Services Definition

Service operations are designed to perform specific treatments and calculations out of the AWE utilities.

Currently there are two types of services declared in the AWE Engine: Java Services and Web Services

Note: All services are defined in the Services.xml file at global folder. View project structure for more info.

Global service structure

The xml structure of services is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<services xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation = "https://aweframework.gitlab.io/awe/docs/schemas/services.xsd">
  <service id="[Service Id]">
    <java classname="[Java class]" method="[Java method]">
      <service-parameter type="[Type]" name="[Parameter name]" qualifier="[Bean name]" />
      ... (More <service_parameter>)
    </java>
  </service>
  <service id="[Service Id]">
    <microservice name="[Microservice name]" method="[REST method]" endpoint="[Service endpoint]">
      <service-parameter type="[Type]" name="[Parameter name]" />
      ... (More <service_parameter>)
    </microservice>
  </service>
  <service id="[Service Id]">
    <rest method="[REST method]" endpoint="[Service endpoint]" wrapper="[REST service wrapper]">
      <service-parameter type="[Type]" name="[Parameter name]" />
      ... (More <service_parameter>)
    </rest>
  </service>  
  ... (More <service>)
</services>

For easier development of services, not all elements are required.

Element	Use	Multiples instances	Description
services	Required	No	Root element of services xml file
service	Required	Yes	Outlines the service. Also describes the kind of service (java service or web service)
java	Optional	No	Used to define java services
microservice	Optional	No	Used to define microservices
rest	Optional	No	Used to define rest services
service-parameter	Optional	No	Used to pass parameters to service

Service element

Service element has the following attributes:

Attribute	Use	Type	Description	Values
id	Required	String	Name of service	Note: The id must be unique
launch-phase	Optional	String	Launch the service in some application points	APPLICATION_START, APPLICATION_END,
CLIENT_START, CLIENT_END

Java element

Java element has the following attributes:

Attribute	Use	Type	Description	Values
classname	Required	String	Class name of java service	Ex.: classname="com.almis.awe.core.services.controller.AccessController"
method	Required	String	Method name of class to be executed	Ex.: method="login"
qualifier	Optional	String	Qualifier bean name. If uses @Qualifier spring annotation	Ex.: qualifier="myBean"

Microservice element

Microservice element has the following attributes:

Attribute	Use	Type	Description	Values
name	Required	String	Name of web service	Note: Must be unique
method	Required	String	REST method.	GET: Send the parameters as part of the endpoint - POST**: Send the parameters in the request body
endpoint	Required	String	Path to REST call	Ej: /data/ServiceData or /maintain/ServiceMaintain
wrapper	Optional	String	Classname to wrap REST call response	Ej: com.almis.awe.test.bean.Postman
content-type	Optional	String	Way to send the parameters	URLENCODED (default), JSON
cacheable	Optional	Boolean	Used to set service as cacheable	Default value is false

REST service element

REST service element has the following attributes:

Attribute	Use	Type	Description	Values
server	Optional	String	REST server property	Used to retrieve the rest.server.[server] property
method	Required	String	REST method.	GET: Send the parameters as part of the endpoint - POST: Send the parameters in the request body
endpoint	Required	String	Path to REST call	Ej: /data/ServiceData or /maintain/ServiceMaintain
wrapper	Optional	String	Classname to wrap REST call response	Ej: com.almis.awe.test.bean.Postman
content-type	Optional	String	Way to send the parameters	URLENCODED (default), JSON
cacheable	Optional	Boolean	Used to set service as cacheable	Default value is false

Service parameter element

The service parameter element are parameters passed from query or maintain to the service. Has the following attributes:

Attribute	Use	Type	Description	Values
name	Required	String	Name of service parameter	Note: Must be unique
type	Required	String	Type of service parameter	The possible values are: STRING, INTEGER, FLOAT, DOUBLE, OBJECT, JSON, DATE, TIME or TIMESTAMP
value	Optional	String	To set the parameter with a static value
bean-class	Optional	String	Manage parameter as a Java Bean	Type must be OBJECT or JSON

Java services

Are services to execute java code. Its xml structure is:

