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index 106e1e81..b10dcf8a 100644
--- a/docs/apex/APEX-User-Manual.rst
+++ b/docs/apex/APEX-User-Manual.rst
@@ -1173,11 +1173,11 @@ Verify a Full Installation - REST Client
.. container:: content
- |REST Editor Start Screen|
+ |Policy Editor Start Screen|
.. container:: title
- Figure 1. REST Editor Start Screen
+ Figure 1. Policy Editor Start Screen
.. container:: paragraph
@@ -1192,17 +1192,17 @@ Verify a Full Installation - REST Client
.. container:: content
- |REST Editor with loaded SampleDomain Policy Model|
+ |Policy Editor with loaded SampleDomain Policy Model|
.. container:: title
- Figure 2. REST Editor with loaded SampleDomain Policy Model
+ Figure 2. Policy Editor with loaded SampleDomain Policy Model
.. container:: paragraph
- Now you can use the REST editor. To finish this verification, simply
+ Now you can use the Policy editor. To finish this verification, simply
terminate your browser (or the tab), and then use ``CTRL+C`` in the
- console where you started the REST editor.
+ console where you started the Policy editor.
Installing the WAR Application
------------------------------
@@ -2873,7 +2873,12 @@ REST Client Input
"org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restclient.RESTClientCarrierTechnologyParameters",
"parameters" : {
"url" : "http://example.org:8080/triggers/events", (2)
- "httpCodeFilter" : "[2][0-9][0-9]" (3)
+ "httpMethod": "GET", (3)
+ "httpCodeFilter" : "[2][0-9][0-9]", (4)
+ "httpHeaders" : [ (5)
+ ["Keep-Alive", "300"],
+ ["Cache-Control", "no-cache"]
+ ]
}
}
@@ -2884,7 +2889,14 @@ REST Client Input
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
| **2** | the URL of the HTTP server for events |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
- | **3** | use HTTP CODE FILTER for filtering status code |
+ | **3** | the HTTP method to use (GET/PUT/POST/DELETE), |
+ | | optional, defaults to GET |
+ +-------+--------------------------------------------------+
+ | **4** | use HTTP CODE FILTER for filtering status code, |
+ | | optional, defaults to [2][0-9][0-9] |
+ +-------+--------------------------------------------------+
+ | **5** | HTTP headers to use on the REST request, |
+ | | optional |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
REST Client Output
@@ -2920,8 +2932,11 @@ REST Client Output
"parameters" : {
"url" : "http://example.com:8888/actions/events", (2)
"url" : "http://example.{site}.com:8888/{trig}/events", (2')
- "httpMethod" : "PUT" (3)
- }
+ "httpMethod" : "PUT". (3)
+ "httpHeaders" : [ (4)
+ ["Keep-Alive", "300"],
+ ["Cache-Control", "no-cache"]
+ ] }
}
.. container:: colist arabic
@@ -2933,7 +2948,11 @@ REST Client Output
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
| **2'**| the tagged URL of the HTTP server for events |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
- | **3** | use HTTP PUT (remove this line to use HTTP POST) |
+ | **3** | the HTTP method to use (GET/PUT/POST/DELETE), |
+ | | optional, defaults to POST |
+ +-------+--------------------------------------------------+
+ | **4** | HTTP headers to use on the REST request, |
+ | | optional |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
REST Server IO
@@ -3148,14 +3167,81 @@ REST Requestor IO
APEX can act as REST requestor on the input as well as on
the output interface. The media type is
``application/json``, so this plugin only works with
- the JSON Event protocol.
+ the JSON Event protocol. This plugin allows APEX to send REST requests
+ and to receive the reply of that request without tying up APEX resources
+ while the request is being processed. The REST Requestor pairs a REST
+ requestor producer and consumer together to handle the REST request
+ and response. The REST request is created from an APEX output event
+ and the REST response is input into APEX as a new input event.
