help to start with zimlets

[ruculmana]

I'm triying to communicate with a web service made with xmlrcp and php. (It's the only one that finally works in my server.)

The file name is xmlrpc-server.php and it has a function called "onttax".

The code looks like this:

Com_Zimbra_Test.prototype.toolTipPoppedUp =
function(spanElement, obj, context, canvas) {
canvas.innerHTML = context;
var request = new AjxRpcRequest();
var info_url = "http://localhost/xmlrpc-server.php/onttax?par=" + context;
var url = ZmZimletBase.PROXY + AjxStringUtil.urlEncode(info_url);
request.invoke(null, url, null, new AjxCallback(this, Com_Zimbra_YMaps._callback, canvas), true);
};

I'm not sure about where and how to pass the function's name. I will appreciate any help.

[KevinH]

This "Com_Zimbra_YMaps._callback" should be your call back function.

[xenophobia]

I having the same needs here.
Anyone? Any suggestion? My web-service xmlrpc server is running on PHP while i need my zimlet to communicate and consume the services.

Can javascript alone able to achieve it? or do I need to write a jsp script? Anyhow, please give us some guide. Thank you!!!!

[xenophobia]

I got the way to do it. But I wonder whether is a best practice or not.

Download the RPC jar lib:
ws-xmlrpc - Apache XML-RPC
Take the binary package.

Since your Zimlet is consuming (client), copy these .jar file to your Zimlet's directory:
- xmlrpc-client-3.1.x.jar
- xmlrpc-common-3.1.x.jar
- ws-commons-util-1.0.x.jar

You have to place this files under /opt/zimbra/jetty/service/WEB-INF/lib and restart your mailbox services in order to see the effects. If you are using zimbra desktop, it will be more easy and will not affect your live server.

Write a jsp script file which import the following package:

<%@ page language="java" import="org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcClient, org.apache.xmlrpc.client.XmlRpcClientConfigImpl, java.net.URL" %>

XmlRpcClientConfigImpl cfg = new XmlRpcClientConfigImpl();
cfg.setServerURL(new URL("http://localhost/xmlrpc-server.php/services"));

XmlRpcClient client = new XmlRpcClient();
client.setConfig(cfg);

Object[] parameters = new Object[] {"param1", "param2"};

// Beware of the return type. Type cast it accordingly. See the documentation at:
// http://ws.apache.org/xmlrpc/
Object returned_value = (Object) client.execute("method_name", parameters);

So far I got it working. The documentation in: ws-xmlrpc - Apache XML-RPC is not completely correct. You have to debug your own sometimes.

Hope this help.