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  • RulePoint 6.1.2
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  1. Preface
  2. RulePoint Interfaces
  3. RulePoint Services
  4. Custom Service API
  5. Java Adapter for REST API
  6. RulePoint REST API
  7. Sample XML and JSON Requests and Responses
  8. RulePoint Pluggable Authentication Module
  9. HTTP Request and Response Attributes

Developer Guide

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Create Event Generator Source

Create Event Generator Source

Use the POST method to create an event generator source in RulePoint.

POST Request in JSON Format

Generate a POST request. For example, the following POST request creates an event generator source in a RulePoint application: 
POST  http://localhost:8080/rulepoint/api/projects/65536/sources
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Cookie: JSESSIONID=<VALID SESSION ID>

POST Body in JSON Format

{
    "name": "EventGenerator1",
    "valid": true,
    "sourceType": "EventGeneratorSource",
    "connection": null,
    "topics": [
        {
            "href": "api/projects/65536/topics/5aeb5a2d-99dd-412b-be50-954e2e290b29",
            "title": "event_gen_topic1",
            "objectType": "topics",
            "id": "5aeb5a2d-99dd-412b-be50-954e2e290b29"
        },
        {
            "href": "api/projects/65536/topics/c7f1ffe2-3cd6-469a-bb4e-97d63287a1af",
            "title": "event_gen_topic2",
            "objectType": "topics",
            "id": "c7f1ffe2-3cd6-469a-bb4e-97d63287a1af"
        }
    ],
    "config": {
        "rate": "1",
        "eventFilePath": "notest.xml",
        "iterations": "1",
        "dateFormat": "EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z",
        "markerId": null,
        "delay": "-1",
        "propertyMetadataMap": null,
        "postAction": "do nothing"
    },
    "marshaller": {
        "marshallerClassname": null,
        "marshallerProperties": {},
        "marshallerThreadsafe": false
    }
}

POST Response in JSON Format

Returns the event generator source object and response code. Returns the error object if an error occurs. 
{
    "id": "36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4",
    "name": "EventGenerator1",
    "valid": true,
    "self": {
        "rel": "self",
        "href": "api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4",
        "title": "EventGenerator1",
        "id": "36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4"
    },
    "actions": [
        {
            "rel": "update",
            "href": "api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4",
            "type": "PUT",
            "title": "Edit"
        },
        {
            "rel": "delete",
            "href": "api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4",
            "type": "DELETE",
            "title": "Delete"
        },
        {
            "rel": "deploy",
            "href": "api/projects/65536/deploy",
            "type": "POST",
            "title": "Deploy"
        },
        {
            "rel": "createSchedule",
            "href": "api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4/schedules",
            "type": "POST",
            "title": "Create Schedule"
        }
    ],
    "acl": {
        "rel": "acl",
        "href": "api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4/acl",
        "title": "acl"
    },
    "owningProject": {
        "rel": "owningProject",
        "href": "api/projects/65536",
        "title": "docproj",
        "id": "65536"
    },
    "type": "sources",
    "lastModifiedDate": "2013-09-19T12:26:42+05:30",
    "createDate": "2013-09-19T12:17:10+05:30",
    "createdBy": "Administrator",
    "predefined": false,
    "deployable": true,
    "deployState": "DRAFT",
    "force": false,
    "sourceType": "EventGeneratorSource",
    "sourceTypeDisplayName": "Event Generator Source",
    "schedulable": true,
    "config": {
        "rate": "1",
        "eventFilePath": "notest.xml",
        "iterations": "1",
        "dateFormat": "EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z",
        "markerId": "",
        "delay": "-1",
        "propertyMetadataMap": null,
        "postAction": "do nothing"
    },
    "topics": [
        {
            "href": "api/projects/65536/topics/5aeb5a2d-99dd-412b-be50-954e2e290b29",
            "title": "event_gen_topic1",
            "objectType": "topics",
            "id": "5aeb5a2d-99dd-412b-be50-954e2e290b29"
        },
        {
            "href": "api/projects/65536/topics/c7f1ffe2-3cd6-469a-bb4e-97d63287a1af",
            "title": "event_gen_topic2",
            "objectType": "topics",
            "id": "c7f1ffe2-3cd6-469a-bb4e-97d63287a1af"
        }
    ],
    "marshaller": {
        "marshallerClassname": null,
        "marshallerProperties": {},
        "marshallerThreadsafe": false
    }
}
Response Code: 201 Created

POST Request in XML Format

Generate a POST request. For example, the following POST request creates an event generator source in a RulePoint application: 
POST  http://localhost:8080/rulepoint/api/projects/65536/sources
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml
Cookie: JSESSIONID=<VALID SESSION ID>

