Very happy :） On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Christopher Snow < [email protected]> wrote:
> Many thanks! When I get a chance to look at this, are you happy for me to > put a formal write-up of this on the ofbiz wiki? > > > Zhang Shiqian 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
