5ml User's Guide

CHAPTER 8: Customizing Page Elements
Sending a POST HTTP Request to a Web Service Expecting Simple HTTP FORM POST Data
Note: Do not pass complex structures for the data parameter, when using the FORM POST Content-Type.
function httpPost() {
var data = {
"clientId" : "corning_gorilla",
"msgId" : '1'
}
var headers = {
'Content-Type' : fiveml.proxy.TYPE_FORM_POST
}
fiveml.proxy.sendRequest("http://some.remoteservice.net/api/post", 'POST', data,
function(req){alert(req.responseText);
}, headers);
}
Sending a POST HTTP Request to a Web Service Expecting XML Data
function xmlPost() {
var data = '';
var headers = {
'Content-Type' : fiveml.proxy.TYPE_XML
}
fiveml.proxy.sendRequest("http://some.remoteservice.net/api/xml", 'POST', data,
function(req){alert(req.responseText);
}, headers);
}
Exporting Projects that Include 5ml Proxy API Calls
You do not need to perform any other configuration after you export the project for the proxy requests to work. The
proxy.php is included in the exported package only if the proxy is used by the custom code in the Script Editor.
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