Thank you Lars! Looks like the Oslo course work is the way to go. I assume MongoDB is not part of any DHIS2 architecture currently in use?
On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Lars Kristian Roland <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Greg, > > The DHIS2 Web API uses built-in functions from Spring MVC, which converts > Java objects to various formats such as XML, JSON etc. Spring lets you > deploy exisiting converters or allow you to write your own if you want some > special format. Each of the API endpoints are Spring MVC controllers that > handle the various REST-calls. > > You can see these controllers in > http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs-core/dhis2/trunk/files/head:/dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/ > > he slides from lectures 2, 3 and 4 of the INF5750 course ( > http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/matnat/ifi/INF5750/h14/lecture-presentations/ > ) gives you some background on how this is done. However, some of the calls > in the API are a bit magical, which makes it a bit difficult to read, going > beyond 'plain Spring MVC'. > > The API implementation is a module within DHIS2, so while it's modular, > it's closely linked to the internal APIs and data models. > > Best regards, > Lars > > Best regards, > Lars > > 2014-12-05 11:35 GMT+01:00 Greg Rowles <[email protected]>: > >> Hi Devs >> >> Can anyone elaborate on the tools or systems used to present DHIS2 data >> through the webAPI? I'm trying to understand how DHIS2's database interacts >> with the webAPI to present output data. Is there a plugin/converter >> installed alongside DHIS2 that runs in the background or is that built into >> the java core that DHIS2 is built upon? >> >> Thanks, >> Greg >> >> -- >> >> Business Intelligence Planner >> *Health Information Systems Programme* >> *- - - - - - - **- - - - - - - **- - - - - - - **- - - - - - - **- - - - >> - * >> Mobile : 073 246 2992 >> Landline: 021 554 3130 >> Fax: 086 733 8432 >> Skype: gregory_rowles >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > > -- > Lars Kristian Roland > Research Fellow, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo > Email: [email protected] - [email protected] > Phone: +47 90733036 > > -- Business Intelligence Planner *Health Information Systems Programme* *- - - - - - - **- - - - - - - **- - - - - - - **- - - - - - - **- - - - - * Mobile : 073 246 2992 Landline: 021 554 3130 Fax: 086 733 8432 Skype: gregory_rowles
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