Yes, sorry, I've simplified the code while copy/pasting, I do have a
@Path("/bqe") on my method. I'm playing with cURL at the same time. What I
strungle with really, is have the *query*=<book><isbn>1234</isbn></book> as
a parameter and letting JAXB marshall it into a POJO.
Any ideas then ?
Thanks
2013/10/22 Bob Krier <rkrier_at_axway.com>
> Don't you need a @Path("/qbe") on your findByQBE method?
>
> From: Antonio Goncalves <antonio.mailing_at_gmail.com>
> Reply-To: "users_at_jersey.java.net" <users_at_jersey.java.net>
> Date: Monday, October 21, 2013 3:23 PM
> To: "users_at_jersey.java.net" <users_at_jersey.java.net>
> Subject: [Jersey] Implementing a Query by Example
>
> Hi all,
>
> I need to implement a query by example service and be able to consume it
> with the new client API.
>
> The idea is that I have a Book entity with a JAXB annotation :
>
> @Entity
> @XmlRootElement
> public class Book implements Serializable {
>
> @Id @GeneratedValue
> private Long id = null;
>
> private String isbn;
> private String title;
> private String description;
> }
>
>
> I now need a service that would be able to receive an 'example' of the
> Book in XML format. So if the service receives :
>
> <book><isbn>1234</isbn></book>
>
> It will return all the books with an ISBN like '1234. If the service
> receives :
>
> <book><isbn>1234</isbn><title>Java</title><description>Best
> book</description></book>
>
> Il will return all the books with an ISBN like '1234' AND a title like
> 'Java' AND a description like 'Best Book'. As you can see, the query string
> depends on which attributes of the entity are set. So I was thinking of
> having a URI that would look like :
>
> /rest/books/*query*=<book><isbn>1234</isbn></book>
> /rest/books/*query*=<book><isbn>1234</isbn><title>Java</title><description>Best
> book</description></book>
>
> So I assume that the resource would then look like :
>
> @GET
> public Response findByQBE(@QueryParam("*query*") Book example) {
> ...
> }
>
> And the client API
>
> Book *example* = new Book();
> example.setTitle("Java");
> client.target(URL + "/books").path("/qbe").queryParam("*query*", *example
> *).request(MediaType.APPLICATION_XML).get();
>
> But that doesn't work (I get a 404).
>
> I feel I don't need to write a provider to marshall the POJO into an XML
> String. So I think I'm doing something wrong here.
>
> Any idea
>
> Thanks
>
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> Antonio Goncalves
> Software architect and Java Champion
>
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