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You can access a service from a Rich UI application or (in the future) from code generated to Java.
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You can access services from a Rich UI application. This page gives code examples. For additional information, see [[EDT:Resource Binding Services|Service bindings]]. <br>
  
= EDT version .8 =
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== Accessing a dedicated service ==
  
In EDT version .8, your task is to code a '''call''' statement such as this one:  
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The simplest way to deploy a service written in EGL is to include it with the Rich UI application. The service in that case is known as a ''dedicated service''.<br><br>Assume that the service is named '''MyServiceType''' and the function of interest is named '''calculate'''. Here is a short example of the code necessary to access that service:  
  
 
<source lang="java">
 
<source lang="java">
call MyInterface.myOperation() using "binding.myService"
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  call MyServiceType.calculate(myList)  
                              returning to myCallBackFunction
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        returning to theCallBack
                              onException myExceptionHandler;    
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        onException theExceptionHandler;
 
</source>  
 
</source>  
  
Your '''call''' statement typically has the following aspects:
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<br>
  
*Invokes a specific operation by referring either to a function in a Service type or to a function prototype in an Interface type.
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== Accessing an EGL service in either of its two forms  ==
*Identifies service-access details in one of two ways:
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**By a string or string-type variable that refers to a service binding in an EGL deployment descriptor.
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**By a variable that is specific to a kind of service binding and that provides service-access details directly. You might have retrieved details from the EGL deployment descriptor and then customized them; or you might have created the details from scratch, in your code.
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* If the call statement is in a Rich UI application, the statement identifies a callback function and can include an exception handler. If the call statement is for use in Java-generated code (as is intended for a future release), the statement can identify an exception handler, as well as a variable that receives a returned value.
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== Accessing a dedicated service (version .8) ==
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If the logic for a given service is written in EGL, the logic might be accessed as a dedicated service or as an EGL REST-RPC service. In that second case, the service is deployed outside of the Rich UI application, typically on a different server.&nbsp; <br><br>Here is the simplest way to switch between accessing the identical EGL service logic in one way or another:<br>
  
<source lang="java">
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#In your code, declare a binding variable and embed it in a '''call''' statement.
 
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#In the EGL deployment descriptor, define an entry.&nbsp; To switch between the two forms of the same service logic, you can vary the entry in the same deployment descriptor or, more likely, can reference a different deployment descriptor with a same-named entry. <br><br>
</source>
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== Accessing an EGL REST-RPC service (version .8) ==
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<source lang="java">
 
<source lang="java">
 +
/********************************************************
 +
* Declare the binding variable                        *
 +
********************************************************/
 +
  myBinding IHttp? = Resources.getResource("binding:myBinding");
  
</source>
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/********************************************************
 +
* Call the service                                    *
 +
********************************************************/
 +
  call MyServiceType.calculate(myList)
 +
      using myBinding
 +
      returning to theCallBack
 +
      onException theExceptionHandler;
  
== Accessing a third-party REST service (version .8) ==
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/********************************************************
 +
* Example: create a new EGL project for                *
 +
* "Web 2.0 client application with services". Add the  *
 +
* the Service type shown next to the server package,  *
 +
* and add the Handler type to the client package.      *
 +
*                                                      *
 +
* Test the example in the Rich UI Preview tab          *
 +
* as follows:                                          *
 +
*                                                      *   
 +
*    1. Type valid input into the first text box;      *
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*      for example: 5, 12, 4.                        *
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*                                                      *
 +
*    2. Click '''Calculate'''.                        *
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********************************************************/
  
<source lang="java">
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/********************************************************
 
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* The file with a Service type                        *
</source>
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********************************************************/
 
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package server;
== Accessing a called or service program on IBM i (version .8 only) ==
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<source lang="java">
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</source>
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= EDT version .7  =
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In EDT version .7, your task follows this pattern:&nbsp; declare a service-access variable and use it in a call statement.
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== Accessing a dedicated service (version .7) ==
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<source lang="java">
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// 1. declare the service-access variable
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myService MyServiceType?{@dedicatedService}
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// 2. call the service
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service MyServiceType
call myService.theFunction() returning to theCallBack
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                onException theExceptionHandler;
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/*
 
* Example: create a new EGL project for
 
* "Web 2.0 application with services". Add the
 
* the Service type shown next to the server package,
 
* and add the Handler type to the client package.
 
