Jiwa

I need to call a HTTP API with bearer authorisation using json data from a plugin, to send invoice information, to an External client.

Does anybody have an example plugin that includes an API call, Have tried but it just hangs.

Easiest way is to use the HTTPUtils extension methods.

Make sure you have imported the namespace ServiceStack.Text and you'll have access to the string extension methods - so in c# thats using ServiceStack.Text; and in VB it's Import ServiceStack.Text.

Example of POSTing a new debtor to our demo api at https://api.jiwa.com.au/Debtors using the bearer token 9vjoF4M5-gYVBWjoFyW9nlQieB9FhxpJkAsRJznB_Ok

If you must use a string json representation:

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// using a string as json
var response = "https://api.jiwa.com.au/Debtors".PostJsonToUrl("{ \"AccountNo\": \"Z123\", \"Name\": \"Mikes Test\"}", requestFilter: req => { req.Headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer 9vjoF4M5-gYVBWjoFyW9nlQieB9FhxpJkAsRJznB_Ok"; });


My preferred method is to use an anonymous object and have it serialised to json automatically for me - so I don't get the json formatting wrong, or have to worry about escaping quotes:

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// using an anonymous object
var secondresponse = "https://api.jiwa.com.au/Debtors".PostToUrl(new { AccountNo = "Z456", Name = "Mikes Test #2" }, requestFilter: req => { req.Headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer 9vjoF4M5-gYVBWjoFyW9nlQieB9FhxpJkAsRJznB_Ok"; });


If I put that into C# I get


and similar message in VB

Have
Imports ServiceStack.Text
Dim response = "https://api.jiwa.com.au/Debtors".PostJsonToUrl("{ ""AccountNo"": ""Z123"", ""Name"": ""Mikes Test""}", requestFilter:=Function(req)
req.Headers("Authorization") = "Bearer 9vjoF4M5-gYVBWjoFyW9nlQieB9FhxpJkAsRJznB_Ok"
End Function)

Error:PostJsonToUrl is not a member of string.
What do I need to modify, Would HTTPclient work?

Ernst wrote:If I put that into C# I get

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and similar message in VB

Have
Imports ServiceStack.Text
Dim response = "https://api.jiwa.com.au/Debtors".PostJsonToUrl("{ ""AccountNo"": ""Z123"", ""Name"": ""Mikes Test""}", requestFilter:=Function(req)
req.Headers("Authorization") = "Bearer 9vjoF4M5-gYVBWjoFyW9nlQieB9FhxpJkAsRJznB_Ok"
End Function)

Error:PostJsonToUrl is not a member of string.
What do I need to modify, Would HTTPclient work?

Oh - my apologies! Iit's the ServiceStack namespace you need to import, not ServiceStack.Text!

So in c#:

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using ServiceStack;

You can also refer to the official ServiceStack HTTP Utils documentation for such issues.

THanks Mike, That worked great, managed to get it working via a plugin with a daily schedule to send invoices in JSON format nightly via API.

To this Purchase plus crowd. Looks popular in Aussie also, if any body there needs it.

http://www.purchaseplus.com

Level 5, 11 York Street, Sydney NSW Australia 2000 ,



If I wanted to add another header in the future e.g.
Accept: XX
ContentType:



How would I modify that Query.

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Dim response = "https://staging.api.purchaseplus.com/purchasing/api/invoices.json".PostJsonToUrl(TextOut, requestFilter:=Function(req)
 req.Headers("Authorization") = "Bearer XXX"
 End Function)


Ernst wrote:If I wanted to add another header in the future e.g.
Accept: XX
ContentType:



How would I modify that Query.

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Dim response = "https://staging.api.purchaseplus.com/purchasing/api/invoices.json".PostJsonToUrl(TextOut, requestFilter:=Function(req)
 req.Headers("Authorization") = "Bearer XXX"
 End Function)


For the ContentType and Accept headers there are concrete properties you can set
So, try:

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Dim response = "https://staging.api.purchaseplus.com/purchasing/api/invoices.json".PostJsonToUrl(TextOut, requestFilter:=Function(req)
 req.Headers("Authorization") = "Bearer XXX"
 req.Accept = "application/json"
 req.ContentType = "text/html; charset=utf-8"
 End Function)


For other headers (as we did with Authorization) you just set it like req.Headers("MyHeader") = "MyValue"

OK thanks again..