In your service you can return any format data, because json is simple and small, so i adopted it. You can user json-lib <http://www.json.org/java/> to format your java object.
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Zhang Shiqian <[email protected]>wrote: > 1. Apply the service-wsdl.patch to your OFBIZ copy. > 2. Export your service by add "export="true" in your service definition > file(services.xml), for example > > <service name="getReverseAuctionPrice" engine="java" export="true" > > location=" .... > 3. In the Flex mxml file, declare the web service > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"; > xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" > xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/halo" > creationComplete="initApp()"> > <fx:Declarations> > <s:WebService id="serviceId" > wsdl=" > http://localhost:8080/webtools/control/SOAPService/getReverseAuctionPrice?WSDL > " > useProxy="false"> > <s:operation name="getReverseAuctionPrice" > result="flashReverseAuctionData(event)" > fault="showError(event)"> > <s:request> > <period>{period}</period> > <runMode>{runMode}</runMode> > <itemId>{itemId}</itemId> > <participants>{participants}</participants> > <newestBidTime>{newestBidTime}</newestBidTime> > </s:request> > </s:operation> > </s:WebService> > </fx:Declarations> > > flashReverseAuctionData and showError are the callback method. period > and runMode are the parameters which bind to properties of the class. > <fx:Script> > [Bindable] > private var itemId:String; > [Bindable] > private var participants:String; > ... > > > 4. Create the callback method called by Flex webservice component. > > private function showError(event:FaultEvent):void { > > Alert.show(event.fault.faultString); > } > 5. Call the service > > try { > > serviceId.getReverseAuctionPrice(); > } catch(ex:Error) { > Alert.show(ex.message); > } > 6. Manipulate the result > > private function flashReverseAuctionData(event:ResultEvent):void { > > var bidsData = JSON.decode(event.result.toString()); > if(bidsDataStore==null ){ > bidsDataStore= bidsData; > }else{ > //TODO > } > } > > Using as3corelib to deal with JSON format data > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Christopher Snow < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Zhang, >> >> Would you be happy to provide some documentation on how to do this? >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Chris >> >> >> Zhang Shiqian wrote: >> >>> 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 > -- -- Regards, Zhang Shiqian Wizitsoft Information Technology Ltd. www.wizitsoft.com | Phone: (8610)6267 0653 ext 604 | Mobile: (86)13264158885
