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2022-07-07 18-45-50
Niels Favreau
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Refreshing the methods of an consumed API
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Hello all,


I currently have 2 application. One for the backend which exposes a REST api and the other application is consuming that API.

When i create new actions in the exposed REST API (in the backend application) i have to delete consumed API from the other application and insert it again. This is the only way to get the updated/newly created actions from the exposed api.

Is there any way to update a consumed API to get the new/updated actions without deleting and adding it again?


Thanks,

Niels
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02 Mar 2016
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2020-09-15 13-07-23
Kilian Hekhuis
 
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Hi Niels,

I take it you use the "Add all methods" button of the Consume REST API pop-up? In that case it's indeed not possible to refresh the existing API. I agree that's quite annoying. If you've added just a single method, the only thing you can do (safe for deleting/adding the whole API) is manually adding that one method.

EDIT: I just saw this idea, that's basically what you want.
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Kilian Hekhuis
 
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Hi Niels,

I'm not sure what you mean. I work with the same kind of set-up: expose (back-end) and consume (front-end) a REST API. If I make a change, I update the consumed by double clicking the Method, or by adjusting the parameters. What problems do you encounter when you try this?
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04 Mar 2016
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2022-07-07 18-45-50
Niels Favreau
In your situation you described it is indeed easy. However, if you created a new method, you have to delete the API and add it again before the new method could be used.
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Kilian Hekhuis
 
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Hi Niels,

I disagree with you. this is not at all what I encountered. You must be doing something wrong. Can you explain what problems you are having when just adding a method, and what the steps you are following that lead to this problems?
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14 Mar 2016
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Niels Favreau
For example :

I updated the exposed API to this (i added the method "GetMultipleWagons"):



I consume the API in an other application:



How to update the API? Without deleting and adding it again? It would be nice to right click the api and 'update'
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Kilian Hekhuis
 
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Hi Niels,

I take it you use the "Add all methods" button of the Consume REST API pop-up? In that case it's indeed not possible to refresh the existing API. I agree that's quite annoying. If you've added just a single method, the only thing you can do (safe for deleting/adding the whole API) is manually adding that one method.

EDIT: I just saw this idea, that's basically what you want.
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