<service id="[service_name]">
  <java classname="[service_classname]" method="[service_method]">
    <service-parameter type="String" name="[parameter_name]"/>
    ... (more service parameters)
  </java>
</service>

Java service examples

Service definition with parameters

<!-- Store a session variable -->
<service id="insertSchedulerTask">
  <java classname="com.almis.awe.scheduler.controller.SchedulerController" method="insertSchedulerTask">
    <service-parameter name="IdeTsk" type="INTEGER" />
    <service-parameter name="SendStatus" type="INTEGER" list="true" />
    <service-parameter name="SendDestination" type="INTEGER" list="true" />
  </java>
</service>

Java class definition with parameters

@Service
public class SchedulerService extends ServiceConfig {
  /**
   * Insert and schedule a new task
   *
   * @param taskId Task identifier
   * @param sendStatus Status to send list
   * @param sendDestination Destination target list
   * @return ServiceData
   */
  public ServiceData insertSchedulerTask(Integer taskId, List<Integer> sendStatus, List<Integer> sendDestination) throws AWException {
    // Launch function
    // ...
  } 
}

Service definition without parameters

<!-- Get screen configuration at begining-->
<service id="LoaScrCfg" launch-phase="APPLICATION_START">
  <java classname="com.almis.awe.core.services.controller.ScreenController" method="initScreenConfigurations"/>
</service>

Java class definition without parameters

@Service
public class ScreenService extends ServiceConfig {
  /**
   * Initialize singleton with screens configurations info
   *
   */
  public void initScreenConfigurations() {
    // Launch function
    // ...
  } 
}

Load beans from parameters

Here is an example to load a bean from some parameters

Example 1: Load a single bean with parameters

Query definition to load a bean parameter (each variable will field a bean attribute)

<query id="testServiceBeanParameter" service="testServiceBeanParameter">
  <variable id="name" type="STRING" name="name"/>
  <variable id="rotationPeriod" type="STRING" name="rotationPeriod"/>
  <variable id="orbitalPeriod" type="STRING" name="orbitalPeriod"/>
  <variable id="diameter" type="STRING" name="diameter"/>
  <variable id="climate" type="STRING" name="climate"/>
  <variable id="gravity" type="STRING" name="gravity"/>
  <variable id="terrain" type="STRING" name="terrain"/>
  <variable id="population" type="LONG" name="population"/>
  <variable id="created" type="DATE" name="created"/>
  <variable id="edited" type="DATE" name="edited"/>
  <variable id="url" type="STRING" name="url"/>
</query>

Service definition with a bean parameter

<service id="testServiceBeanParameter">
  <java classname="com.almis.awe.service.DummyService" method="getDummyData">
    <service-parameter type="OBJECT" bean-class="com.almis.awe.test.bean.Planet"/>
  </java>
</service>

Java class definition with a bean parameter

@Service
public class DummyService extends ServiceConfig { 
  /**
   * Retrieve dummy data
   * @param planet Planet bean
   * @return Service data
   */
  public ServiceData getDummyData(Planet planet) {
    ServiceData serviceData = new ServiceData();
    // ...
    return serviceData;
  }
}

Example 2: Load a list of beans with parameters

Query definition to load a bean parameter (each variable is a parameter list which will field a bean attribute)

<query id="testServiceBeanParameterList" service="testServiceBeanParameterList">
  <variable id="name" type="STRING" name="name"/>
  <variable id="rotationPeriod" type="STRING" name="rotationPeriod"/>
  <variable id="orbitalPeriod" type="STRING" name="orbitalPeriod"/>
  <variable id="diameter" type="STRING" name="diameter"/>
  <variable id="climate" type="STRING" name="climate"/>
  <variable id="gravity" type="STRING" name="gravity"/>
  <variable id="terrain" type="STRING" name="terrain"/>
  <variable id="population" type="LONG" name="population"/>
  <variable id="created" type="DATE" name="created"/>
  <variable id="edited" type="DATE" name="edited"/>
  <variable id="url" type="STRING" name="url"/>
</query>

Service definition with a bean parameter list

<service id="testServiceBeanParameterList">
  <java classname="com.almis.awe.service.DummyService" method="getDummyData">
    <service-parameter type="OBJECT" bean-class="com.almis.awe.test.bean.Planet" list="true"/>
  </java>
</service>

