[Semediawiki-user] Send parameters to external Web service

[LyleC <lyl...@ho...>]

Hi,

I understand the Data Import extension allows me to invoke an external Web
service from an SMW article and display the results in that article in a
variety of formats e.g. list, table, custom template etc. 

I would like to take this one step further and submit a (user entered)
parameter to the external Web service.

The idea is this; I have a "keyword search" SOAP based Web service hosted on
an external system, and I would like the SMW user to enter a keyword that is
submitted as a parameter to this service. This external Web service adds and
updates SMW pages using the AddPagesService extension, updates the
underlying RDF (Joseki) data store and updates other systems based on the
keyword submitted. In essence, I am using SMW for its familiar interface,
presentation and semantic querying capabilities.

I have tried using widgets to create buttons and an input box to dynamically
generate wiki markup that invokes the Web service, but the problem is that
by that time the article has already been rendered and I see the raw
{{ws;xxx}} in the article; This url 

http://chamarette.podzone.net/mediawiki/index.php/My_PQESA

gives an example of what I would like to do (top section) and what I have
done (bottom section) using hard coded parameters.

I feel like there must be a relatively simple way to submit user-defined
parameters to an external Web service but I cannot figure it out. Any
pointers would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Lyle.


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