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Associative array as request-data in XML-RPC request - El Forum - 06-10-2008
[eluser]hlz[/eluser]
It has been adressed before but i can't find a solid answer or a good solution. I want to post code below to a rpc-server:
Code:
$request = array(
array(
'userid' => array('99','string'),
'url' => array('http://yoursite.com','string'),
'email' => array('[email protected]','string'),
'lastname' => array('Smith','string'),
'firstname' => array('John','string')
),
'struct'
);This doesn't work as a request. It does however work when the same array is set as a server-response. Could anyone tell me why a struct or array type cannot be used as request data?
Edit: my question actually is: how does one pass key-value pairs to a xml-rpc-server if code above cannot be used?
Associative array as request-data in XML-RPC request - El Forum - 06-11-2008
[eluser]hlz[/eluser]
Anyone? Maybe the developer (Paul Burdick?) of this set of classes could shine a light on this?
Associative array as request-data in XML-RPC request - El Forum - 06-11-2008
[eluser]gtech[/eluser]
I have to say this was a complete head bender to get working, but after reading the code I got the following to work
Client:
Code:
<?php
class Xmlrpc_client extends Controller {
function index()
{
$this->load->helper('url');
$server_url = site_url('xmlrpc_server');
$this->load->library('xmlrpc');
$this->xmlrpc->server($server_url, 80);
$this->xmlrpc->method('Greetings');
$this->xmlrpc->request(array(
array(
// Param 0
array('test'=>'testdata'),
'struct'
),
array(
// Param 1
array('var1'=>'testdata2',
'var2'=>'testdata3'),
'struct'
)
),
'struct');
if ( ! $this->xmlrpc->send_request())
{
echo $this->xmlrpc->display_error();
}
else
{
echo '<pre>';
print_r($this->xmlrpc->display_response());
echo '</pre>';
}
}
}
?>Server:
Code:
<?php
class Xmlrpc_server extends Controller {
function index()
{
$this->load->library('xmlrpc');
$this->load->library('xmlrpcs');
$config['functions']['Greetings'] = array('function' => 'Xmlrpc_server._process');
$this->xmlrpcs->initialize($config);
$this->xmlrpcs->serve();
}
function _process($request)
{
$parameters = $request->output_parameters();
$response = array(
array(
'you_said' => $parameters['0']['test'],
'you_said2' => $parameters['1']['var1'],
'you_said3' => $parameters['1']['var2'],
'i_respond' => 'Not bad at all.'
),
'struct');
return $this->xmlrpc->send_response($response);
}
}
?>enjoy
Associative array as request-data in XML-RPC request - El Forum - 06-11-2008
[eluser]gtech[/eluser]
just edited above to add more test data
Associative array as request-data in XML-RPC request - El Forum - 06-11-2008
[eluser]hlz[/eluser]
That works indeed, thanks for your thoughts and work. But, there is always a but, wouldn't it be nice to have the parameters in the server like this:
Code:
'you_said1' => $parameters['test'],
'you_said2' => $parameters['var1'],
'you_said3' => $parameters['var2'],That is what i was actually looking for. With the numeric indices it's difficult to do isset($parameters['test'])'s. Of course one could first rearrange the parameters-array and filter out the numeric indices, but that's not the point here
Associative array as request-data in XML-RPC request - El Forum - 06-11-2008
[eluser]gtech[/eluser]
the problem is I don't think you can do what you are suggesting, in your case you just send the associative array as paramater 0
Code:
....
$this->xmlrpc->request(array(
array(
array(
'userid' => '99',
'url' => 'http://yoursite.com',
'email' => '[email protected]',
'lastname' => 'Smith',
'firstname' => 'John'
),
'struct'
)
),
'struct');
...
$response = array(
array(
'you_said2' => $parameters['0']['userid'],
'you_said3' => $parameters['0']['url'],
'i_respond' => 'Not bad at all.'
),
'struct');the reason why is xmlrpc will send data like:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<methodCall>
<methodName>examples.getStateName</methodName>
<params>
<param>
<value><i4>41</i4></value>
</param>
<param>
<value><string>Another Val</string></value>
</param>
</params>
</methodCall>The parameters are sent through the param tags, you don't give them a name so it will always be param0 param1 param2 etc.
say if you wanted to pass an array to a normal php function you would pass it through a paramter index, the principle is the same (thats my understanding anyway).
Associative array as request-data in XML-RPC request - El Forum - 06-11-2008
[eluser]hlz[/eluser]
I had already set your conclusion as my preliminary conclusion. I guess i have to live with it then. Thanks a lot for your help.
Associative array as request-data in XML-RPC request - El Forum - 06-11-2008
[eluser]gtech[/eluser]
your welcome, I have learned a lot as well.
Associative array as request-data in XML-RPC request - El Forum - 06-11-2008
[eluser]Jacob156[/eluser]
Thank you for this code. I have been trying to find this out for the last two weeks.
Associative array as request-data in XML-RPC request - El Forum - 06-11-2008
[eluser]gtech[/eluser]
maybe a request to enhance the XMLRPC documentation is needed.
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