Chapter 13. Endpoints

Clients can access Intelligent Process Server for OpenShift via multiple endpoints; by default the provided templates include support for REST, HornetQ, and ActiveMQ.

13.1. REST

Clients can use the REST API in various ways:

13.1.1. Browser

  1. Current server state: http://host/kie-server/services/rest/server
  2. List of containers: http://host/kie-server/services/rest/server/containers
  3. Specific container state: http://host/kie-server/services/rest/server/containers/processserver-library

13.1.2. Java

// LibraryClient.java
KieServicesConfiguration config = KieServicesFactory.newRestConfiguration(
  "http://host/kie-server/services/rest/server", "kieserverUser", "kieserverPassword");
config.setMarshallingFormat(MarshallingFormat.XSTREAM);
ProcessServicesClient client =
  KieServicesFactory.newKieServicesClient(config).getServicesClient(ProcessServicesClient.class);
Map<String,Object> params = new HashMap<String,Object>();
LoanRequest loanRequest = new LoanRequest();
loanRequest.setIsbn("978-0-307-35193-7");
params.put("loanRequest", loanRequest);
Long processInstanceId = client.startProcess("processserver-library", "LibraryProcess", params);

13.2. JMS

Client can also use the Java Messaging Service, as demonstrated below:

13.2.1. Java (HornetQ)

// LibraryClient.java
Properties props = new Properties();
props.setProperty(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,
  "org.jboss.naming.remote.client.InitialContextFactory");
props.setProperty(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "remote://host:4447");
props.setProperty(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, "kieserverUser");
props.setProperty(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, "kieserverPassword");
InitialContext context = new InitialContext(props);
KieServicesConfiguration config =
  KieServicesFactory.newJMSConfiguration(context, "hornetqUser", "hornetqPassword");
config.setMarshallingFormat(MarshallingFormat.XSTREAM);
ProcessServicesClient client =
  KieServicesFactory.newKieServicesClient(config).getServicesClient(ProcessServicesClient.class);
Map<String,Object> params = new HashMap<String,Object>();
LoanRequest loanRequest = new LoanRequest();
loanRequest.setIsbn("978-0-307-35193-7");
params.put("loanRequest", loanRequest);
Long processInstanceId = client.startProcess("processserver-library", "LibraryProcess", params);

13.2.2. Java (ActiveMQ)

// LibraryClient.java
props.setProperty(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,
  "org.apache.activemq.jndi.ActiveMQInitialContextFactory");
props.setProperty(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "tcp://host:61616");
props.setProperty(Context.SECURITY_PRINCIPAL, "kieserverUser");
props.setProperty(Context.SECURITY_CREDENTIALS, "kieserverPassword");
InitialContext context = new InitialContext(props);
ConnectionFactory connectionFactory = (ConnectionFactory)context.lookup("ConnectionFactory");
Queue requestQueue = (Queue)context.lookup("dynamicQueues/queue/KIE.SERVER.REQUEST");
Queue responseQueue = (Queue)context.lookup("dynamicQueues/queue/KIE.SERVER.RESPONSE");
KieServicesConfiguration config = KieServicesFactory.newJMSConfiguration(
  connectionFactory, requestQueue, responseQueue, "activemqUser", "activemqPassword");
config.setMarshallingFormat(MarshallingFormat.XSTREAM);
ProcessServicesClient client =
  KieServicesFactory.newKieServicesClient(config).getServicesClient(ProcessServicesClient.class);
Map<String,Object> params = new HashMap<String,Object>();
LoanRequest loanRequest = new LoanRequest();
loanRequest.setIsbn("978-0-307-35193-7");
params.put("loanRequest", loanRequest);
Long processInstanceId = client.startProcess("processserver-library", "LibraryProcess", params);