Sahi Pro - Accessing Web Services through REST APIs

REST APIs have been introduced in Sahi Pro 5.1.0.0. These can be used to access WebServices.

Here are two examples of how GET and POST requests can be handled.

GET example
URL: http://services.aonaware.com/DictService/DictService.asmx/Define?word=potato

var $request = new RESTRequest();
$request.setHeader("Accept-Encoding", "deflate,sdch");
$request.setURL("http://services.aonaware.com/DictService/DictService.asmx/Define");
$request.addToQueryString("word", "potato");
var $response = $request.submit("get");
var $responseBody = $response.getBodyAsString();

$data = $responseBody.replace(/<[?]xml[^<]*</, '<');

default xml namespace = "http://services.aonaware.com/webservices/";
var $xml = new XML($data);
var $meaning = $xml.Definitions[0].Definition[0].WordDefinition[0].toString();
_alert($meaning);

POST example

URL: http://www.ezzylearning.com/services/CountryInformationService.asmx/GetPopulationByCountry
Post Data: countryName=India

var $request = new RESTRequest();
$request.setHeader("Accept-Encoding", "deflate,sdch");
$request.setURL("http://www.ezzylearning.com/services/CountryInformationService.asmx/GetPopulationByCountry");
var $p = new Parameter();
$p.add("countryName", "India");
$request.addToBody($p);
var $response = $request.submit("post");
var $responseBody = $response.getBodyAsString();

$data = $responseBody.replace(/<[?]xml[^<]*</, '<');

default xml namespace = "http://www.ezzylearning.com/services/CountryInformationService.asmx";
var $xml = new XML($data);
_alert($xml.toString());