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This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 4.1.0. |
Syntax
httpGet(url, request)
Starting with SIL Engine™ 4.5.0:
httpGet(url, request [, proxy])
Description
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Executes an HTTP GET for the given URL using the specified HttpRequest object. The needed parameters can either be included in the initial url or they can be created using the httpCreateParameter routine and added to the HttpRequest parameter. Requests can also be sent through a proxy. |
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
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url | string | Yes | The URL. |
| request | HttpRequest | Yes | An HttpRequest object containing headers, cookies, parameters. |
| proxy | HttpProxy | No | An HttpProxy object containing the host and port of the proxy server. |
The request parameter should have the HttpRequest type described here. The HttpProxy type is described here.
Return type
variable Variable return type - depending on the left hand side operator type. EG: can be a custom struct, string etc.
Example
You can check whether something exists in the external system. For instance, you can check whether a certain user exists in Salesforce and get the user parameters if such exist.
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struct serverInfo{
string baseUrl;
string version;
number [] versionNumbers;
string deploymentType;
number buildNumber;
string buildDate;
string serverTime;
string serverTitle;
}
//Create request
HttpRequest request;
HttpHeader authHeader = httpBasicAuthHeader("admin", "admin");
request.headers += authHeader;
//Post data and get response
serverInfo si = httpGet("http://localhost:8080/rest/api/2/serverInfo?doHealthCheck=false", request);
return si.baseUrl; |
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The request is required, and at least a http header should be set. For example, you can set the "Content-Type" header. |
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