Thanks Brian. 

I would like to add the functionality to admin a blog for our project.
Would this be something that I can contribute back to the code base?

Thanks
Saravanan 

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Levine [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:17 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: XML-RPC interface



Saravanan,

I've only used the metaweblog API not the blogger one, but that's weird
it's not working.

I don't believe there's a way to admin a blog the way you want to using
the xml-rpc.

/B

> Subject: RE: XML-RPC interface
> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:08:54 -0700
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> 
> Hey Brian, 
> 
> I installed it under roller, and in the course of testing various
options after posting the question, what I noticed is that the call for
metaWebLog.getCategories works, while the call to blogger.getCategories
does not work.
> 
> Also, while on the XML-RPC topic, is there a way I can create a blog
using the XML-RPC interface layer. I see the APIs for operating on a
blog, but I cannot find the APIs for operating on a site (to create a
blog/weblog), or to configure parameters of a blog / site level using
XML-RPC. Is there any other place that I should be looking for?
> 
> thanks 
> Saravanan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Levine [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thu 7/30/2009 5:44 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: XML-RPC interface
>  
> 
> 
> Oh wait, I just realized I have roller as the root webapp.
> 
> Did you select "Enable weblog client support" on the settings page?  I
believe that's necessary to activate the webservice.
> 
> 
> > From: [email protected]
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: XML-RPC interface
> > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:28:34 -0400
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > For me, this url works:
> > 
> > http://localhost:8180/roller-services/xmlrpc
> > 
> > /Brian
> > 
> > > Subject: XML-RPC interface
> > > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:05:59 -0700
> > > From: [email protected]
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > 
> > > Hi all, 
> > > 
> > > I have installed Apache roller 4.0.1 and Tomcat 5.x. I have a test
program that I am trying to retrieve the categories of the roller using
the XML-RPC interface exposed in roller. The method in the sample
program is given below. 
> > > 
> > > The log file states that the WebLogRequestMapper is skipping the
roller-services handle. I also tried with
http://localhost:8080/roller/xmlrpc. Even that was giving the same
results. 
> > > 
> > > Can any of you please give me some suggestions as to what I am
doing wrong?
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > Saravanan
> > > 
> > >   private Hashtable getAllCategories()
> > >   {
> > >           Hashtable result = null;
> > >           try {
> > >               XmlRpcClientConfigImpl config = new
XmlRpcClientConfigImpl();
> > >               config.setServerURL(new
URL("http://localhost:8080/roller/roller-services/xmlrpc";));
> > >               XmlRpcClient client = new XmlRpcClient();
> > >               client.setConfig(config);
> > >               
> > >               Object[] params = new Object[]{"RishiBlog",
"scoimbatore", "password"};
> > >               result = (Hashtable)
client.execute("blogger.getCategories", params);
> > >           } catch (Exception exception) {
> > >                   System.err.println("JavaClient: " + exception);
> > >           }
> > >           return result;
> > >   }
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Log File details:
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 CharEncodingFilter:doFilter - Set
request character encoding to UTF-8
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 BootstrapFilter:doFilter - Entered
/roller/roller-services/xmlrpc
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 PersistenceSessionFilter:doFilter -
Entered /roller/roller-services/xmlrpc
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 RequestMappingFilter:doFilter -
entering
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 RequestMappingFilter:doFilter -
trying mapper
org.apache.roller.weblogger.ui.rendering.WeblogRequestMapper
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 WeblogRequestMapper:handleRequest -
evaluating [/roller/roller-services/xmlrpc]
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 WeblogRequestMapper:handleRequest -
potential weblog handle = roller-services
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 WeblogRequestMapper:isWeblog -
checking weblog handle roller-services
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 WeblogRequestMapper:handleRequest -
SKIPPED roller-services
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 RequestMappingFilter:doFilter -
request not mapped
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,257 XmlRpcStreamServer:execute -
execute: ->
> > > ERROR 2009-07-30 00:56:40,273 XmlRpcStreamServer:execute -
execute: Error while performing request
> > > org.apache.xmlrpc.server.XmlRpcNoSuchHandlerException: No such
handler: blogger.getCategories
> > >   at
org.apache.xmlrpc.server.AbstractReflectiveHandlerMapping.getHandler(Abs
tractReflectiveHandlerMapping.java:195)
> > >   at
org.apache.xmlrpc.server.XmlRpcServerWorker.execute(XmlRpcServerWorker.j
ava:42)
> > >   at
org.apache.xmlrpc.server.XmlRpcServer.execute(XmlRpcServer.java:83)
> > >   at
org.apache.xmlrpc.server.XmlRpcStreamServer.execute(XmlRpcStreamServer.j
ava:182)
> > >   at
org.apache.xmlrpc.webserver.XmlRpcServletServer.execute(XmlRpcServletSer
ver.java:103)
> > >   at
org.apache.xmlrpc.webserver.XmlRpcServlet.doPost(XmlRpcServlet.java:120)
> > >   at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
> > >   at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica
tionFilterChain.java:290)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt
