How to get the API Working?

[Jason Ching]

Hi,

I am new to PHP and Apache. I have been trying to understand the code and how the framework works, but just can't figure it out how to make the API call yet.

What I want to do is to use Java or .NET to do the API operation becuase those are the main languages of our team.

I have set alias 'seeddms' in Apache for the root of the application, so a home page visit is
http://localhost/seeddms

What is the URL of the REST API? I have tried the following, but all return a 404 error. I am trying these based on the routing statements in restapi\index.php.
http://localhost/seeddms/document/1
http://localhost/seeddms/restapi/document/1

$app->get('/document/:id', 'getDocument');
$app->delete('/document/:id', 'deleteDocument');
$app->post('/document/:id/move', 'moveDocument');
$app->get('/document/:id/content', 'getDocumentContent');
$app->get('/document/:id/versions', 'getDocumentVersions');
$app->get('/document/:id/version/:version', 'getDocumentVersion');
$app->get('/document/:id/files', 'getDocumentFiles');
$app->get('/document/:id/file/:fileid', 'getDocumentFile');

This is my Apache setting:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
    <Directory />
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    Alias /seeddms “/home/www-data/seeddms43x/www/"
    <Directory "/home/www-data/seeddms43x/www/">
        DirectoryIndex index.php
        AllowOverride All
        Order deny,allow
        Deny from all
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

[Stefan Kilger]

In .NET using RestSharp you can make the API call with the following code

var client = new RestClient(@"http://localhost/seeddms/restapi/index.php"); 
client.CookieContainer = new System.Net.CookieContainer(); // Cookie Managment für Login

//Maybe you must Login before some API calls, use same client object, for cookie managment

var request = new RestRequest(string.Format("/document/{0}", document_id), RestSharp.Method.GET); 
request.AddHeader("Accept", "application/json"); 
// execute the request
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
var content = response.Content; // raw content as string

[Manikandarajan]

Is there any sample code for JAVA or any documentation available ?

[Manikandarajan]

i've tried to open http://localhost:8080/seeddms/restapi/login from the browser - its showing the text box for entering username and password after entering the username and password it returns {"success":true,"message":"","data":"1"} . I dont know how to proceed further with other API calls. can anybody explain how to call the create folder method - im trying to open a specfic folder in seeddms from my java application. please help

[Manikandarajan]

How to get cookie information when calling login REST call and pass it to call other REST url ? I'm trying from JAVA application. while calling the Login rest service - its returing the json value. I dont know how to pass that info for calling other REST service

[Manikandarajan]

Hi, In java i've preserved the login cookie and send that along with the other REST call - it works fine

String COOKIES_HEADER = "Set-Cookie";
     final java.net.CookieManager msCookieManager = new java.net.CookieManager();
     Map<String, List<String>> headerFields = con.getHeaderFields();
        List<String> cookiesHeader = headerFields.get(COOKIES_HEADER);
        if (cookiesHeader != null) {
            for (String cookie : cookiesHeader) {
                msCookieManager.getCookieStore().add(null,HttpCookie.parse(cookie).get(0));
            }               
        }

        sendGet(msCookieManager);

[Manikandarajan]

I'm trying to redirect my java application to seeddms dashboard after some REST calls. while opening the seeddms dashboard it shows login screen, is there any way can we bypass the user login to open seeddms dashboard in the browser.

[Phaser Fill]

Try to make get request in your browser. It works for me on 5.0.8 version
http://[server]:[port]/op/op.Login.php?login=User1&pwd=Pass1234&referuri=/out/out.AdminTools.php
(referuri parameter is optional).

[Manikandarajan]

Thanks for the reply, I've tried with my 4.3.13 and its not working, let me change the version and update the status.

[Manikandarajan]

Can anyone share the url pattern for create folder REST api call, I've tried
http://[server]:[port]/seeddms/restapi/index.php/folder/[foldername]/createfolder
but it returns success without folder id and the folder is not created.

[Phaser Fill]

You should send folderID instead foldername

POST http://[server]:[port]/restapi/index.php/folder/[id of parent folder]/createfolder HTTP/1.1
Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Cookie: mydms_session=[your session id]
Content-Length: 16
Host: [server]:[port]
Connection: Keep-Alive
User-Agent: Apache-HttpClient/4.1.1 (java 1.5)

name=[name of new folder]

[Manikandarajan]

Hi Phaser Fill, VERY MUCH THANKS for your hint. i've tried with your settings. but getting 500 response code. please find below code and advice me where i've made the mistake. if i give the folder id which is not available instead of 4 anyother value - im getting {"success":false,"message":"","data":""} .. but i'm trying to create folder under the folderid 4.

apache log: 10.44.13.152 - - [30/Dec/2016:15:23:17 +0530] "POST /seeddms/restapi/index.php/folder/4/createfolder HTTP/1.1" 500 1486

String url = "http://10.44.13.152:8080/seeddms/restapi/index.php/folder/4/createfolder";
URL obj = new URL(url);
HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) obj.openConnection();

            // add request header
            con.setRequestMethod("POST");

            con.setRequestProperty("Accept-Encoding", "gzip,deflate");
            con.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
            con.setRequestProperty("Cookie", StringUtils.join(msCookieManager
                    .getCookieStore().getCookies(), ";"));
            con.setRequestProperty("Content-Length","16");
            con.setRequestProperty("Host","http://10.44.13.152:8080");
            con.setRequestProperty("Connection","Keep-Alive");
            con.setRequestProperty("User-Agent", "Apache-HttpClient/4.1.1 (java 1.5)");


            System.out.println("executing createfolder method");

            String urlParameters = "name=testfolder";


            con.setDoOutput(true);
            DataOutputStream wr = new DataOutputStream(con.getOutputStream());
            wr.writeBytes(urlParameters);

            wr.flush();
            wr.close();

            int responseCode = con.getResponseCode();
            System.out.println(responseCode);

            if (responseCode != 200) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Failed : HTTP error code : "

                        + con.getResponseCode());
            }

            BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
                    (con.getInputStream())));

            String output;

            System.out.println("Output of create folder \n");
            while ((output = br.readLine()) != null) {
                System.out.println(output);


            }

[Phaser Fill]

Hi!

1. Sorry, I'm not good in Java :) I've attached SOAPUI project that contains some successful requests to SeedDMS. Please see it
2. Try to send request without this lines:

con.setRequestProperty("Accept-Encoding", "gzip,deflate");
con.setRequestProperty("Content-Length","16");
con.setRequestProperty("Host","http://10.44.13.152:8080");
con.setRequestProperty("Connection","Keep-Alive");
con.setRequestProperty("User-Agent", "Apache-HttpClient/4.1.1 (java 1.5)");

[Manikandarajan]

Thank you very much Phaser Fill , I'm trying with different combinations of setRequestProperty and share the info if it started working.