Library: Web Services Broker (OMWSB) Import: omwsb.xmd

Return type: String Returns: A string containing the lowercased service type being requested.

Declaration

export external stream function request-type 
  of                       value request request

Argument definitions

request

The wsb.request OMX variable that was returned from a call to wsb.wait-for-request

The wsb.request-type function is used in either the server or service program to retrieve the type of service being requested. The request's type is the first HTTP header field that matches a service type added via add-service. This function would typically be used by the server program to determine whether to add a mapping for the unknown request, handle the unknown request itself, or write an error to the client. It may also be used in a service program which is designed to provide more than one type of service.

If the request is not for a recognized service type, then an exception will be thrown. The criteria for whether or not the request will be recognized are outlined in the wsb.has-known-request-type function. That function can thus be used to determine whether or not it's safe to call wsb.request-type.

Related Syntax    wsb.has-known-request-type

Other Library Functions    wsb.add-service    wsb.clear-all-services    wsb.create-server    wsb.dispatch-request    wsb.forward-request    wsb.has-known-request-type    wsb.reader    wsb.read-service-arguments    wsb.remove-service    wsb.request    wsb.request-header    wsb.request-name    wsb.request-type    wsb.server    wsb.service-exists    wsb.set-request-header    wsb.start-servicing-requests    wsb.wait-for-request    wsb.writer

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