erChain.java:206)
> > >   at
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.doFilter(FilterDispatcher
.java:413)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica
tionFilterChain.java:235)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt
erChain.java:206)
> > >   at
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ActionContextCleanUp.doFilter(ActionContex
tCleanUp.java:99)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica
tionFilterChain.java:235)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt
erChain.java:206)
> > >   at
org.apache.roller.weblogger.ui.rendering.filters.RequestMappingFilter.do
Filter(RequestMappingFilter.java:140)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica
tionFilterChain.java:235)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt
erChain.java:206)
> > >   at
org.apache.roller.weblogger.ui.core.filters.InitFilter.doFilter(InitFilt
er.java:71)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica
tionFilterChain.java:235)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt
erChain.java:206)
> > >   at
org.apache.roller.weblogger.ui.core.filters.PersistenceSessionFilter.doF
ilter(PersistenceSessionFilter.java:60)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica
tionFilterChain.java:235)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt
erChain.java:206)
> > >   at
org.apache.roller.weblogger.ui.core.filters.BootstrapFilter.doFilter(Boo
tstrapFilter.java:65)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica
tionFilterChain.java:235)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt
erChain.java:206)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(Filt
erChainProxy.java:264)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.intercept.web.FilterSecurityInterceptor.invoke(FilterS
ecurityInterceptor.java:107)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.intercept.web.FilterSecurityInterceptor.doFilter(Filte
rSecurityInterceptor.java:72)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(Filt
erChainProxy.java:274)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.ui.ExceptionTranslationFilter.doFilter(ExceptionTransl
ationFilter.java:110)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(Filt
erChainProxy.java:274)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.providers.anonymous.AnonymousProcessingFilter.doFilter
(AnonymousProcessingFilter.java:125)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(Filt
erChainProxy.java:274)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.wrapper.SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.doFilt
er(SecurityContextHolderAwareRequestFilter.java:81)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(Filt
erChainProxy.java:274)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.securechannel.ChannelProcessingFilter.doFilter(Channel
ProcessingFilter.java:138)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(Filt
erChainProxy.java:274)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.ui.rememberme.RememberMeProcessingFilter.doFilter(Reme
mberMeProcessingFilter.java:135)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(Filt
erChainProxy.java:274)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.ui.AbstractProcessingFilter.doFilter(AbstractProcessin
gFilter.java:217)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(Filt
erChainProxy.java:274)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.context.HttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.doFilter(H
ttpSessionContextIntegrationFilter.java:229)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy$VirtualFilterChain.doFilter(Filt
erChainProxy.java:274)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterChainProxy.doFilter(FilterChainProxy.java:1
48)
> > >   at
org.acegisecurity.util.FilterToBeanProxy.doFilter(FilterToBeanProxy.java
:98)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica
tionFilterChain.java:235)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt
erChain.java:206)
> > >   at
org.apache.roller.weblogger.ui.core.filters.SchemeEnforcementFilter.doFi
lter(SchemeEnforcementFilter.java:121)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica
tionFilterChain.java:235)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt
erChain.java:206)
> > >   at
org.apache.roller.weblogger.ui.core.filters.CharEncodingFilter.doFilter(
CharEncodingFilter.java:77)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica
tionFilterChain.java:235)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt
erChain.java:206)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValv
e.java:233)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValv
e.java:191)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java
:128)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java
:102)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.
java:109)
> > >   at
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:2
93)
> > >   at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:84
9)
> > >   at
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(
Http11Protocol.java:583)
> > >   at
org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:454)
> > >   at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,273 XmlRpcStreamServer:execute -
execute: <-
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,273 RequestMappingFilter:doFilter -
exiting
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,273 PersistenceSessionFilter:doFilter -
Releasing Roller Session
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,273 WebloggerConfig:getProperty -
Fetching property [planet.aggregator.enabled=false]
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,273 PersistenceSessionFilter:doFilter -
Exiting /roller/roller-services/xmlrpc
> > > DEBUG 2009-07-30 00:56:40,273 BootstrapFilter:doFilter - Exiting
/roller/roller-services/xmlrpc
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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