-REST Requestor Input
-====================
+REST Requestor Output (REST Request Producer)
+=============================================
+
+ .. container:: paragraph
+
+ APEX sends a REST request when events are output by APEX, the REST
+ request configuration is specified on the REST Request Consumer (see
+ below).
+
+ .. container:: listingblock
+
+ .. container:: content
+
+ .. code::
+
+ "carrierTechnologyParameters": {
+ "carrierTechnology": "RESTREQUESTOR", (1)
+ "parameterClassName": "org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restrequestor.RESTRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters"
+ },
+
+ .. container:: colist arabic
+
+ +-------+------------------------------------------+
+ | **1** | set REST requestor as carrier technology |
+ +-------+------------------------------------------+
+
+ .. container:: paragraph
+
+ The settings below are required on the producer to
+ define the event that triggers the REST request and
+ to specify the peered consumer configuration for the
+ REST request, for example:
+
+ .. container:: listingblock
+
+ .. container:: content
+
+ .. code::
+
+ "eventNameFilter": "GuardRequestEvent", (1)
+ "requestorMode": true, (2)
+ "requestorPeer": "GuardRequestorConsumer", (3)
+ "requestorTimeout": 500 (4)
+
+ .. container:: colist arabic
+
+ +-------+-------------------------------------------+
+ | **1** | a filter on the event |
+ +-------+-------------------------------------------+
+ | **2** | requestor mode must be set to *true* |
+ +-------+-------------------------------------------+
+ | **3** | the peered consumer for REST requests, |
+ | | that consumer specifies the full |
+ | | configuration for REST requests |
+ +-------+-------------------------------------------+
+ | **4** | the request timeout in milliseconds, |
+ | | overridden by timeout on consumer if that |
+ | | is set, optional defaults to 500 |
+ | | millisconds |
+ +-------+-------------------------------------------+
+
+REST Requestor Input (REST Request Consumer)
+============================================
.. container:: paragraph
- APEX will connect to a given URL to request an input.
+ APEX will connect to a given URL to issue a REST request and
+ wait for a REST response.
The URL can be configured statically or tagged
as ``?example.{site}.org:8080/{trig}/events``,
all tags such as ``site`` and ``trig`` in the URL
@@ -3186,9 +3272,14 @@ REST Requestor Input
"url": "http://localhost:54321/some/path/to/rest/resource", (2)
"url": "http://localhost:54321/{site}/path/to/rest/{resValue}", (2')
"httpMethod": "POST", (3)
- "restRequestTimeout": 2000, (4)
- "httpCodeFilter" : "[2][0-9][0-9]" (5)
- }
+ "requestorMode": true, (4)
+ "requestorPeer": "GuardRequestorProducer", (5)
+ "restRequestTimeout": 2000, (6)
+ "httpCodeFilter" : "[2][0-9][0-9]" (7)
+ "httpHeaders" : [ (8)
+ ["Keep-Alive", "300"],
+ ["Cache-Control", "no-cache"]
+ ] }
},
.. container:: colist arabic
@@ -3200,17 +3291,31 @@ REST Requestor Input
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
| **2'**| the tagged URL of the HTTP server for events |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
- | **3** | use HTTP PUT (remove this line to use HTTP POST) |
+ | **3** | the HTTP method to use (GET/PUT/POST/DELETE), |
+ | | optional, defaults to GET |
+ +-------+--------------------------------------------------+
+ | **4** | requestor mode must be set to *true* |
+ +-------+--------------------------------------------------+
+ | **5** | the peered producer for REST requests, that |
+ | | producer specifies the APEX output event that |
+ | | triggers the REST request |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
- | **4** | request timeout in milliseconds |
+ | **6** | request timeout in milliseconds, overrides any |
+ | | value set in the REST Requestor Producer, |
+ | | optional, defaults to 500 millisconds |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
- | **5** | use HTTP CODE FILTER for filtering status code |
+ | **7** | use HTTP CODE FILTER for filtering status code |
+ | | optional, defaults to [2][0-9][0-9] |
+ +-------+--------------------------------------------------+
+ | **8** | HTTP headers to use on the REST request, |
+ | | optional |
+-------+--------------------------------------------------+
.. container:: paragraph
- Further settings are required on the consumer to
- define the event that is requested, for example:
