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Perform a PUT method REST call against an endpoint.

If no body is returned, an empty string will be present in FDR_RESPONSE_STRING.


Environment/Instance Properties

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Input Name

Input Code

Required

Description

REST URLFDR_REQUEST_URLYesURL to the desired REST Service
Query StringFDR_QUERY_STRINGNo

Query String to be used. Use Groovy if desired to use FlexDeploy variables in the query string.

'a=b&c=d&e='+FD_TEMP_DIR+'&f=g'

or, if not using Groovy, simply

a=b&c=d

Spaces will not be trimmed from the string.

@since 5.3.0.1 The query string input also allows FlexDeploy property replacement to be used

UsernameFDR_USERNoThe username for authentication
PasswordFDR_PASSWORDNoThe password for authentication

Preemptive Authentication


FDR_PREEMPTIVE_AUTHNo

Use preemptive Basic authentication (provide authentication before being asked)

if false, non-preemptive Universal authentication is used.

Request Media TypeFDR_REQUEST_MEDIA_TYPENoThe media type to request from the server
Body Media TypeFDR_REQUEST_BODY_MEDIA_TYPEYesThe media type of the body
Body PathFDR_REQUEST_BODY_PATHNo*

The file path containing the request body.

*Either Body or Body Path must be supplied.

BodyFDR_REQUEST_BODYNo*

The String to use as the request body.

*Either Body or Body Path must be supplied.

Ignore SSL Errors

FDR_IGNORE_SSL_ERRORSNo If checked, SSL errors will be ignored. Otherwise they will cause the operation to fail.
Response ActionFDR_RESPONSE_ACTIONYes

What action should be taken upon completion of this request? Possible options are:

  • ReturnAsOutput - Save the response body and response code to the outputs described below
  • SaveToTemp - Save the response body to a response file in the temp directory. 
    • File name will be 'response.json', 'response.xml', or 'response.txt' depending on the response type.
  • SaveToArtifacts - Save the response body to a response file in the artifacts directory. Be sure to check 'produces artifacts' if intending to save the file to artifacts.
    • File name will be 'response.json', 'response.xml', or 'response.txt' depending on the response type.

@since 5.3.0.1

HeadersFDR_HEADERSNo

Headers to send with the request. Formatted as key=value. One key/value pair per line.  For example:

  • my-custom-header=abc123
  • x-client-secret=${{FD_CLIENT_SECRET}}

The headers input also allows FlexDeploy property replacement to be used as seen in the x-client-secret header above

@since 5.3.0.1

Validation ScriptFDR_VALIDATION_SCRIPTNo

Groovy validation script to be run against the response body. This input expects a groovy script as plain text, meaning you should not enable the groovy script flag on the plugin input itself. 

Available variables:

  • PAYLOAD - accessed as a Json object or a simple string if the return type is not Json
  • RESPONSE_CODE - integer response code

Example script:

PAYLOAD.myField && PAYLOAD.myField.equals('myValue')

@since 5.3.0.1

Validation ActionFDR_VALIDATION_ACTIONNo

What action should be taken if the Groovy Validation Script fails?  Valid options are:

  • JustLog - Simply log the failed result and continue as if successful.
  • GenerateTestResults - Generate a simple test results file. The results will not show up in the test results tab unless this is used in a test workflow
  • FailExecution - Throw an error and fail this plugin execution

@since 5.3.0.1

Connect TimeoutFDR_CONNECT_TIMEOUTNo

Time to wait to allow a connection to be established. Setting to 0 will wait forever.

@since 5.3.0.1

Read TimeoutFDR_READ_TIMEOUTNo

Time to wait for a response after establishing a connection. Setting to 0 will wait forever.

@since 5.3.0.1

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Output Name

Required

Description

FDR_RESPONSE_CODE

No

The Integer response code of from the REST response

FDR_RESPONSE_STRINGNoThe first Response Entity is returned as a String.

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