*
 
* Test the example in the Rich UI Preview tab
 
* by typing valid input into the first text box; for example:
 
*        5, 12, 4
 
*/
 
 
// the file with a Service type
 
package server;
 
 
Service MyServiceType
 
 
 
   // variables and constants can be here
 
   // variables and constants can be here
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   function calculate(myScores Int[] in) returns(Decimal(4, 2))
   function calculate(myScores Int[] in) returns (Decimal(4,2))  
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       numberOfScores, i, mySum Int;
 
       numberOfScores, i, mySum Int;
 
       numberOfScores = myScores.getSize();
 
       numberOfScores = myScores.getSize();
  
       for (i from 1 to numberOfScores by 1)
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       for(i from 1 to numberOfScores)
         mySum = myScores[i] + mySum;      
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         mySum = myScores[i] + mySum;
 
       end
 
       end
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       return(mySum/numberOfScores);
 
       return(mySum/numberOfScores);
 
   end  
 
   end  
 
end
 
end
  
// the file with a Handler type
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/********************************************************
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* The file with a Handler type                         *
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********************************************************/
 
package client;
 
package client;
  
 
import server.MyServiceType;
 
import server.MyServiceType;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextField;
 
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutData;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutData;
 +
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextField;
 +
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextLabel;
 +
 
import dojo.widgets.DojoButton;
 
import dojo.widgets.DojoButton;
 
import dojo.widgets.DojoTextField;
 
import dojo.widgets.DojoTextField;
  
handler MyHandler type RUIhandler{initialUI =[ui],  
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handler MyHandler type RUIhandler{
            onConstructionFunction = start,  
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      initialUI =[ui], onConstructionFunction = start,  
            cssFile = "css/ProjectInEDT.7.css",  
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      cssFile = "css/MyClientAppWithService.css", title = "MyHandler"}
            title = "MyHandler"}
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   ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4,  
 
   ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4,  
                 children =[myResult, myButton, scores]};
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                 children =[myResult, myButton, scores, codeLabel]};
   scores TextField{layoutData =  
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      new GridLayoutData{row = 2, column = 2}};
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  codeLabel TextLabel{layoutdata = new GridLayoutData{row = 2, column = 2},
 +
                      text = "Numbers:"};               
 +
 
 +
   scores TextField{layoutData = new GridLayoutData{row = 2, column = 3}};
 +
 
 
   myButton DojoButton{layoutData =  
 
   myButton DojoButton{layoutData =  
 
       new GridLayoutData{row = 4, column = 2},  
 
       new GridLayoutData{row = 4, column = 2},  
                         text = "Calculate",  
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                         text = "Calculate", onClick ::= ui_onClick};
                        onClick ::= ui_onClick};
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   myResult DojoTextField{layoutData =  
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   myResult DojoTextField{layoutData = new GridLayoutData{row = 4, column = 3}};
      new GridLayoutData{row = 4, column = 3}};
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    function start()
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  function start()
  
    end
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  end
  
    function theExceptionHandler(exp AnyException in)
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  function theExceptionHandler(exp AnyException in)
        SysLib.writeStdOut(exp.messageID + " " + exp.message);
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      SysLib.writeStdOut(exp.messageID + " " + exp.message);
        if (exp isa ServiceInvocationException)
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            SysLib.writeStdOut((exp as ServiceInvocationException).detail1);
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            SysLib.writeStdOut((exp as ServiceInvocationException).detail2);
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            SysLib.writeStdOut((exp as ServiceInvocationException).detail3);
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        end
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    end
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    function theCallBack(retResult decimal(4, 2) in)
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      if(exp isa ServiceInvocationException)
        myResult.text = retResult;
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        SysLib.writeStdOut((exp as ServiceInvocationException).detail1);
    end
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        SysLib.writeStdOut((exp as ServiceInvocationException).detail2);
 +
        SysLib.writeStdOut((exp as ServiceInvocationException).detail3);
 +
      end
 +
  end
  
    function ui_onClick(event Event in)
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  function theCallBack(retResult decimal(4, 2) in)
 +
      myResult.text = retResult;
 +
  end
  
        inputLength int = scores.text.length();
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  function ui_onClick(event Event in)
 +
 