+ Further settings may be required on the consumer to
+ define the input event that is produced and forwarded into
+ APEX, for example:
.. container:: listingblock
@@ -3219,10 +3324,7 @@ REST Requestor Input
.. code::
"eventName": "GuardResponseEvent", (1)
- "eventNameFilter": "GuardResponseEvent", (2)
- "requestorMode": true, (3)
- "requestorPeer": "GuardRequestorProducer", (4)
- "requestorTimeout": 500 (5)
+ "eventNameFilter": "GuardResponseEvent" (2)
.. container:: colist arabic
@@ -3231,65 +3333,6 @@ REST Requestor Input
+-------+---------------------------+
| **2** | a filter on the event |
+-------+---------------------------+
- | **3** | the mode of the requestor |
- +-------+---------------------------+
- | **4** | a peer for the requestor |
- +-------+---------------------------+
- | **5** | a general request timeout |
- +-------+---------------------------+
-
-REST Requestor Output
-=====================
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- APEX will connect to a given URL to send events, but
- not receive any events.
-
- .. container:: listingblock
-
- .. container:: content
-
- .. code::
-
- "carrierTechnologyParameters": {
- "carrierTechnology": "RESTREQUESTOR", (1)
- "parameterClassName": "org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restrequestor.RESTRequestorCarrierTechnologyParameters"
- },
-
- .. container:: colist arabic
-
- +-------+------------------------------------------+
- | **1** | set REST requestor as carrier technology |
- +-------+------------------------------------------+
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- Further settings are required on the consumer to
- define the event that is requested, for example:
-
- .. container:: listingblock
-
- .. container:: content
-
- .. code::
-
- "eventNameFilter": "GuardRequestEvent", (1)
- "requestorMode": true, (2)
- "requestorPeer": "GuardRequestorConsumer", (3)
- "requestorTimeout": 500 (4)
-
- .. container:: colist arabic
-
- +-------+---------------------------+
- | **1** | a filter on the event |
- +-------+---------------------------+
- | **2** | the mode of the requestor |
- +-------+---------------------------+
- | **3** | a peer for the requestor |
- +-------+---------------------------+
- | **4** | a general request timeout |
- +-------+---------------------------+
gRPC IO
#######
@@ -4194,250 +4237,13 @@ The APEX CLI Tosca Editor
%APEX_HOME%/\bin/\apexCLIToscaEditor.bat -c %APEX_HOME%\examples\PolicyModel.apex -ot %APEX_HOME%\examples\test.json -l %APEX_HOME%\examples\test.log -ac %APEX_HOME%\examples\RESTServerStandaloneJsonEvent.json -t %APEX_HOME%\examples\ToscaTemplate.json
-The APEX REST Editor
---------------------
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- The standard way to use the APEX REST Editor is via an
- installation of the *war* file on a webserver. However, the
- REST editor can also be started via command line. This will
- start a Grizzly webserver with the *war* deployed. Access to
- the REST Editor is then via the provided URL
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- On UNIX and Cygwin systems use:
-
- .. container:: ulist
-
- - ``apexRESTEditor.sh`` - simply starts the webserver with
- the REST editor
-
- - ``apexApps.sh rest-editor`` - simply starts the webserver
- with the REST editor
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- On Windows systems use:
-
- .. container:: ulist
-
- - ``apexRESTEditor.bat`` - simply starts the webserver with
- the REST editor
-
- - ``apexApps.bat rest-editor`` - simply starts the
- webserver with the REST editor
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- Summary of alternatives to start the APEX REST Editor:
-
- +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
- | Unix, Cygwin | Windows |
- +=============================================================+===============================================================+
- | .. container:: | .. container:: |
- | | |
- | .. container:: listingblock | .. container:: listingblock |
- | | |
- | .. container:: content | .. container:: content |
- | | |
- | .. code:: | .. code:: |
- | | |
- | # $APEX_HOME/bin/apexRESTEditor.sh.sh [args] | > %APEX_HOME%\bin\apexRESTEditor.bat [args] |
- | # $APEX_HOME/bin/apexApps.sh rest-editor [args] | > %APEX_HOME%\bin\apexApps.bat rest-editor [args] |
- +-------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- The option ``-h`` provides a help screen with all command
- line arguments.
