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Abstract

This code snippet accesses an external REST API, and thus requests JSON data and returns parsed JSON data through a Groovy script written in the Groovy editor of the add-on.

Logic

  • Import the HTTPBuilder and the request methods.
  • Access the REST API by creating a new HTTP instance.
  • Request the JSON data passing the method, the content type, and the request configuration closure to the request method.
  • Return the parsed JSON data from the response.

Snippet 

import groovyx.net.http.HTTPBuilder
import static groovyx.net.http.Method.<methodName>
import static groovyx.net.http.ContentType.<contentType>
 
// initialize a new builder and give a default URL
def http = new HTTPBuilder("<URL>")
 
http.request(<methodName>,<contentType>) { req ->
 
  response.success = { resp, reader ->
    assert resp.status == 200
	return reader
  }
 
  // called only for a 404 (not found) status code:
  response."404" = { resp ->
    log.error ("Not found")
  }
}
Placeholders
PlaceholderDescriptionExample
<URL>URLhttp://free.currencyconverterapi.com/api/v5/convert?q=EUR_USD&compact=y
<methodName>Name of the request methodGET
<contentType>Type of the content requested forJSON

Context

The outcome of the code snippet depends on the content type passed to the request method. You could use this code, for example, to get a specific currency conversion rate.

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