 +
      inputLength int = scores.text.length();
 +
 
 +
      myDelimiters string = ", ";
 +
      myPosition int = 1;
 +
      myToken string;
 +
      myList int[];
 +
 
 +
      while(myPosition < inputLength)
 +
        myToken = StringLib.getNextToken(scores.text, myPosition, myDelimiters);
  
        myDelimiters string = ", ";
 
        myPosition int = 1;
 
        myToken string;
 
        myList int[];
 
        while(myPosition < inputLength)
 
            myToken = StringLib.getNextToken(scores.text,
 
                      myPosition, myDelimiters);
 
 
             if(myToken != null)
 
             if(myToken != null)
                myList.appendElement(myToken as int);
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              myList.appendElement(myToken as int);
 
             end
 
             end
        end
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      end
        myService MyServiceType?{@DedicatedService};
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        call myService.calculate(myList) returning to theCallBack
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      /************ Service access statements ***************************/
                onException theExceptionHandler;
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    end
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      myBinding IHttp? = Resources.getResource("binding:myBinding");
 +
      call MyServiceType.calculate(myList)  
 +
        using myBinding
 +
        returning to theCallBack  
 +
        onException theExceptionHandler;
 +
 
 +
      /*******************************************************************/
 +
 
 +
  end
 
end
 
end
</source>
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</source> <!--
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You can demonstrate the access of a Service type under development only after you update two aspects of your deployment descriptor: Service Deployment and Resource Bindings. -->  
  
== Accessing an EGL REST-RPC service (version .7) ==
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Incidentally, you can retrieve the details from the HTTP response by adding a parameter of type IHTTP to the callback function: <source lang="java">
 +
  function theCallBack(retResult decimal(4, 2) in, myHttp IHTTP in)
 +
      myResult.text = retResult;
  
Access of an EGL REST-RPC function is similar to accessing a dedicated service, but typically involves coding the variable declaration to reference an entry in the EGL deployment descriptor.
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      /* display the response in JSON format */
 +
      SysLib.writeStdOut(myHttp.getResponse().body);
 +
end
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</source>
  
For example, you might change the previous handler to reference a deployment descriptor entry named <code>myService</code>. You can change the related variable declaration in one of two ways:  
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== Accessing a third-party REST service  ==
 +
 
 +
A Rich UI handler can invoke a proxy function, which must be in a package that is generated to JavaScript. The proxy function requires no logic at all: you access the service by setting values in function annotations, and you supplement those values with a deployment-descriptor entry.  
 +
 
 +
The example in this section shows how to invoke a third-party REST service; specifically, the Airport Status service provided by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration: [http://services.faa.gov/docs/tutorial/ Airport Status (http://services.faa.gov/docs/tutorial/)].
  
 
<source lang="java">
 
<source lang="java">
myService MyServiceType?{@Resource};
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/****************************************************************
 +
* Declare the binding variable                                *
 +
****************************************************************/
 +
  myBinding IHttp? = Resources.getResource("binding:USFAA");
  
// or
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 +
/****************************************************************
 +
* Call the proxy function                                      *
 +
****************************************************************/
 +
  call getAirportStatus(airportCode.text)
 +
      using myBinding returning to theCallBack
 +
      onException theExceptionHandler;
  
