Running the rest.extendedJSONConversion Example

  1. Launch TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administrator.
  2. Set the TRA property com.tibco.amf.runtime.bindingtype.rest.extendedJsonConversion to true for the appropriate Runtime Node (via Administrator UI or by adding the line java.property.com.tibco.amf.runtime.bindingtype.rest.extendedJsonConversion=true in the .tra file of the Runtime Node) and restart the Runtime Node.
  3. Enable the com.tibco.amx.bt.rest logger in DEBUG level on the Runtime Node.
  4. Create a HTTP Connector Resource Template httpConnector with host as localhost and port as 9897.
  5. Create and Install corresponding HTTP Connector Resource Instance “httpConnector” on Runtime Node.
  6. For both REST-Java and REST-Java-REST Apps, deploy the following DAA:

    /rest-soa-projects/restbt.sample.extended.json.conversion/DeploymentArtifacts/restbt.sample.extended.json.conversion.daa

  7. To send a REST Request to the REST-Java (Provider) App, launch the SOAPUI project REST-ExtendedJSONConversion-soapui-project.xml using SoapUI 5.0.0, and use the “InvokeRESTProvider” service. This will send a REST request to the REST-Java app and will demonstrate the Provider-side (Service) behavior.
    Note: Set HTTP Request Header to Accept = application/json.

    GET method’s RESPONSE (returnOne)

    Request URL: http://localhost:9897/Sample/returnOne (HTTP method: GET)

    Sample Response (Standard JSON) 

    {"returnOneResponse": {"Flights": [{
"Arrival": "arrival",
"Departure": "123"
}]}}

    Note the [ ] indicating that Flights is an Array, based on the schema. Also, “123” is a string, which is schema-compliant.

  8. To send a REST Request to the REST-Java-REST (Client) App, launch the SOAPUI project REST- ExtendedJSONConversion-soapui-project.xml using SoapUI 5.0.0, and use the “InvokeRESTClient” service. This will send a REST request to the REST-Java-REST app, which in turn will send a rest to the REST-Java app. This will demonstrate the Client-side (Reference) behavior.

    POST method’s REQUEST (addOperation)

    Request URL: http://localhost:9897/SampleClient/addOperation (HTTP method: POST)

    Set HTTP Request Header: 

    Accept = application/json and Content-Type = application/json

    SOAPUI Request to first REST Service Endpoint: 

    {"addOperation": {"Arrays":[{"Key":"ABC","Value":"123"}]}}

    POST Request generated by REST Reference Endpoint: 

    {"Arrays": [{"Key":"ABC","Value":"123"}]}

    Note the [ ] indicating that Arrays is an Array, based on the schema. Also, “123” is a string, based on the schema.

    Response (Standard JSON): 

    {"addOperationResponse": {"Arrays": [{
"Key": "ABC",
"Value": "123"
}]}}

    Note the [ ] indicating that Arrays is an Array, based on the schema. Also, “123” is a string, based on the schema.