Java class definition with a bean parameter list

@Service
public class DummyService extends ServiceConfig { 
  /**
   * Retrieve dummy data
   * @param planetList Planet bean list
   * @return Service data
   */
  public ServiceData getDummyData(List<Planet> planetList) {
    ServiceData serviceData = new ServiceData();
    // ...
    return serviceData;
  }
}

Example 3: Load a json node from a grid

Query definition to load a bean parameter (each variable is a parameter list which will field a bean attribute)

<query id="testLoadJsonAddress" service="testLoadJsonAddress">
  <variable id="address" type="OBJECT" name="selectedRowAddress"/>
</query>

Service definition with a Json parameter

<service id="testLoadJsonAddress">
  <java classname="com.almis.awe.service.DummyService" method="getJsonAddress">
    <service-parameter type="JSON"/>
  </java>
</service>

Java class definition with a json parameter

@Service
public class DummyService extends ServiceConfig { 
  /**
   * Retrieve dummy data
   * @param address Json address
   * @return Service data
   */
  public ServiceData getJsonAddress(JsonNode address) {
    ServiceData serviceData = new ServiceData();
    // ...
    return serviceData;
  }
}

Example 4: Load a stored datalist from one grid row

Query definition

<query id="testLoadJsonBean" service="testLoadJsonBean">
  <variable id="storedDatalist" type="OBJECT" name="storedData.selected"/>
</query>

Service definition with a Json parameter

<service id="testLoadJsonBean">
  <java classname="com.almis.awe.service.DummyService" method="getJsonBean">
    <service-parameter type="JSON" bean-class="com.almis.awe.model.dto.DataList"/>
  </java>
</service>

Java class definition with a json parameter

@Service
public class DummyService extends ServiceConfig { 
  /**
   * Retrieve dummy data
   * @param datalist DataList from Json
   * @return Service data
   */
  public ServiceData getJsonBean(DataList datalist) {
    ServiceData serviceData = new ServiceData();
    // ...
    return serviceData;
  }
}

How to set parameter values from Java

There is the procedure to set set query and maintain variable values in Java.

Java Service

  @Service
  public class UserService extends ServiceConfig { 

    /**
     * Get user information
     *
     * @param id User id
     * @return ServiceData
     */
    private ServiceData getUserData(String id) throws AWException {
      DataList userData = null;
      ServiceData srvDat = null;

      getRequest().setParameter("opeId", id);
      return getBean(QueryService.class).launchQuery("getUserData");
    }
  }

Query definition

<query id="getUserData">
  <table id="ope" alias="o" />
  <field id="l1_nom" alias="nom" table="o" />
  <field id="l1_lan" alias="lan" table="o" />
  <field id="EmlSrv" alias="eml" table="o" />
  <field id="OpeNam" alias="nam" table="o" />
  <where>
    <and>
      <filter field="IdeOpe" table="o" condition="=" variable="OpeId">
    </and>
  </where>
  <variable id="OpeId" type="STRING" name="opeId" />
</query>

Note: This method of setting values of query and maintain variables is not recommended. It only has to be used in exceptional cases.

Microservices

Microservices are connectors to REST-defined services. It's xml structure is:

<service id="[service_name]">
  <microservice name="alu-microservice" method="GET" endpoint="/[data/maintain]/[service-name]/{param1}">
    <service-parameter name="param1" type="STRING"/>
  </microservice>
</service>

Microservice default parameters

You can define a set of default parameters which will be sent in all microservice calls. These parameters can be session parameters, request parameters or static parameters.

To define a parameter list you must fill the parameter list in the order you need the parameters to be sent:

microservice.[microservice-name].parameters=parameter1,parameter2,parameter3,parameter4

where [microservice-name] is the name you defined in <microservice name="[microservice-name]" attribute.

