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UpdateExample
package org.hp.qc.web.restapi.docexamples.docexamples;
import org.hp.qc.web.restapi.docexamples.docexamples.infrastructure.*;
import org.hp.qc.web.restapi.docexamples.docexamples.infrastructure.Entity.Fields.Field;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* This example shows how to change data on already existing entities.
*
*/
public class UpdateExample {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
new UpdateExample().updateExample(
"http://" + Constants.HOST + ":" +
Constants.PORT + "/qcbin",
Constants.DOMAIN,
Constants.PROJECT,
Constants.USERNAME,
Constants.PASSWORD);
}
public void updateExample(final String serverUrl, final String domain,
final String project, String username, String password)
throws Exception {
RestConnector con =
RestConnector.getInstance().init(
new HashMap<String, String>(),
serverUrl,
domain,
project);
AuthenticateLoginMethod login =
new AuthenticateLoginMethod();
CreateDeleteExample writeExample = new CreateDeleteExample();
UpdateExample example = new UpdateExample();
// We use a login method to handle our login for this example.
// To learn how to write your own login method, see Authenticate.
boolean loginResponse = login.login(username, password);
Assert.assertTrue("login failed", loginResponse);
String exampleEntityType = "requirement";
String requirementsUrl =
con.buildEntityCollectionUrl(exampleEntityType);
// We use the example code of creating an entity to make an entity
// for us to update.
String newEntityToUpdateUrl =
writeExample.createEntity(requirementsUrl,
Constants.entityToPostXml);
//create xml that when posted modifies the entity
String updatedField = "request-note";
String updatedFieldInitialUpdateValue = "I'm an updated value";
String updatedEntityXml =
generateSingleFieldUpdateXml(updatedField,
updatedFieldInitialUpdateValue);
//checkout (or lock) the entity - depending on versioning support.
boolean isVersioned = Constants.isVersioned(exampleEntityType,
domain, project);
String preModificationXml = null;
if (isVersioned) {
// Note that we selected an entity that supports versioning
// on a project that supports versioning. Would fail otherwise.
String firstCheckoutComment = "check out comment1";
preModificationXml = example.checkout(newEntityToUpdateUrl,
firstCheckoutComment, -1);
Assert.assertTrue(
"checkout comment missing",
preModificationXml.contains(Constants.generateFieldXml(
"vc-checkout-comments",
firstCheckoutComment)));
}
else {
preModificationXml = example.lock(newEntityToUpdateUrl);
}
Assert.assertTrue(
"posted field value not found",
preModificationXml.contains(Constants.entityToPostFieldXml));
//update the entity
String put = example.update(newEntityToUpdateUrl,
updatedEntityXml).toString();
Assert.assertTrue("posted field value not found",
put.contains(Constants.generateFieldXml(
updatedField,
updatedFieldInitialUpdateValue)));
//checkin (or unlock) the entity - depending on versioning support.
if (isVersioned) {
String firstCheckinComment = "check in comment1";
boolean checkin = example.checkin(newEntityToUpdateUrl,
firstCheckinComment, false);
Assert.assertTrue("checkin failed", checkin);
}
else {
boolean unlock = example.unlock(newEntityToUpdateUrl);
Assert.assertTrue("unlock failed", unlock);
}
/*
now we do the same thing again, only this time with marshalling
*/
//checkout
if (isVersioned) {
preModificationXml =
example.checkout(newEntityToUpdateUrl, "check out comment2", -1);
}
else {
preModificationXml = example.lock(newEntityToUpdateUrl);
}
Assert.assertTrue(
"posted field value not found",
preModificationXml.contains(Constants.generateFieldXml(
updatedField,
updatedFieldInitialUpdateValue)));
//create update string
String updatedFieldUpdatedValue =
"updating via marshal / unmarhsalling";
String entityUpdateXml =
generateSingleFieldUpdateXml(updatedField,
updatedFieldUpdatedValue);
// Create entity (we could have instantiated the entity
// and used methods to set the new values
Entity e =
EntityMarshallingUtils.marshal(Entity.class, entityUpdateXml);
// Do update operation
String updateResponseEntityXml =
example.update(
newEntityToUpdateUrl,
EntityMarshallingUtils.unmarshal(Entity.class, e)).toString();
// Entity xml from server -> entity class instance
Entity updateResponseEntity =
EntityMarshallingUtils.marshal(Entity.class,
updateResponseEntityXml);
boolean updatedValueEncountered = false;
List<Field> fields = updateResponseEntity.getFields().getField();
for (Field field : fields) {
if (field.getName().equals(updatedField)) {
Assert.assertEquals(
"updated value different than expected",
field.getValue().iterator().next(),
updatedFieldUpdatedValue);
updatedValueEncountered = true;
