Specifying header fields in the HTTP adapter
This section explains how to specify header fields needed for an HTTP request using the HTTP adapter.
The header fields are specified in the < http-connection-properties> element of the HTTP adapter request. The header fields are set in the request header of the HTTP request.
The following figure shows an XML sample of the HTTP adapter request with the header fields.
XML sample of the HTTP adapter request with header fields
<httpadapterRequest>
<action>http://www.someURL.com</action>
<use-ssl-certificate></use-ssl-certificate>
<install-certificate></install-certificate>
<allow-unsigned-certificate></allow-unsigned-certificate>
<passphrase></passphrase>
<data-format>XHTML</data-format>
<http-connection-properties>
<user-name></user-name>
<password></password>
<Content-Type>text/html</Content-Type>
<Connection>close</Connection>
</http-connection-properties>
</httpadapterRequest>
The following table describes the format of the HTTP adapter response based on the values provided in the <data-format> and <Content-Type> elements of the HTTP adapter request.
HTTP actions
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< data-format >
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< Content-Type >
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Perform JTidy on HTTP response
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Perform post processing
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Returned response is a well formed XML or XHTMLYes (Success)
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Returned response is a well formed XML or XHTMLNo (Failure)
HTML | TEXT or HTML, or */XML | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable HTTP response is added as TEXT to the <message-body> element. |
XHTML | TEXT or HTML | Yes | Tags are eliminated (if present) | The response is added as a child of the <message-body> element in the HTTP adapter response. | The response is added as TEXT to the <non-xml-data-response> element. The <non-xml-data-response> element is added as a child of the <message-body> element in the HTTP adapter response. |
XHTML | */XML | Not applicable | Not applicable |
XML | TEXT or HTML | Yes | Not processed |
XML | */XML | Not applicable | Not applicable |