Default session parameters

These parameters will be retrieved from session:

microservice.parameter.parameter1=user
microservice.parameter.parameter1.type=session

Default request parameters

These parameters will be retrieved from screen parameters:

microservice.parameter.parameter2=_database_
microservice.parameter.parameter2.type=request

Default static parameters

These parameters are static values. static is the default value in case you don't define a type for the parameter

microservice.parameter.parameter3=static_value
microservice.parameter.parameter3.type=static

microservice.parameter.parameter4=another_static_value

Microservice examples

<!-- GET BACKOFFICE NUMBER -->
<service id="BocNum">
  <microservice name="alu-microservice" method="POST" endpoint="/data/BilGetBoc">
    <service-parameter type="STRING" name="ent" />
    <service-parameter type="STRING" name="suc" />
    <service-parameter type="STRING" name="sns" />
    <service-parameter type="STRING" name="cap" />
    <service-parameter type="STRING" name="prd" />
  </microservice>
</service>

<!-- CONTROL CORRESPONSAL -->
<service id="BilCtlCrr">
  <microservice name="alu-microservice" method="POST" endpoint="/maintain/BilCtlCrr">
    <service-parameter type="STRING" name="Ent" />
    <service-parameter type="STRING" name="Liq" />
    <service-parameter type="STRING" name="Crr" />
  </web>
</service>

Note: microservice.name attributes are optional. name attribute is used to allow overwrite microservice name and set auth configuration. Microservice configuration example:

# microservice.[name]=
microservice.myservice=overwrite-service-name
microservice.myservice.authentication=basic
microservice.myservice.authentication.username=rest_username
microservice.myservice.authentication.password=ENC(rest_password_encoded)

REST services

REST services are very useful to connect to REST API's. Their xml structure is:

<service id="[service_name]">
  <rest server="server" method="GET" endpoint="/[data/maintain]/[service-name]/{param1}" wrapper="com.almis.test.ServiceDataWrapper" content-type="URLENCODED">
    <service-parameter name="param1" type="STRING"/>
  </rest>
</service>

Note: server and wrapper attributes are optional. server attribute is used to retrieve the rest.server.[server] property, which is appended to the endpoint defined url. wrapper attribute defines a class name which will be used to manage the REST call response and translate it into a ServiceData class, suitable for AWE.

Rest server configuration example:

rest.server.core=http://localhost:18080/core
rest.server.core.authentication=basic
rest.server.core.authentication.username=rest_username
rest.server.core.authentication.password=ENC(rest_password_encoded)

REST services examples

• Call to a local URL with GET method without parameters

<service id="testSimpleRestGet">
  <rest method="GET" endpoint="http://localhost:18089/testapi/simple"/>
</service>

• Call to a local URL with POST method without parameters

<service id="testSimpleRestPost">
  <rest method="POST" endpoint="http://localhost:18089/testapi/simple"/>
</service>

• Call to a local URL with GET method without parameters

<service id="testComplexRestGet">
  <rest method="GET" endpoint="http://localhost:18089/testapi/complex/QtyTst"/>
</service>

• Call to a local URL with POST method without parameters

<service id="testComplexRestPost">
  <rest method="POST" endpoint="http://localhost:18089/testapi/complex/testInclude"/>
</service>

• Call to a local URL with GET method with url parameters

<service id="testComplexRestGetParameters">
  <rest server="local" method="GET" endpoint="/testapi/complex/QtyTst{name}/{value}">
    <service-parameter type="STRING" name="name" />
    <service-parameter type="STRING" name="value" />
  </rest>
</service>

• Call to a local URL with POST method with url encoded parameters (default)

<service id="testComplexRestPostParameters">
  <rest method="POST" endpoint="http://localhost:18089/testapi/complex/parameters/testRestParameters">
    <service-parameter type="INTEGER" name="value" />
  </rest>
</service>

• Call to a local URL with POST method with json encoded parameters

<service id="testComplexRestPostParametersJson">
  <rest server="local" method="POST" endpoint="/testapi/complex/parameters/json/testRestParameters" content-type="JSON">
    <service-parameter type="INTEGER" name="value" />
  </rest>
</service>

• Call to a external URL with GET method without parameters and a wrapper

<service id="testExternalRest">
  <rest server="islandia" method="GET" endpoint="/concerts" wrapper="com.almis.awe.test.bean.Concerts"/>
</service>

• Call to a external URL with GET method without parameters and a wrapper

<service id="testPostman">
  <rest server="postman" method="GET" endpoint="/gzip" wrapper="com.almis.awe.test.bean.Postman"/>
</service>