Get - Set - Go! - Setting an attribute or variable on the Axway/Vordel API Server
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I recently lead a workshop in Australia, covering exciting topics like mashing up APIs together, OAuth 2.0, and API monitoring. However, something the less exciting "How To's" can be important too. One common feature I use in the Axway/Vordel API Server is a simple Get/Set: the ability to set an attribute (i.e. a variable) in a policy then to get the value of that variable. I use the "Copy/Modify Attributes" filter to do the "Set". Below, I am setting an attribute/variable called australia.melbourne.weather to "Warm":
Next I do the "Get". So, I use a "Set Message" filter which is outputting the value of this variable, using ${australia.melbourne.weather} :
Then finally I use a "Reflect Message" filter to return my message to the client with an HTTP Code of 200:
Now, I write this up to a path called "/getWeather", like this:
So now when I call the API Server on the path of "/getWeather", I get the weather for Melbourne.
Of course, you could read the variable from a database or from another API. But in this case, I'm showing how you can set it with a "Copy/Modify Attributes" filter, which can be a useful step to perform in your Axway/Vordel API Server policies.
Next I do the "Get". So, I use a "Set Message" filter which is outputting the value of this variable, using ${australia.melbourne.weather} :
Then finally I use a "Reflect Message" filter to return my message to the client with an HTTP Code of 200:
Now, I write this up to a path called "/getWeather", like this:
So now when I call the API Server on the path of "/getWeather", I get the weather for Melbourne.
Of course, you could read the variable from a database or from another API. But in this case, I'm showing how you can set it with a "Copy/Modify Attributes" filter, which can be a useful step to perform in your Axway/Vordel API Server policies.
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