-
- .. container:: listingblock
-
- .. container:: content
-
- .. code::
-
- usage: org.onap.policy.apex.client.editor.rest.ApexEditorMain [options...]
- -h,--help outputs the usage of this command
- -l,--listen <ADDRESS> the IP address to listen on. Default value is localhost to restrict access to the
- local machine only.
- -p,--port <PORT> port to use for the Apex RESTful editor REST calls.
- -t,--time-to-live <TIME_TO_LIVE> the amount of time in seconds that the server will run for before terminating. Default
- value is -1 to run indefinitely.
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- If the REST Editor is started without any arguments the
- final messages will look similar to this:
-
- .. container:: listingblock
-
- .. container:: content
-
- .. code::
-
- Apex Editor REST endpoint (ApexEditorMain: Config=[ApexEditorParameters: URI=http://localhost:18989/apexservices/, TTL=-1sec], State=READY) starting at http://localhost:18989/apexservices/ . . .
- Sep 05, 2018 11:24:30 PM org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.NetworkListener start
- INFO: Started listener bound to [localhost:18989]
- Sep 05, 2018 11:24:30 PM org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpServer start
- INFO: [HttpServer] Started.
- Apex Editor REST endpoint (ApexEditorMain: Config=[ApexEditorParameters: URI=http://localhost:18989/apexservices/, TTL=-1sec], State=RUNNING) started at http://localhost:18989/apexservices/
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- The last line states the URL on which the REST Editor can be
- accessed. The example above stated
- ``http://0.0.0.0:18989/apex/``. In a web browser use the URL
- ``http://localhost:18989`` and the REST Editor will start.
-
-The APEX Monitoring Client
---------------------------
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- The standard way to use the APEX Monitoring Client is via an
- installation of the *war* file on a webserver. However, the
- Monitoring Client can also be started via command line. This
- will start a Grizzly webserver with the *war* deployed.
- Access to the Monitoring Client is then via the provided URL
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- On UNIX and Cygwin systems use:
-
- .. container:: ulist
-
- - ``apexApps.sh eng-monitoring`` - simply starts the
- webserver with the Monitoring Client
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- On Windows systems use:
-
- .. container:: ulist
-
- - ``apexApps.bat eng-monitoring`` - simply starts the
- webserver with the Monitoring Client
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- The option ``-h`` provides a help screen with all command
- line arguments.
-
- .. container:: listingblock
-
- .. container:: content
-
- .. code::
-
- usage: org.onap.policy.apex.client.monitoring.rest.ApexMonitoringRestMain [options...]
- -h,--help outputs the usage of this command
- -p,--port <PORT> port to use for the Apex Services REST calls
- -t,--time-to-live <TIME_TO_LIVE> the amount of time in seconds that the server will run for before terminating
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- If the Monitoring Client is started without any arguments
- the final messages will look similar to this:
-
- .. container:: listingblock
-
- .. container:: content
-
- .. code::
-
- Apex Services REST endpoint (ApexMonitoringRestMain: Config=[ApexMonitoringRestParameters: URI=http://localhost:18989/apexservices/, TTL=-1sec], State=READY) starting at http://localhost:18989/apexservices/ . . .
- Sep 05, 2018 11:26:20 PM org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.NetworkListener start
- INFO: Started listener bound to [localhost:18989]
- Sep 05, 2018 11:26:20 PM org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpServer start
- INFO: [HttpServer] Started.
