topic Re: how to test POST webscript? in Alfresco Archive

how to test POST webscript?

targa2000 — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:30:30 GMT

I can test a GET webscript with : http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/somegetwebscripthow can test a POST webscript?I tried http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/somepostwebscriptbut get Web Script Status 405 - Method Not AllowedThe Web Script /alfresco/service/somepostwebscript has responded wi

Re: how to test POST webscript?

zladuric — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:55:12 GMT

Your problem is that you're using GET request for POST webscript. Use POST http request.

Make yourself a bit of javascript somewhere where you can call this easily for testing:


var url = "http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/somepostwebscript";
var post_field = "foo=1&bar=2";
http.open("POST", url, true);

//Send the proper header information along with the request
http.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
http.setRequestHeader("Content-length", post_field.length);
http.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");

http.onreadystatechange = function() {//Call a function when the state changes.
   if(http.readyState == 4 && http.status == 200) {
      alert(http.responseText);
   }
}
http.send(params);
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Re: how to test POST webscript?

mikeh — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:22:23 GMT

You can also use "alf_method=post" on the URL, which web scripts support in order to allow PUT and DELETE methods from clients that don't natively support them (e.g. Adobe AIR)

Thanks,
Mike

Re: how to test POST webscript?

targa2000 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:13:15 GMT

Your problem is that you're using GET request for POST webscript. Use POST http request.

Make yourself a bit of javascript somewhere where you can call this easily for testing:


var url = "http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/somepostwebscript";
var post_field = "foo=1&bar=2";
http.open("POST", url, true);

//Send the proper header information along with the request
http.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
http.setRequestHeader("Content-length", post_field.length);
http.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");

http.onreadystatechange = function() {//Call a function when the state changes.
   if(http.readyState == 4 && http.status == 200) {
      alert(http.responseText);
   }
}
http.send(params);
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Can I use the above call to a webscript in the alfresco repository from a dashlet?

Re: how to test POST webscript?

zladuric — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:47:40 GMT

Can I use the above call to a webscript in the alfresco repository from a dashlet?

Yes, to do that, you should put that as a part of a dashlet javascript (client side .js I think - the one you include in dashlet.get.head.ftl or just include it as inline javascript in dashlet.het.html.ftl).

Re: how to test POST webscript?

gyro_gearless — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:09:24 GMT

For issuing POST requests, you may take CURL as commandline tool, e.g.

curl -u admin:admin -F hopp=topp -F foo=bar -F upload=@some.doc http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/de/acme-corp/simple-upload

will do a simple POST form request with 2 parameters and one file upload.

See http://curl.haxx.se/ for more on curl 🙂

HTH
Gyro

Re: how to test POST webscript?

targa2000 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:34:30 GMT

Can I use the above call to a webscript in the alfresco repository from a dashlet?

Yes, to do that, you should put that as a part of a dashlet javascript (client side .js I think - the one you include in dashlet.get.head.ftl or just include it as inline javascript in dashlet.het.html.ftl).

I tried it but was not successful. Maybe you would know what I have done wrong?

following is the webscript I deployed on alfresco:

test-post-ws.post.desc.xml


<webscript>
  <shortname>Test Post Webscript</shortname>
  <description>Test post webscript</description>
  <url>/test-post/test-post-ws</url>
  <authentication>user</authentication>
  <transaction>required</transaction>
</webscript>
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test-post-ws.post.desc.xml


<#escape x as jsonUtils.encodeJSONString(x)>
{  
   "success": ${success?string},
   "message": "<#if errormsg??>${errormsg}</#if>"
}
</#escape>
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test-post-ws.post.js


var logFile = "test_Log.txt";

var folderPath = "Guest Home";
var folderNode = companyhome.childByNamePath(folderPath);

var outputFile = folderNode.childByNamePath(logFile);

if (outputFile == null) {
  outputFile = folderNode.createFile(logFile);
}

if (folderNode === null) {
   folderNode = companyhome.createFolder(folderPath);
}

try {
       outputFile.content +="\n";
   var currentdate = new Date().toGMTString();
   outputFile.content += currentdate;   
   outputFile.content +="\n";   
       model.success = true;
} catch (e) {
   outputFile.content +="exception in test : ";   
   outputFile.content += new Date().toGMTString();   
   outputFile.content +="\n";
   outputFile.content +="exception occurred: ";   
   outputFile.content += e.message;   
   outputFile.content +="\n";        
   
    // error
    model.success = false;
    model.errormsg = "Error - " + e.message;   
}   
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the webscript deployed without problems. following is the dashlet I deployed to test it:

test-post-dashlet.get.desc.xml


<webscript>
   <shortname>Test Post WS Dashlet</shortname>
   <description>Test post ws dashlet</description>
   <family>user-dashlet</family>
   <url>/test-post/test-post-dashlet</url>
</webscript>
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test-post-dashlet.get.html.ftl


<div class="dashlet">
   <div class="title">Test Post WS Dashlet</div>
<script type="text/javascript">   
   function testClicked(form) {
     var url = "http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/test-post/test-post-ws";
          alert(url);
          var post_field = "foo=1&bar=2";
          alert(post_field);
     http.open("POST", url, true);
     alert("after http.open");
     
     //Send the proper header information along with the request
     http.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
     http.setRequestHeader("Content-length", post_field.length);
     http.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");

     http.onreadystatechange = function() {//Call a function when the state changes.
            if(http.readyState == 4 && http.status == 200) {
            alert(http.responseText);
            }
         }
      http.send(params);   
   }   
</script>
<form id="test-post" action="" method="post">
<p>                                                                
                <label>Name</label>
                <input type="text" name="name" id="name" /> </p>                                                                                   
<p>                          
                <input type="submit" name="submit" id="new-submit" value="save" />
                <input type="button" name="test-post-submit" id="test-post-submit" value="test" onClick="testClicked(this.form)" />                
                <input type="button" name="cancel" id="new-cancel" value="cancel" />
             </p>
         </form>
</div>
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the dashlet deploys and appears on the dashboard without problems. nothing happens after http.open. It doesn't seem to make the connection. Nothing happens on the alfresco webscript side as well. Should I try it in a different way?

Re: how to test POST webscript?

kpatel — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 13:05:46 GMT

You can Take url form all web scripts.

And u se the postman which is google crome extension.