myService MyServiceType?{@Resource{bindingKey="myService"}};
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</source>
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/****************************************************************
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* Example:                                                    *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
* 1. Create a new EGL project for                              *
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*    "Web 2.0 client application with services".              *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
* 2. Create Record types with a few keystrokes:                *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
*    a. In your new project, right-click the                  *
 +
*      package named "common".                                  *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
*    b. Click New > Record.                                    *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
*    c. At the EGL Record wizard, name the file                *
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*      StatusRecordTypes and double-click Records from XML.  *
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*                                                              *
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*    d. At the Records from XML page, click Create from a URL. *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
*    e. Paste the following URL into the text area and click  *
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*      Finish:                                                *
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*                                                              *       
 +
        http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/IAD?format=xml  * 
 +
*                                                              *
 +
* 3. Copy and paste the code shown later. Specifically,        *
 +
*    add the Handler type and proxy-function library          *
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*    to the package named "client".                            *
 +
*                                                              * 
 +
* 4. In the deployment descriptor, create a resource-binding  *
 +
*    entry named USFAA and specify the base URI as follows:    *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
*      http://services.faa.gov/airport/status                *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
*    Avoid adding any spaces at the end of that input.        * 
 +
*                                                              *
 +
* 5. Test the example in the Rich UI Preview tab:              *
 +
*                                                              *   
 +
*    a. Type an airport code into the first text box;         *
 +
*      for example, LAX.  Other examples are JFK, DFW, RDU.  *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
*    b. Click Retrieve.                                        *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
* 6. As described in the example code, change the code so      *
 +
*    that you specify a detail in an HTTP header. Notice      *
 +
*    how easily you can set an HTTP header for advanced uses.  *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
* 7. Retest the example.                                      *
 +
*                                                              *
 +
****************************************************************/
 +
 +
/****************************************************************
 +
* The file with a Handler type named MyHandlerUSFAA            *
 +
****************************************************************/
 +
package client;
  
You can demonstrate the access of a Service type under development only after you update two aspects of your deployment descriptor: Service Deployment and Resource Bindings. For details and a look at the version .8 code syntax, see [[EDT:Resource_Binding_Services|Service bindings]].
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import common.AirportStatus;
 +
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
 +
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutData;
 +
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextLabel;
 +
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextField;
 +
import dojo.widgets.DojoButton;
 +
import dojo.widgets.DojoTextArea;
  
To retrieve the details from the HTTP response, add a parameter of type IHTTP to the callback function:
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handler MyHandlerUSFAA type RUIhandler{
<source lang="java">
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  initialUI =[ui], onConstructionFunction = start,  
function theCallBack(retResult decimal(4, 2) in, myHttp IHTTP in)
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   cssFile = "css/MyClientAppWithService.css",
   myResult.text = retResult;
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  title = "MyHandler"}
  
   // display the response in JSON format
+
   ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4,
   SysLib.writeStdOut(myHttp.getResponse().body);
+
                children =[myResult, myButton, airportCode, codeLabel]};
 +
  codeLabel TextLabel{
 +
      layoutdata =
 +
        new GridLayoutData{
 +
            row = 2, column = 1, horizontalSpan = 2}, text = "Airport code: "};
 +
  airportCode TextField{layoutData =
 +
        new GridLayoutData{row = 2, column = 3}};
 +
  myButton DojoButton{layoutData =
 +
        new GridLayoutData{row = 4, column = 2},
 +
                            text = "Retrieve", onClick ::= ui_onClick};
 +
  myResult DojoTextArea{layoutData = new GridLayoutData{row = 4, column = 3}};
 +
  myCommonError string = "Please specify a valid airport code; for example, LAX or DFW";
 +
 
 +
  use ProxyFunctions;
 +
 
 +
  function start()
 +
  end
 +
 
 +
  function theExceptionHandler(exp AnyException in)
 +
      if(exp.messageID == "CRRUI3655E")
 +
        myResult.text = myCommonError;
 +
      else
 +
        myResult.text = exp.messageID + " " + exp.message;
 +
      end
 +
   end
 +
 
 +
  function theCallBack(statusResult AirportStatus in)
 +
 
 +
      myResult.text = "At " + statusResult.name + ": " +
 +
                      statusResult.status.reason;
 +
  end
 +
 
 +
  function ui_onClick(event Event in)
 +
 
 +
      if(airportCode.text.trim() != null)
 +
 
 +
        /************ Service access statements ***************************/
 +
 
 +
            myBinding IHttp? = Resources.getResource("binding:USFAA");
 +
 
 +
           
 +
            /*************************************************/ 
 +
           
 +
            // You can set an HTTP header, as shown next.
 +
            // myBinding.getRequest().headers = new dictionary;
 +
            // myBinding.getRequest().headers["accept"]="application/xml";
 +
           
