I didn't implement it in the trunk code, it is in my custom application. Let me find a place to put it in the trunk, then I'll create a patch and upload it to Jira.
-Adrian --- On Sat, 7/12/08, Jacques Le Roux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Jacques Le Roux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Discussion: Mashups > To: dev@ofbiz.apache.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 11:26 AM > Adrian, > > Is there a reason why you did not create a Jira issue and > attach a patch ? > > Thanks > > Jacques > > From: "Adrian Crum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >I created a basic service to retrieve external web > pages and I also created a sample scraper - a form > extraction service. It all > >seems to work well. > > > > I implemented these as services so they can be used > inside screen widget <actions> elements and in > minilang. > > > > I want to wait a little while before committing so I > can get additional feedback from the community. > > > > The sendExternalRequest service takes the following > arguments: > > > > extRequestUrl - the external URL to invoke > > extRequestType - get, post, or empty (for REST type > URLs) > > extRequestParams - request parameters Map > > > > It returns extResponse - the web page as a String. > > > > The getFormParametersFromExtResponse service takes the > following arguments: > > > > extResponse - The response String > > formId - The id attribute to search for > > formName - The form name to search for > > > > It returns: > > > > extResponse - The original response String > > formAction - The form's action attribute > > formMethod - The form's method attribute > > formFields - The form's input fields Map > > > > The idea being you could modify the contents of the > formFields Map and then use the returned values in another > call to > > sendExternalRequest. > > > > I picture the Mashup services working like a chain - > you invoke the initial request, then take the response and > pass it through > > various scrapers and/or XML element extractors. > > > > Comments are welcome. > > > > -Adrian > > > > --- On Thu, 7/10/08, Peter Ford > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: Peter Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: Discussion: Mashups > >> To: dev@ofbiz.apache.org > >> Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 1:23 AM > >> Adrian, > >> > >> Looking forward to have progress on it. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Jacques Le Roux > < > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > From: "Adrian Crum" > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > >> >> Here's a good tutorial - > >> >> > >> >> > >> > http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/mashup_1/ > >> >> > >> > > >> > Interesting, thanks > >> > Jacques > >> > > >> > > >> > -Adrian > >> >> > >> >> Jacques Le Roux wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Sorry Adrian, > >> >>> > >> >>> What would be a "mashup > engine" or > >> "mashup services" ? Actually what is a > >> >>> mashup capability ? > >> >>> > >> >>> Jacques > >> >>> > >> >>> From: "Adrian Crum" > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >>> > >> >>>> I need to add mashup capability > to my > >> local OFBiz copy. My immediate > >> >>>> need is a web page scraper that > will > >> gather copy counts from our copiers and > >> >>>> store them as meter readings. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I would like to implement this in > a > >> generic way that might be fed back > >> >>>> into the project. I don't > want to > >> reinvent the wheel, however. So, I'm > >> >>>> opening up the topic for > discussion. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Is there any interest in having > something > >> like a "mashup engine" or > >> >>>> "mashup services" in > the > >> framework? If yes, what are some strategies we can > >> >>>> use? Are there any open source > libraries > >> we can leverage in an > >> >>>> implementation? > >> >>>> > >> >>>> -Adrian > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Peter Ford > >> USA > > > > > > > >