break;
}
}
Assert.assertTrue("did not encounter updated value",
updatedValueEncountered);
//checkin
if (isVersioned) {
boolean checkin =
example.checkin(newEntityToUpdateUrl, null, false);
Assert.assertTrue("checkin failed", checkin);
}
else {
boolean unlock = example.unlock(newEntityToUpdateUrl);
Assert.assertTrue("unlock failed", unlock);
}
//cleanup
writeExample.deleteEntity(newEntityToUpdateUrl);
}
private RestConnector con;
/**
* @param
*/
public UpdateExample() {
con = RestConnector.getInstance();
}
/**
* @param entityUrl
* of the entity to checkout
* @param comment
* to keep on the server side of why you checked this entity out
* @param version
* to checkout or -1 if you want the latest
* @return a string description of the checked out entity
* @throws Exception
*/
public String checkout(String entityUrl, String comment, int version)
throws Exception {
String commentXmlBit =
((comment != null) && !comment.isEmpty()
? "<Comment>" + comment + "</Comment>"
: "");
String versionXmlBit =
(version >= 0 ? "<Version>" + version + "</Version>" : "");
String xmlData = commentXmlBit + versionXmlBit;
String xml =
xmlData.isEmpty() ? "" : "<CheckOutParameters>"
+ xmlData + "</CheckOutParameters>";
Map<String, String> requestHeaders = new HashMap<String, String>();
requestHeaders.put("Content-Type", "application/xml");
requestHeaders.put("Accept", "application/xml");
Response response =
con.httpPost(entityUrl + "/versions/check-out", xml.getBytes(), requestHeaders);
if (response.getStatusCode() != HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
throw new Exception(response.toString());
}
return response.toString();
}
/**
* @param entityUrl
* to checkin
* @param comment
* this will override any comment you made in the checkout
* @param overrideLastVersion
* this will override last version
* @return true if operation is successful
* @throws Exception
*/
public boolean checkin(String entityUrl, String comment,
boolean overrideLastVersion) throws Exception {
final String commentXmlBit =
((comment != null) && !comment.isEmpty()
? "<Comment>" + comment + "</Comment>"
: "");
final String overrideLastVersionBit =
overrideLastVersion == true ?
"<OverrideLastVersion>true</OverrideLastVersion>" : "" ;
final String xmlData = commentXmlBit + overrideLastVersionBit;
final String xml =
xmlData.isEmpty() ? "" : "<CheckInParameters>" + xmlData + "</CheckInParameters>";
final Map<String, String> requestHeaders =
new HashMap<String, String>();
requestHeaders.put("Content-Type", "application/xml");
//just execute a post operation on the checkin resource of your entity
Response response =
con.httpPost(entityUrl + "/versions/check-in", xml.getBytes(),
requestHeaders);
boolean ret = response.getStatusCode() == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK;
return ret;
}
/**
* @param entityUrl
* to lock
* @return the locked entity xml
* @throws Exception
*/
public String lock(String entityUrl) throws Exception {
Map<String, String> requestHeaders = new HashMap<String, String>();
requestHeaders.put("Accept", "application/xml");
Response lockResponse = con.httpPost(entityUrl + "/lock", null,
requestHeaders);
if (lockResponse.getStatusCode() != HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
throw new Exception(lockResponse.toString());
}
return lockResponse.toString();
}
/**
* @param entityUrl
* to unlock
* @return
* @throws Exception
*/
public boolean unlock(String entityUrl) throws Exception {
return con.httpDelete(entityUrl + "/lock", null).getStatusCode() == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK;
}
/**
* @param field
* the field name to update
* @param value
* the new value to use
* @return an xml that can be used to update an entity's single
* given field to given value
*/
private static String generateSingleFieldUpdateXml(String field,
String value) {
return "<Entity Type=\"requirement\"><Fields>"
+ Constants.generateFieldXml(field, value)
+ "</Fields></Entity>";
}
/**
* @param entityUrl
* to update
* @param updatedEntityXml
* New entity description. Only lists updated fields.
* Unmentioned fields will not change.
*
* @return xml description of the entity on the serverside, after update.
* @throws Exception
*/
private Response update(String entityUrl, String updatedEntityXml)
throws Exception {
Map<String, String> requestHeaders = new HashMap<String, String>();
requestHeaders.put("Content-Type", "application/xml");
requestHeaders.put("Accept", "application/xml");
Response putResponse =
con.httpPut(entityUrl, updatedEntityXml.getBytes(), requestHeaders);
if (putResponse.getStatusCode() != HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK) {
throw new Exception(putResponse.toString());
}
return putResponse;
}
}