 +
            /*************************************************/ 
 +
           
 +
            // The using clause is optional. The value overrides
 +
            // the value of the @Resource annotation, if any,
 +
            // in the proxy function.                               
 +
            call getAirportStatus(airportCode.text) using myBinding
 +
                returning to theCallBack onException theExceptionHandler;
 +
 
 +
        /*******************************************************************/
 +
      else
 +
        myResult.text = myCommonError;
 +
      end
 +
  end
 
end
 
end
</source>
 
  
== Accessing a third-party REST service (version .7) ==
 
<br>
 
<br><br>
 
♦ [[EDT:Code_snippets|Code snippets main page]] <br>
 
  
 +
/****************************************************************
 +
* The file with a Library type named ProxyFunctions            *
 +
****************************************************************/
 +
package client;
 +
 +
import common.AirportStatus;
 +
 +
library ProxyFunctions
 +
 +
  function getAirportStatus(airportCode String) returns (AirportStatus) {
 +
    @Resource{uri = "binding:USFAA"},
 +
    @Rest{method = _GET,
 +
            uriTemplate = "/{airportCode}?format=application/xml",
 +
 +
            /*************************************************/ 
 +
           
 +
            // if you placed format information in the HTTP "accept" header,
 +
            // you can use the following uriTemplate definition instead of the
 +
            // one that places "?format=application/xml" into the URI: 
 +
 +
            // uriTemplate = "/{airportCode}",
 +
 +
            // if you do not use the second uriTemplate definition, the
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            // "accept" detail is in both the header and the URI.
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            // the REST service being accessed required the detail. 
 +
           
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            /*************************************************/ 
 +
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    requestFormat = None, responseFormat = XML}
 +
  }
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  end
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end
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You can access services from a Rich UI application. This page gives code examples. For additional information, see Service bindings.

Accessing a dedicated service

The simplest way to deploy a service written in EGL is to include it with the Rich UI application. The service in that case is known as a dedicated service.

Assume that the service is named MyServiceType and the function of interest is named calculate. Here is a short example of the code necessary to access that service:

   call MyServiceType.calculate(myList) 
        returning to theCallBack
        onException theExceptionHandler;


Accessing an EGL service in either of its two forms

If the logic for a given service is written in EGL, the logic might be accessed as a dedicated service or as an EGL REST-RPC service. In that second case, the service is deployed outside of the Rich UI application, typically on a different server. 

Here is the simplest way to switch between accessing the identical EGL service logic in one way or another:

  1. In your code, declare a binding variable and embed it in a call statement.
  2. In the EGL deployment descriptor, define an entry.  To switch between the two forms of the same service logic, you can vary the entry in the same deployment descriptor or, more likely, can reference a different deployment descriptor with a same-named entry.

/********************************************************
 * Declare the binding variable                         * 
 ********************************************************/
   myBinding IHttp? = Resources.getResource("binding:myBinding");
 
/********************************************************
 * Call the service                                     * 
 ********************************************************/
   call MyServiceType.calculate(myList) 
      using myBinding
      returning to theCallBack 
      onException theExceptionHandler;
 
/********************************************************
 * Example: create a new EGL project for                *
 * "Web 2.0 client application with services". Add the  *
 * the Service type shown next to the server package,   * 
 * and add the Handler type to the client package.      *
 *                                                      *
 * Test the example in the Rich UI Preview tab          * 
 * as follows:                                          * 
 *                                                      *     
 *    1. Type valid input into the first text box;      * 
 *       for example: 5, 12, 4.                         *
 *                                                      * 
 *    2. Click '''Calculate'''.                         *
 ********************************************************/
 
/********************************************************
 * The file with a Service type                         *
 ********************************************************/
package server;
 
service MyServiceType
 
   // variables and constants can be here
   function calculate(myScores Int[] in) returns(Decimal(4, 2))
      numberOfScores, i, mySum Int;
      numberOfScores = myScores.getSize();
 
      for(i from 1 to numberOfScores)
         mySum = myScores[i] + mySum;
      end
 
      return(mySum/numberOfScores);
   end 
end
 
/********************************************************
 * The file with a Handler type                         *
 ********************************************************/
package client;
 
import server.MyServiceType;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutData;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextField;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextLabel;
 
import dojo.widgets.DojoButton;
import dojo.widgets.DojoTextField;
 
handler MyHandler type RUIhandler{
      initialUI =[ui], onConstructionFunction = start, 
      cssFile = "css/MyClientAppWithService.css", title = "MyHandler"}
 
   ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4, 
                 children =[myResult, myButton, scores, codeLabel]};
 
   codeLabel TextLabel{layoutdata = new GridLayoutData{row = 2, column = 2}, 
                       text = "Numbers:"};                 
 
   scores TextField{layoutData = new GridLayoutData{row = 2, column = 3}};
 
   myButton DojoButton{layoutData = 
      new GridLayoutData{row = 4, column = 2}, 
                         text = "Calculate", onClick ::= ui_onClick};
 
   myResult DojoTextField{layoutData = new GridLayoutData{row = 4, column = 3}};
 
   function start()
 
   end
 
   function theExceptionHandler(exp AnyException in)
 
      SysLib.writeStdOut(exp.messageID + " " + exp.message);
 
      if(exp isa ServiceInvocationException)
         SysLib.writeStdOut((exp as ServiceInvocationException).detail1);
         SysLib.writeStdOut((exp as ServiceInvocationException).detail2);
         SysLib.writeStdOut((exp as ServiceInvocationException).detail3);
      end
   end
 
   function theCallBack(retResult decimal(4, 2) in)
      myResult.text = retResult;
   end
 
   function ui_onClick(event Event in)
 
      inputLength int = scores.text.length();
 
      myDelimiters string = ", ";
      myPosition int = 1;
      myToken string;
      myList int[];
 
      while(myPosition < inputLength)
         myToken = StringLib.getNextToken(scores.text, myPosition, myDelimiters);
 
            if(myToken != null)
               myList.appendElement(myToken as int);
            end
      end
 
      /************ Service access statements ***************************/
 
      myBinding IHttp? = Resources.getResource("binding:myBinding");
      call MyServiceType.calculate(myList) 
         using myBinding
         returning to theCallBack 
         onException theExceptionHandler;
 
      /*******************************************************************/
 
   end
end
Incidentally, you can retrieve the details from the HTTP response by adding a parameter of type IHTTP to the callback function:
   function theCallBack(retResult decimal(4, 2) in, myHttp IHTTP in)
      myResult.text = retResult;
 
      /* display the response in JSON format */
      SysLib.writeStdOut(myHttp.getResponse().body);
end

Accessing a third-party REST service

A Rich UI handler can invoke a proxy function, which must be in a package that is generated to JavaScript. The proxy function requires no logic at all: you access the service by setting values in function annotations, and you supplement those values with a deployment-descriptor entry.

The example in this section shows how to invoke a third-party REST service; specifically, the Airport Status service provided by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration: Airport Status (http://services.faa.gov/docs/tutorial/).

/****************************************************************
 * Declare the binding variable                                 * 
 ****************************************************************/
   myBinding IHttp? = Resources.getResource("binding:USFAA");
 
 
/****************************************************************
 * Call the proxy function                                      * 
 ****************************************************************/
   call getAirportStatus(airportCode.text)
      using myBinding returning to theCallBack
      onException theExceptionHandler;
 
 
/****************************************************************
 * Example:                                                     *
 *                                                              *
 * 1. Create a new EGL project for                              *
 *    "Web 2.0 client application with services".               *
 *                                                              * 
 * 2. Create Record types with a few keystrokes:                *
 *                                                              * 
 *    a. In your new project, right-click the                   *
 *       package named "common".                                  * 
 *                                                              * 
 *    b. Click New > Record.                                    *
 *                                                              * 
 *    c. At the EGL Record wizard, name the file                * 
 *       StatusRecordTypes and double-click Records from XML.   *
 *                                                              * 
 *    d. At the Records from XML page, click Create from a URL. *
 *                                                              *
 *    e. Paste the following URL into the text area and click   *
 *       Finish:                                                *
 *                                                              *         
         http://services.faa.gov/airport/status/IAD?format=xml  *  
 *                                                              *
 * 3. Copy and paste the code shown later. Specifically,        * 
 *    add the Handler type and proxy-function library           * 
 *    to the package named "client".                            * 
 *                                                              *  
 * 4. In the deployment descriptor, create a resource-binding   * 
 *    entry named USFAA and specify the base URI as follows:    *
 *                                                              * 
 *       http://services.faa.gov/airport/status                 *
 *                                                              * 
 *    Avoid adding any spaces at the end of that input.         *  
 *                                                              *
 * 5. Test the example in the Rich UI Preview tab:              * 
 *                                                              *     
 *    a. Type an airport code into the first text box;          * 
 *       for example, LAX.  Other examples are JFK, DFW, RDU.   *
 *                                                              * 
 *    b. Click Retrieve.                                        *
 *                                                              * 
 * 6. As described in the example code, change the code so      *
 *    that you specify a detail in an HTTP header. Notice       *
 *    how easily you can set an HTTP header for advanced uses.  *
 *                                                              * 
 * 7. Retest the example.                                       *
 *                                                              *
 ****************************************************************/
 
