The xAssets API - Method : WebLogonCollectionServer

Summary

Connect a discovery service to an xAssets Instance with a Username and Password

Parameters

Parameter : sUserName

sUserName : The username to logon with. Windows Authentication is supported on the local network

Parameter : sPassword

sPassword : The password corresponding to the username provided

Parameter : sDatabase

sDatabase : The database name. This normally equates to your company name and the first part of the DNS path of your hosted instance

Parameter : sIP

sIP : Your IP address. This must match your web facing IP address

Parameter : sCollectionServerName

sCollectionServerName : The computername of your discovery collection server

Parameter : sDNS

sDNS : The DNS path of your instance

Parameter : lPort

lPort : The port of your instance (normally 443)

Parameter : sScheme

sScheme : This is always "https"

Parameter : sNonce

sNonce : Pass an empty string for this value

Parameter : datNonce

datNonce : Pass any date for this value

Returns

A hash string which will be needed to run web methods within the API

Syntax and Examples

Restful syntax with Microsoft Visual Basic

Example 1


	
    Imports System.Text
    Imports Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
    Public Module Module1

        Public Sub Main()

            Try

                '   Enter your API key and company database name in these variables

                Dim _db As String = "mycompany"
                Dim apikey As String = "YOURAPIKEY"

                '   Open a web client to login

                Dim web As New System.Net.WebClient()

                Dim urlroot as String = "https://" & _db & ".yourxassetsplatform.xassets.net/api"
                Dim json As String = web.DownloadString(urlroot & "/api.ashx?apikey=" & apikey & "&database=" & _db & "&command=apilogon")

                '   Check the login for errors

                Dim o As JObject = JObject.Parse(json)
                Dim e As String = GetResultFromJson(o, "error")
                If e <> "" Then
                    Throw New Exception(e)
                End If

                '   Store the login hash, nonce and noncedate

                Dim hash As String = GetResultFromJson(o, "hash")
                Dim nonce As String = GetResultFromJson(o, "nonce")
                Dim noncedate As Date = CDate(GetResultFromJson(o, "noncetime"))

                If hash = "" Then
                    Throw New Exception("Unexpected error - a hash was not returned from the API logon process")
                End If

                Console.WriteLine("Logged on OK")

                '   Open a new web client to perform the API call

                web = New System.Net.WebClient()

                '   Add the authorization header

                web.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " & hash)
                web.Headers.Add("Sec", _db & "|" & nonce & "|" & Format(noncedate, "dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss") & "|" & Format(noncedate, "fff"))

                '   Perform the actual API call

                Dim url as String = urlroot & "/api.ashx?command=WebLogonCollectionServer
                Dim data As String = web.DownloadString(url.ToString)

                '   Parse and output the data

                Dim ob As JObject = JObject.Parse(data)
                Dim err As String = GetResultFromJson(ob, "error")
                If err <> "" Then
                    Throw New Exception(err)
                End If
            
                Dim xml As String = GetResultFromJson(ob, "returncode")

                Console.WriteLine(xml)
                Console.WriteLine("Finished - Press enter to close")
            
                Catch ex As Exception
                Console.WriteLine("Error:" & ex.Message & " - Press enter to close")
            End Try

            Console.ReadLine()

        End Sub

        Private Function GetResultFromJson(o As JObject, sFind As String) As String

            For Each res As JObject In o.SelectTokens("data[*]")
                If res("type").Value(Of String) = sFind Then
                    Return res("value").ToString
                End If
            Next

            Return ""

        End Function
    End Module

SOAP Syntax with Microsoft Visual Basic

Example 1



    Return w.WebLogonCollectionServer(sUserName, sPassword, sDatabase, sIP, sCollectionServerName, sDNS, lPort, sScheme, sNonce, datNonce)

AMSX Syntax

Example 1


AMSX is an internal language and does not need to access web services to execute

XCS Syntax

Example 1


XCS access the server through a web browser. API calls can be executed directly from API Commands using Server.API, Server.Save and Server.SaveSpecial

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