. I have attempted this in PHP but have not been successful.
So now I'm considering handling this in RPG using Scott's HTTPAPI but I haven't located an example that receives a XML POST request, only those that read from existing XML files.
Does anyone have thoughts on best route to take without investment in another software package as there is no budget? RPG vs PHP vs ???.
Thanks in advance,
Matt
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