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The following is an example program that calls the API. This program assumes that the request XML is
populated with the required information.
/**
* This method get list of hierarchies from vCenter-ChargeBack
*
* @param requestFilePath
* @param baseURL
* @throws IOException
* @throws HttpException
* @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException
* @throws KeyManagementException
* @throws JDOMException
*/
public static void sampleGetHierarchies(String requestFilePath, String baseURL) throws
PostMethod post = null;
Document requestDocument = CommonUtil.getXMLDocument(requestFilePath);
String bodyString = CommonUtil.xmlAsString(requestDocument);
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
Protocol.registerProtocol("https", new Protocol("https", (ProtocolSocketFactory) new
String uri = "https://" + baseURL + "/vCenter-CB/api/search";
try {
} finally {
}
}
Get Details of a Hierarchy
After the Search API retrieves the new hierarchies, you can get more details about a specific hierarchy by
calling the Get Hierarchy API.
To get details of a hierarchy
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Call the Get Hierarchy API by using the following URL in your program.
GET <API base URL>/hierarchy/{hierarchyId}
If the operation is successful, the response XML contains details of the hierarchy.
The following is an example program that calls the API. This program assumes that the request XML is
populated with the required information.
/**
* This method get hierarchy from vCenter-ChargeBack
*
* @param hierarchyId
* @param baseURL
* @throws IOException
* @throws HttpException
* @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException
* @throws KeyManagementException
* @throws JDOMException
*/
public static void sampleGetHierarchy(int hierarchyId, String baseURL) throws
GetMethod get = null;
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
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HttpException, IOException, KeyManagementException,
NoSuchAlgorithmException, JDOMException {
FakeSSLCertificateSocketFactory(), 443));
post = new PostMethod(uri);
post.setRequestBody(bodyString);
client.executeMethod(post);
System.out.println(post.getResponseBodyAsString());
if (post != null) {
post.releaseConnection();
}
HttpException, IOException, KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException,
JDOMException {
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