Re: [Vala] Fwd: XML-RPC bindings for libsoup?

["Phil Daintree" <phil logicworks co nz>]

Wow fantastic - I will give this a go.
Thankyou Pancake!

Phil
Phil Daintree
Logic Works Ltd - 0275 567890

-----Original Message-----
From: pancake <pancake youterm com>
Sender: vala-list-bounces gnome org
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:14:38 
To: <vala-list gnome org>
Subject: Re: [Vala] Fwd: XML-RPC bindings for libsoup?

i wrote xmlrpc-c bindings for vala. if somebody wants to commit it.. it's
attached. i find it easier than using Soup. not really integrated with vala,
check test case.

On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:53:59 +1200
Phil Daintree <phil logicworks co nz> wrote:

> I am trying to use libsoup's XML-RPC client methods to get data from a
> remote application .. using genie (or vala if necessary!). I have  
> shamelessly taken much of this from an example I found on the net ....  
> thanks to Evan! I have had some success using the code:
>
> [indent=4]
> /* Build with "valac --thread --pkg libsoup-2.4 yourfile.gs */
> uses
>      Soup
>      Gee
> struct LocQty
>      quantity : double
>      loccode : string
>
>
> init
>      var session = new Soup.SessionAsync ()
>      ItemCode:string = "DVD-TOPGUN"
>      UserName:string = "admin"
>      Password:string = "weberp"
>
>      var message = Soup.xmlrpc_request_new
> ("http://localhost/webERP/api/api_xml-rpc.php";,
> "weberp.xmlrpc_GetStockBalance", typeof(string),ItemCode,
> typeof(string), UserName, typeof(string), Password)
>
>      session.send_message(message)
>
>      ResponseData:string = message.response_body.flatten().data
>      MessageLength : int = (int) message.response_body.length
>
>      try
>          xmlrpc_parse_method_response (ResponseData, MessageLength,
> typeof(int))
>          print("Stock of %s = %s",ItemCode, ResponseData)
>      except
>          print("Could not get webERP API location stock over XML-RPC.")
>
>
>      print ("message length = %d",MessageLength)
>
> I get a nice response from the web-server :
>
> Stock of DVD-TOPGUN = <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <methodResponse>
> <params>
> <param>
> <value><array>
> <data>
> <value><int>0</int></value>
> <value><array>
> <data>
> <value><struct>
> <member><name>quantity</name>
> <value><string>-1</string></value>
> </member>
> <member><name>loccode</name>
> <value><string>MEL</string></value>
> </member>
> </struct></value>
> <value><struct>
> <member><name>quantity</name>
> <value><string>0</string></value>
> </member>
> <member><name>loccode</name>
> <value><string>TOR</string></value>
> </member>
> </struct></value>
> </data>
> </array></value>
> </data>
> </array></value>
> </param>
> </params>
> </methodResponse>
>
>
> I am figuring that the xmlrpc_extract_method_response is the method to
> parse the returned xml into an array of structs?? But I can't figure out
> how to use it and can find no examples on the net...
>
> Would appreciate any ideas?
>
> Phil
>
>
>
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