Consuming an ASP.Net Web API

[ALW]

Has anyone had any experience with ASP.Net Web API? I have done very little work with the web services portion of AwareIm and I am wondering if this integration is possible through the web services offered in AwareIm or if I have to have a java plugin created.

https://www.asp.net/web-api

Here is a description of the framework.
This is a simple framework for building HTTP based services and can be consumed by a broad range of clients (Javascript, PHP, .NET, etc). Basically any client that can send/receive HTTP requests. Objects and other data definitions typically serialized in JSON format, but can also use XML if that is easier for the caller.

Thanks for any guidance you can provide.

[BenHayat]

Q:
Are you trying to use Aware to "CREATE" web service or "CONSUME" web service?

ASP.Net WebAPI is a full fledged platform to create a REST service. So, I'm not sure why you brought up ASP and Aware in the same sentence.

Regardless what language or platform the service was written, for you to consume that service via REST service, you need to write a Java plugin, register it with Aware and then use the plugin to communicate with Web service.

So, you need to focus on the Java plugin and not worry what the REST service was written in.

[BLOMASKY]

I can think of an excellent Use case. Our credit card processor is accessed via a REST service and it would be really nice to have aware call the service (via javascript which is easy) and to send a JSON object (which is not as easy) and then parse the JSON return object (not easy at ALL!)

Bruce

[ALW]

Thanks Ben - as I said, I am completely new to this so your information was very helpful. Does anyone have an interest in quoting this work? I know I can go to AwareIM directly but I think they are quoting a long of time to get this work done.

Thanks!
Amy

[BenHayat]

Thanks Ben - as I said, I am completely new to this so your information was very helpful. Does anyone have an interest in quoting this work? I know I can go to AwareIM directly but I think they are quoting a long of time to get this work done.

Thanks!
Amy

Again, I'm still confused and can you please clarify?

a) Are you looking to develop a REST service either in Aware or ASP?
if yes, as I had recent discussions with Support, Aware currently isn't supporting a full blown secure REST service generator. So ASP (WebAPI) is your only choice

b) Or are you trying to use Aware to "Consume" a REST service?
If yes, then you need to write a plugin in Java for Aware to consume the REST service.

Hope this covers it.

[ALW]

Ben,
I am looking to consume a REST service so I will need to have a java plugin written to consume the web service.

Thanks,
Amy

[BenHayat]

Ben,
I am looking to consume a REST service so I will need to have a java plugin written to consume the web service.

Thanks,
Amy

I highly suggest to contact Support, since they do this all the time.