POST Body in XML Format

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<source>
	<name>EventGenerator1</name>
	<type>sources</type>
	<config>
		<entry>
			<key>rate</key>
			<value>1</value>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>eventFilePath</key>
			<value>notest.xml</value>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>iterations</key>
			<value>1</value>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>dateFormat</key>
			<value>EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z</value>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>markerId</key>
			<value/>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>delay</key>
			<value>-1</value>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>propertyMetadataMap</key>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>postAction</key>
			<value>do nothing</value>
		</entry>
	</config>
	<marshaller>
		<marshallerProperties/>
		<marshallerThreadsafe>false</marshallerThreadsafe>
	</marshaller>
	<sourceType>EventGeneratorSource</sourceType>
	<topics>
		<topic>
			<href>api/projects/65536/topics/5aeb5a2d-99dd-412b-be50-954e2e290b29</href>
			<id>5aeb5a2d-99dd-412b-be50-954e2e290b29</id>
			<objectType>topics</objectType>
			<title>event_gen_topic1</title>
		</topic>
		<topic>
			<href>api/projects/65536/topics/c7f1ffe2-3cd6-469a-bb4e-97d63287a1af</href>
			<id>c7f1ffe2-3cd6-469a-bb4e-97d63287a1af</id>
			<objectType>topics</objectType>
			<title>event_gen_topic2</title>
		</topic>
	</topics>
</source>

POST Response in XML Format

Returns the event generator source object and response code. Returns the error object if an error occurs. 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<source>
	<acl>
		<href>api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4/acl</href>
		<rel>acl</rel>
		<title>acl</title>
	</acl>
	<actions>
		<action>
			<href>api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4</href>
			<rel>update</rel>
			<title>Edit</title>
			<type>PUT</type>
		</action>
		<action>
			<href>api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4</href>
			<rel>delete</rel>
			<title>Delete</title>
			<type>DELETE</type>
		</action>
		<action>
			<href>api/projects/65536/deploy</href>
			<rel>deploy</rel>
			<title>Deploy</title>
			<type>POST</type>
		</action>
		<action>
			<href>api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4/schedules</href>
			<rel>createSchedule</rel>
			<title>Create Schedule</title>
			<type>POST</type>
		</action>
	</actions>
	<id>36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4</id>
	<links/>
	<name>EventGenerator1</name>
	<owningProject>
		<href>api/projects/65536</href>
		<id>65536</id>
		<rel>owningProject</rel>
		<title>docproj</title>
	</owningProject>
	<self>
		<href>api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4</href>
		<id>36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4</id>
		<rel>self</rel>
		<title>EventGenerator1</title>
	</self>
	<valid>true</valid>
	<createDate/>
	<createdBy>Administrator</createdBy>
	<deployState>DRAFT</deployState>
	<deployable>true</deployable>
	<force>false</force>
	<lastModifiedDate/>
	<predefined>false</predefined>
	<type>sources</type>
	<config>
		<entry>
			<key>rate</key>
			<value>1</value>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>eventFilePath</key>
			<value>notest.xml</value>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>iterations</key>
			<value>1</value>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>dateFormat</key>
			<value>EEE, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z</value>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>markerId</key>
			<value/>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>delay</key>
			<value>-1</value>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>propertyMetadataMap</key>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<key>postAction</key>
			<value>do nothing</value>
		</entry>
	</config>
	<marshaller>
		<marshallerProperties/>
		<marshallerThreadsafe>false</marshallerThreadsafe>
	</marshaller>
	<schedulable>true</schedulable>
	<schedules>
		<href>api/projects/65536/sources/36c660c6-4abf-493f-a268-81f7890d0ae4/schedules/102</href>
		<id>102</id>
		<rel>schedules</rel>
	</schedules>
	<sourceType>EventGeneratorSource</sourceType>
	<sourceTypeDisplayName>Event Generator Source</sourceTypeDisplayName>
	<topics>
		<topic>
			<href>api/projects/65536/topics/5aeb5a2d-99dd-412b-be50-954e2e290b29</href>
			<id>5aeb5a2d-99dd-412b-be50-954e2e290b29</id>
			<objectType>topics</objectType>
			<title>event_gen_topic1</title>
		</topic>
		<topic>
			<href>api/projects/65536/topics/c7f1ffe2-3cd6-469a-bb4e-97d63287a1af</href>
			<id>c7f1ffe2-3cd6-469a-bb4e-97d63287a1af</id>
			<objectType>topics</objectType>
			<title>event_gen_topic2</title>
		</topic>
	</topics>
</source>
Response Code : 201 Created
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