SimpleRestRequest

This server class allows operating with the REST API methods and parameters.

SimpleRestRequestApi()

Initialises an empty SimpleRestRequestApi object. When using such object, specify the method and the endpoint manually.

SimpleRestRequestApi(requestName, methodName)

Creates an instance of the SimpleRestRequestApi object using information from the REST message record. You need to have a REST record before using this constructor.

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws.SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”)

execute()

Sends the REST message.

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws.SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
var response = sm.execute();

setBasicAuth(userName, userPass)

Sets the username for web-service auth if the basic auth type was chosen. 

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws.SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
sm.setBasicAuth(“username”, “password”);

setRequestUrl(requestUrl)

Sets the request URL.

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws.SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
sm.setRequestUrl(“url”);

setRequestMethod(methodName)

Sets the requesting method (GET, POST, PURGE, etc). Accepts the requesting method name.

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws . SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
sm.setRequestMethod(“get”);

setRequestTimeout(timeout)

Sets the response timeout until the request is out of time.

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws . SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
sm.setRequestTimeout(“60000”);

setQueryParameter(name, value)

Adds a parameter into the end of the request URL generated as "name=value",

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws . SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
sm.setQueryParameter(“sysparm_query”, “active=true^ORDERBYDESCcategory”);

setRequestBody(body)

Sets the request body when used PUT or POST methods.

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws . SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
var body = “<Message body content>”;
sm.setRequestBody(body);

setStringParameter(name, value)

Sets the request variable with the name specified from the record to the value specified.

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Example:

var sm = new sws.RestRequest("<REST_request_record>","get"); 
sm.setStringParameter("s","NOW");

setRequestHeader(name, value)

Sets the HTTP header in the request for the value specified.

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws . SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
sm.setRequestHeader(“Accept”, “Application/json”);

getRequestUrl()

Displays the request URL with parameters.

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws . SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
var url = sm.getRequestUrl();

getRequestBody()

Returns the request body.

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws . SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
var body = sm.getRequestBody();

getRequestHeaders()

Returns all the requested headers.

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws . SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
var headers = sm.getRequestHeaders();

getRequestMethod()

Returns the requesting method

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Example:

var sm = new sn_ws . SimpleRestRequestApi(“REST_message_record”, “get”);
var method = sm.getRequestMethod();