Re: IWS, REST APIs, and Logging

["Nadir Amra" <amra@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We hope to have it by end of year, if not earlier. 


"WEB400" <web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 04/28/2021 11:24:24 
AM:

> From: Stephen Piland <Stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)" 
<web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 04/28/2021 11:24 AM
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WEB400] IWS, REST APIs, and Logging
> Sent by: "WEB400" <web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Any thoughts on the timeline on this?  Just curious.  We've been on 
> Version 2.6 for a long time.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WEB400 <web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Nadir Amra
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:59 PM
> To: Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries) 
<web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] IWS, REST APIs, and Logging
>
> When we implement logging of payloads, It will fail, but you would 
> still have a log of the payload. 
>
>
> "WEB400" <web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 04/27/2021 
12:05:56 
> PM:
>
> > From: Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)" 
> <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 04/27/2021 12:06 PM
> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WEB400] IWS, REST APIs, and Logging
> > Sent by: "WEB400" <web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Yup - that could be useful I agree - although I suspect that IWS 
> > would fail anyway while attempting the unpacking.
> >
> >
> > Jon Paris
> >
> > > On Apr 27, 2021, at 1:00 PM, Stephen Piland 
> > <Stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > True.  I agree that it would diminish the value of IWS.  I was 
> > hoping that turning on some logging, etc would allow us to capture 
> > the payload/body IF it was 'malformed' and it can't unpack into the 
> > parameters.
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: WEB400 <web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Jon 
> Paris
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 11:02 AM
> > > To: Web Enabling the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries) 
> <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Re: [WEB400] IWS, REST APIs, and Logging
> > >
> > > Well it kinda goes against the whole point of IWS which is to 
> > avoid you having to concern your self with such issues.  The payload
> > is unpacked into the parameters and vice-versa for you.
> > > If you really need to access the body why use IWS at all?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jon Paris
> > >
> > > > On Apr 27, 2021, at 11:23 AM, Stephen Piland 
> > <Stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > I haven't seen any way to do this so far, but I thought I'd ask 
> > the group...
> > > > Is there any way to capture the 'payload'/body sent in?  Ideally,
> > pre-execution of the program or service program call from within 
> > IWS.  If not, is there a way to capture it in the called pgm perhaps
> > as a BLOB that could be stored?
> > > >