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What is the middleware (if any) in web-service consumed by a website?
I am trying to identify the parts of an architecture. The server (Python) acts as a web-service, delivering files and data. The client (JS) requests the data which it needs by sending xmlhttprequests...
View ArticleHow to build a user authentication workflow with AngularJS using RESTful module?
I’m building a single page app with AngularJS and Drupal as the backend. I’m using the RESTful module. However, I do not have much to go on to build a user authentication workflow. There are several...
View ArticleFile sharing web application – folder PIN code entry best practice
I’m developing a web app for internal file sharing and one of the requirements is to have PIN code protected folders. What I came up now is a folder like structure with the following: Folder without...
View ArticleDLL or web service for common functions?
We have a variety of basic functions (date utilities, email sending, internal math calculations, etc) that are currently in an old VB.NET project. We’re going to move towards C# and I’m wondering if we...
View ArticleRisks of AJAX calls to ASMX
Currently working on an ajax call to an ASP web service (.asmx). In a situation where I POST to the url/.asmx/WebMethod, am I exposing information of any kind? In the ‘WebMethod’ I am running a...
View ArticleShould I omit database and server communication (after initial response)?
I have a project that I’m working on where a user uploads a big file which gets parsed by the backend, and then returns the data back in a friendlier format. Now I’m wondering whether I actually need a...
View ArticleTomcat & Apache(PHP) HTTPD – integration limitations
I started developing an application using PHP/HTML/CSS/JQuery/SQL and after a few months of development I discovered that some automation would be required. The level of automation that is required are...
View ArticleBest practice for buffering when posting to a web-service that has gone offline
If I am collecting data that needs to be posted to a web service on a regular (~5 minutes) basis, and that service has temporarily gone offline, what is the best practice to ensure we don’t lose any...
View ArticleWebService NameSpace doubt
I am creating a java webservice. For that I am using @WebService annotation and @WebMethod for defining endpoint and service respectively. In both place I have option to provide targetNameSpace. Can...
View ArticleHelp sending specific fields' values to external url from Drupal webform
I have the following codes in webform remote post module, but instead of sending the whole webform fields as it is being done in the module, I need to send data from the fields only present in a custom...
View ArticleBest practice: Web service to issue sequence numbers
We have several disparate systems. These systems assign ORDER numbers. Basically, these are sequential numbers. They are NOT database ID numbers. These order numbers are like “A01457″ or “Z4T456″, etc....
View ArticleJWT based webservice authentication
I’m currently writing a web service that will be consumed by an android app. To access user specific content, one must authenticate against the service. Since I’m not (primarily) using a webbrowser to...
View ArticleClone list item using Lists Web Service & REST in SharePoint 2010
I know how to add/edit/delete items in a list using Lists Web Service (lists.asmx) and REST but I’m wondering if there is an easy way to clone? I know I can get the item, iterate through its data and...
View ArticleHow to use cross-domain in Sharepoint Online in O365 – No Farm
I’ve recently migrated from Sharepoint 2013 to Sharepoint Online in O365. I used to upload my Infopath forms at the Farm at Manage Form Templates. Since I don’t have Farm anymore how can I upload a...
View ArticleSync client-side data after service invocation in SPAs
Here’s a simple scenario: We have a list of tasks and can mark a task as completed by invoking a web service. Doing so will transition the status of the task to completed as well as initialize a...
View ArticleGet exception messages from a custom SharePoint REST service
I am experiencing some difficulties in managing errors raised from a custom REST web service deployed to SharePoint ISAPI folder I developed. My service is pretty simple. I deployed an .svc file to the...
View ArticleCalling userprofileservice.asmx using Powershell
I need to update a property for a user in SharePoint User Profile Service but cannot to do this through the UI in Central Admin. So I want to perform the update using Powershell and the...
View ArticleSharePoint Online 2013 Workflow calling external web service with bearer token
I am trying to call a Dynamics CRM Online web service from a SharePoint 2013 workflow in SharePoint online with a HttpSend activity. I am unable to get the call to authorize. The workflow does not...
View Articleweb service Item permission in workflow designer
https://[sitesname]/sites/dev/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('listname')/items(4)/roleassignments/addroleassignment(principalid=17,roledefid=1073741826) I called the above web service in the Sharepoint...
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Allowing referenced user inside node to be available on REST service
I used the user reference module to add a reference to a user inside a node of custom type event. In this way I can put a dropdown list on the create/edit form. I created a view to allow only a...
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