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HTTP events

HTTP events accept inputs such as body, headers, path parameters, and query parameters. On the other hand, Kafka events only accept inputs in the form of body.

HTTP Event Schema​

  • The framework provides request and response schema validation out of the box.
  • To switch between events, you'll need to adjust the event schema based on the expected inputs. For instance,

This event schema is supported by HTTP express eventsource

http.post./mongo/user/search/{id}: #This is the only thing that changes across all the events 
  summary: Update a user # as per Swagger spec
  description: Update user from database # as per Swagger spec
  fn: com.biz.mongo.user.update # function to be invoked
  on_validation_error: com.jfs.handle_validation_error
  params:       # params as per Swagger spec
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: name
      in: query
      required: false
      schema: 
        type: string
  body: #as per Swagger spec
    content:
      application/json:
        schema:
          $ref: '#/definitions/mongo/BusinessProfile' #defined for definition section.
  responses: #as per Swagger spec
    200:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
    500:
      content:
        application/json: 
          schema:
            type: string
  • The event's first line comprises three key elements: the type of eventsource (e.g., http), the method (e.g., put), and the URL (/mongo/user/{id}). This format is defined by the eventsource plugin, and it is the only line that changes across all events.

Accessing Event Properties in Workflows​

For an HTTP event, the headers, query, params and body data are captured in a standard format, and made available in the inputs object for use in the workflows.

The inputs (event) object has following properties: If you have jwt authentication like strategy implemented, then

  • past user object can be accessed as:<%inputs.user%>

  • query can be accessed as: <%inputs.query.var_name%> Present in case of http events

  • params can be accessed as: <%inputs.params.path_param%> Present in case of http events

  • headers can be accessed as: <%inputs.headers.some_header_key%> Present in case of http events

  • body can be accessed as: <%inputs.body.key%> Present for all events except for http events which don't have a body. For ex. http.get

  • files can be accessed as: <%input.files%> Any files uploaded via HTTP event. Not present in other kind of events

Swagger Specs​

Steps to add Swagger specs in project.​

Framework will give you below folder structure.

    .
    ├── src
        ├── datasources
        │   ├── types
        │   |    └── axios.ts
        |   |
        │   └── api.yaml
        │
        ├── events
        |   |
        │   └── helloworld.yaml
        |
        ├── eventsources
        │   ├── types
        │   |    └── express.ts
        |   |
        │   └── http.yaml
        |
        └── functions
            |
            └── helloworld.yaml

  1. To enable swagger ui add docs in "./src/eventsources/http.yaml"

  2. / is the default endpoint,if you want to provide your custom swagger endpoint, you can modify the endpoint from "./src/eventsources/http.yaml"

Update http.yaml( src/eventsources/http.yaml )​

type: express
port: 3000
docs:
  endpoint: /

Custom server URL and custom Info:​

In the http.yaml file, you have the option to incorporate a custom server URL for API documentation. By including this custom server URL, any autogenerated documentation or Swagger specifications will feature this URL within the servers section. Additionally, you can enhance the documentation by specifying a custom title, version, and contact information through the addition of info.

type: express
port: 3000
docs:
  endpoint: /
  info: 
    version: 0.0.1
    title: 'Godspeed: Sample Microservice'
    description: Sample API calls demonstrating the functionality of Godspeed framework
    termsOfService: 'http://swagger.io/terms/'
    contact:
      name: Mindgrep Technologies Pvt Ltd
      email: talktous@mindgrep.com
      url: 'https://docs.mindgrep.com/docs/microservices/intro'
    license:
      name: Apache 2.0
      url: 'https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html'
  servers:
    - url: https://api.example.com:8443/api
      description: staging

For example, Swagger specs