Test i2Rest Server demo API

I2RESTECHO is a service included in i2Rest package for demonstration purposes. It does nothing more than replies to request with the counter value.
You can test it with any available REST client. Below are examples how to call i2Rest Server using i2Rest Client, SoapUI and cURL.

i2Rest Client

The easiest way to test your i2Rest Server is to call service ECHO using i2Rest Client. i2Rest Client is supplied in i2Rest package, you don't need any REST testing tool installed.
Make sure i2Rest library is in the library list, and just execute the next command (where <Main Gate URL> is the value, that was set up during demo server configuration)  :

I2REST COMMAND(*POST)                                         
       URL('<Main Gate URL>/run_program/echo/echo')                                               
       BODY(*N '{"input":{"echo":"0"},
                 "joblog":true,
                 "tracein":true, 
                 "traceout":true}'
            'application/json')   
       OUTPUT(*JOBLOG)                                        
       AUTHMETHOD(*NONE)                                      

And check the result in joblog:

Server response (status 200, shown 280 bytes of 280):
{
  "output": {                                                    
    "echo": "2"                                                  
  },                                                             
  "joblog": [                                                    
    "Input:",                                                    
    "echo (10):",                                                
    "000000 :0               :F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   00 00",  
    "Output:",                                                   
    "echo (10):",                                                
    "000000 :2               :F2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   00 00"   
  ],                                                             
  "job": "123456/USRX/JOBNAME"                                   
}                                                                 

As you can see i2rest Server responded with "OK" status 200, and the response contains ECHO output object.

SOAP UI

We assume that you already have Soap UI installed. If not, open source installation package could be found on https://www.soapui.org/downloads/soapui/.
Run SOAP UI, then go to File ---> New REST Project. Specify URI to request as follows:

<Main Gate URL>/run_program/echo/echo

where <Main Gate URL> is the value, that was set up during initial server configuration.

Change request method for POST, then choose or type "application/json" in Media type and provide request body:

{
     "input":{"echo":"0"},
     "joblog":true,
     "tracein":true, 
     "traceout":true
}

Then submit request.

Find server responce under the JSON tab:

cURL

We assume that you already have cURL installed.
The following example is valid for Microsoft Windows, cURL comand for other platforms differs in a few details.
Create Body.json file and copy-paste the next lines:

{
     "input":{"echo":"0"},
     "joblog":true,
     "tracein":true, 
     "traceout":true
}

Run the Windows command interpreter, then change directory to one containing body.json. Execute comand bellow:

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @body.json --output response.json http://api.i2Rest.com:22088/run_program/echo/echo

Check the result in response.json file being created in the directory containing body.json:

{
  "output": {                                                    
    "echo": "2"                                                  
  },                                                             
  "joblog": [                                                    
    "Input:",                                                    
    "echo (10):",                                                
    "000000 :0               :F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   00 00",  
    "Output:",                                                   
    "echo (10):",                                                
    "000000 :2               :F2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   00 00"   
  ],                                                             
  "job": "123456/USRX/JOBNAME"                                   
}