/****************************************************************
 * The file with a Handler type named MyHandlerUSFAA            *
 ****************************************************************/
package client;
 
import common.AirportStatus;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutData;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextLabel;
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextField;
import dojo.widgets.DojoButton;
import dojo.widgets.DojoTextArea;
 
handler MyHandlerUSFAA type RUIhandler{
   initialUI =[ui], onConstructionFunction = start, 
   cssFile = "css/MyClientAppWithService.css", 
   title = "MyHandler"}
 
   ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4, 
                 children =[myResult, myButton, airportCode, codeLabel]};
   codeLabel TextLabel{
      layoutdata = 
         new GridLayoutData{
            row = 2, column = 1, horizontalSpan = 2}, text = "Airport code: "};
   airportCode TextField{layoutData = 
         new GridLayoutData{row = 2, column = 3}};
   myButton DojoButton{layoutData = 
         new GridLayoutData{row = 4, column = 2}, 
                            text = "Retrieve", onClick ::= ui_onClick};
   myResult DojoTextArea{layoutData = new GridLayoutData{row = 4, column = 3}};
   myCommonError string = "Please specify a valid airport code; for example, LAX or DFW";
 
   use ProxyFunctions;
 
   function start()
   end
 
   function theExceptionHandler(exp AnyException in)
      if(exp.messageID == "CRRUI3655E")
         myResult.text = myCommonError;
      else
         myResult.text = exp.messageID + " " + exp.message;
      end
   end
 
   function theCallBack(statusResult AirportStatus in)
 
      myResult.text = "At " + statusResult.name + ": " +
                      statusResult.status.reason;
   end
 
   function ui_onClick(event Event in)
 
      if(airportCode.text.trim() != null)
 
         /************ Service access statements ***************************/
 
            myBinding IHttp? = Resources.getResource("binding:USFAA");
 
 
            /*************************************************/  
 
            // You can set an HTTP header, as shown next. 
            // myBinding.getRequest().headers = new dictionary;
            // myBinding.getRequest().headers["accept"]="application/xml";	
 
            /*************************************************/  
 
            // The using clause is optional. The value overrides 
            // the value of the @Resource annotation, if any, 
            // in the proxy function.                                 
            call getAirportStatus(airportCode.text) using myBinding
                 returning to theCallBack onException theExceptionHandler;
 
         /*******************************************************************/
      else
         myResult.text = myCommonError;
      end
   end
end
 
 
/****************************************************************
 * The file with a Library type named ProxyFunctions            *
 ****************************************************************/
package client;
 
import common.AirportStatus;
 
library ProxyFunctions
 
   function getAirportStatus(airportCode String) returns (AirportStatus) {
 	    @Resource{uri = "binding:USFAA"},
	    @Rest{method = _GET, 
            uriTemplate = "/{airportCode}?format=application/xml",
 
            /*************************************************/  
 
            // if you placed format information in the HTTP "accept" header, 
            // you can use the following uriTemplate definition instead of the 
            // one that places "?format=application/xml" into the URI:  
 
            // uriTemplate = "/{airportCode}",
 
            // if you do not use the second uriTemplate definition, the 
            // "accept" detail is in both the header and the URI. 
 
            // the REST service being accessed required the detail.  
 
            /*************************************************/  
 
	    requestFormat = None, responseFormat = XML}
   }
   end	
end




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