Creating a custom REST resource

You can create a new REST-based resource using BMC Helix Innovation Studio. The REST resource you create can support all the standard HTTP operations (GET, PUT, POST and DELETE).

1. Create a Java class that implements RestfulResource interface (com.bmc.arsys.rx.services.common.RestfulResource). RestfulResource is a Marker interface.
   For example:

   /**
    * JAX-RS Resource for handling requests
   related to Login Content. The class uses jersey specific
    * implementation of Multi-Part. There is a
   request for providing portable attachment support in
    * JAX-RS please refer
   https://java.net/jira/browse/JAX_RS_SPEC-413
    */
   @Path("rx/application/logincontent")
   public
   class LoginContentResource
   implements RestfulResource {
     …
   }
   
   
   @GET
       @Path("/favicon.ico")
      public Response getLoginFavicon(@Context HttpHeaders httpHeaders)
   {
          try {
              byte[] faviconContent = getLoginContentService().getFavicon(getHostName(httpHeaders));
              if (faviconContent != null) {
                  StreamingOutput stream = new
   StreamingOutput() {
                       @Override
                      public void
   write(OutputStream outputStream) throws IOException,
                        
   WebApplicationException {
                       
   outputStream.write(faviconContent);
   
               }
   
        };
   
            return Response.ok(stream,
            MediaType.valueOf(LoginContentService.FAVICON_MEDIA_TYPE)).build();
   
             } else {
                  return Response.ok().build();
             }
          } catch (RxException exception) {
     … throw exception;
           }
       }
   

   Annotation @Path describes the URL prefix.

2. Register the resource class in the bundle class (in activator start method). 
3. Compile the code using Maven. 

4. Deploy the REST resource using the following command:

   mvn clean install -Pexport -Pdeploy

You can test the REST resource using POSTMAN.