- Apex Services REST endpoint (ApexMonitoringRestMain: Config=[ApexMonitoringRestParameters: URI=http://localhost:18989/apexservices/, TTL=-1sec], State=RUNNING) started at http://localhost:18989/apexservices/
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- The last line states the URL on which the Monitoring Client
- can be accessed. The example above stated
- ``http://localhost:18989/apexservices``. In a web browser
- use the URL ``http://localhost:18989``.
-
-The APEX Deployment Client
---------------------------
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- The standard way to use the APEX Deployment Client is via an
- installation of the *war* file on a webserver. However, the
- Deployment Client can also be started via command line. This
- will start a Grizzly webserver with the *war* deployed.
- Access to the Deployment Client is then via the provided URL
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- On UNIX and Cygwin systems use:
-
- .. container:: ulist
-
- - ``apexApps.sh eng-deployment`` - simply starts the
- webserver with the Deployment Client
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- On Windows systems use:
-
- .. container:: ulist
-
- - ``apexApps.bat eng-deployment`` - simply starts the
- webserver with the Deployment Client
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- The option ``-h`` provides a help screen with all command
- line arguments.
-
- .. container:: listingblock
-
- .. container:: content
-
- .. code::
-
- usage: org.onap.policy.apex.client.deployment.rest.ApexDeploymentRestMain [options...]
- -h,--help outputs the usage of this command
- -p,--port <PORT> port to use for the Apex Services REST calls
- -t,--time-to-live <TIME_TO_LIVE> the amount of time in seconds that the server will run for before terminating
-
- .. container:: paragraph
- If the Deployment Client is started without any arguments
- the final messages will look similar to this:
-
- .. container:: listingblock
-
- .. container:: content
-
- .. code::
-
- Apex Services REST endpoint (ApexDeploymentRestMain: Config=[ApexDeploymentRestParameters: URI=http://localhost:18989/apexservices/, TTL=-1sec], State=READY) starting at http://localhost:18989/apexservices/ . . .
- Sep 05, 2018 11:27:09 PM org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.NetworkListener start
- INFO: Started listener bound to [localhost:18989]
- Sep 05, 2018 11:27:09 PM org.glassfish.grizzly.http.server.HttpServer start
- INFO: [HttpServer] Started.
- Apex Services REST endpoint (ApexDeploymentRestMain: Config=[ApexDeploymentRestParameters: URI=http://localhost:18989/apexservices/, TTL=-1sec], State=RUNNING) started at http://localhost:18989/apexservices/
-
- .. container:: paragraph
-
- The last line states the URL on which the Deployment Client
- can be accessed. The example above stated
- ``http://localhost:18989/apexservices``. In a web browser
- use the URL ``http://localhost:18989``.
-
-The APEX Full Client
+The APEX Client
--------------------
.. container:: paragraph
- The APEX Full Client combines the REST Editor, the
+ The APEX Client combines the Policy Editor, the
Monitoring Client, and the Deployment Client into a single
application. The standard way to use the APEX Full Client is
via an installation of the *war* file on a webserver.
@@ -4510,7 +4316,7 @@ The APEX Application Launcher
.. container:: paragraph
- The standard applications (Engine, CLI Editor, REST Editor)
+ The standard applications (Engine and CLI Editor)
come with dedicated start scripts. For all other APEX
applications, we provide an application launcher.
@@ -5937,13 +5743,5 @@ Send Events
.. container::
:name: footer-text
- 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT
- Last updated 2018-09-10 15:38:16 IST
-
-.. |Extract the TAR archive| image:: images/install-guide/win-extract-tar-gz.png
-.. |Extract the APEX distribution| image:: images/install-guide/win-extract-tar.png
-.. |REST Editor Start Screen| image:: images/install-guide/rest-start.png
-.. |REST Editor with loaded SampleDomain Policy Model| image:: images/install-guide/rest-loaded.png
-.. |APEX Configuration Matrix| image:: images/apex-intro/ApexEngineConfig.png