Call a Generic Webservice

Description

The call webservice part allows you to enable your logicnet-based application to perform a web service call and retrieve a response.

Use

The call webservice part is located in the App Dev dropdown menu in a process node. When you select the part, enter the connection information for the webservice to which to connect. The system can store the response in the application context.

Editor Fields

Error Messages

Extended Error Logging

It is possible to enable extended error logging for web services when you have access to your LogicNets runtime installation/server access.

1. Open or create a configuration file, for example, c:\logicnets\dat\bnt\yourcompany\settings.cfg.
2. Add a setting called 'log_webservice_calls' in the "_session" section. Assign value = 1.

   _session = {
       log_webservice_calls = 1
   } 

3. Run your application.
4. Check the log files in c:\logicnets\dat\log\.

   host: test
   port: 8080
   TLS version: 1.2
   Connection type: HTTP
   server validation certificate file: nil
   client identification certificate file: nil
   client identification private key file: nil
   ------------------- Full request -------------------
   POST /examplecall HTTP/1.1
   Host: test
   Content-type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
   Content-length: 0
   SOAPAction: "Action"
   
   
   ------------------- End -------------------
   >> Starting call
   Error: "cannot connect: host not found"
   ------------------- Response -------------------
   nil
   ------------------- End -------------------

Example

For several examples of using the call webservice part, download the following sample project in your workspace.