Ofbiz services can be exported as standard web services, you can use Flex to call the web services. We have developed some Flex components used in our ofbiz applications run in this model, and introduced as3corelib to deal with JSON format data.
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Christopher Snow < [email protected]> wrote: > We are not automatically exporting objects with REST. > > We are exporting some services with REST. Each one has to be manually > coded. > > It would be nice to develop a solution to automatically export objects > (entities), perhaps this would be relatively trivial using the new > "entity-auto" service (i.e. CRuD service)? > > > > > Abdullah Shaikh wrote: > >> Yes, thats good to have a separate component to handle xml over http, REST >> in your case. >> >> But I am not getting how are forming the url's, because in REST, urls >> represents a objects. >> >> For example : >> >> http://ofbiz/partymgr/party/1234 - will represent a party whose id is >> 1234 >> >> http://ofbiz/partymgr/party/1234/addrress/5678 - will represent the >> address >> whose id is 5678 of party 1234 >> >> I guess its difficult to have this sort of thing considering the number of >> functionality already build in ofbiz. >> >> or are you using REST but not following the each url represents an object. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Abdullah >> >> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Christopher Snow < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Sorry - just seen this. >>> The approach we currently use is having a dedicated web app in ofbiz >>> which >>> is used to expose ofbiz services using REST (the organisation favors >>> REST) . >>> We are using the jersey rest libraries. >>> >>> I believe our flex guy is using HTTPService to communicate with rest. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> chris >>> >>> >>> Abdullah Shaikh wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi Chris, >>>> >>>> I don't want to use xml-rpc but instead would like to use Flex >>>> HTTPService, >>>> I guess xml-rpc would work with HTTPService. >>>> >>>> Basic idea is to create a xml over http communication between ofbiz & >>>> any >>>> other RIA, so that we can make ofbiz communicated with flex, gwt etc. >>>> >>>> I will have a look at the link provided. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Abdullah >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Christopher Snow < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Abdullah, >>>>> >>>>> On my current project, we initially used xml-rpc using a flex xmlrpc >>>>> library sent to me by Andrew Zeneski. >>>>> >>>>> We had tried using the new ofbiz soap implementation, but it didn't >>>>> play >>>>> nicely with flex. >>>>> >>>>> Have a look at XMLRPC in the faq: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/FAQ+-+Tips+-+Tricks+-+Cookbook+-+HowTo >>>>> >>>>> If you want a more optimised communication between flex and ofbiz, you >>>>> can >>>>> try BlazeDS: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://langhua.org/portal/portal/default/OFBiz/OFBizBlazeDSModulePortletWindow?windowstate=maximized >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Chris >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Abdullah Shaikh wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>> >>>>>> I want to develop a flex application which will interact with ofbiz >>>>>> using >>>>>> xml. >>>>>> >>>>>> I just had a cursory view of xmlrpcclient & xmlserializer, has anybody >>>>>> done >>>>>> this ? what will be the best way to have ofbiz output xml ? >>>>>> >>>>>> I have seen that GenericValue can be easily converted to xml form. >>>>>> >>>>>> The request can be in xml form or can be a normal http request, but >>>>>> the >>>>>> response from ofbiz should be in xml form, for example something like >>>>>> this, >>>>>> >>>>>> <Orders> >>>>>> <Order id="1" status="Approved"/> - all the required fields >>>>>> <Order id="2" status="Created"/> >>>>>> </Orders> >>>>>> >>>>>> <Parties> >>>>>> <Party firstname="abc" lastname="xyz"> - all the required fields >>>>>> </Parties> >>>>>> >>>>>> This way we can have a flex application communicate with ofbiz using >>>>>> xml >>>>>> over http, I think flex don't understand json, so we need to go the >>>>>> xml >>>>>> way >>>>>> and also the benefits of xml is that with this approach ofbiz can >>>>>> interact >>>>>> with any kind of RIA technology. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Abdullah >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- -- Regards, Zhang Shiqian Wizitsoft Information Technology Ltd. www.wizitsoft.com | Phone: (8610)6267 0653 ext 604 | Mobile: (86)13264158885
