How to pass Json objects in Rest Post method without quotes

[divyalakshmi]

Hi,

I have a requirement where whenever a record is created in a particular table (eg incident), i should pass the ticket number and other fields in key value pair as json objects like below in rest.

{

  "incidentid": "INC00101",

  "properties": [

      {

          "code": "summary",

          "value": "test incident"

      },

{

"code":"description",

"value":"test desc"

},    

  ]

}

I have configured the Rest Outbound and the outbound requires only two parameters "incidentid" and "properties".

here Properties should push all the filled field names and values. i have written a BR on this table to call the rest outbound and trying to pass summary and application name in key value pair

var property=[];

var json = new JSON();

var r = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2(incidentRestMessage, 'post');

r.setStringParameter('incidentid', current.number);

//summary

if(current.short_description)

{

var summary={"code":"Summary","value":current.short_description.toString()};

property.push(summary);

}

r.setStringParameterNoEscape('properties',JSON.stringify(property));

var response = r.execute();

var responseBody = response.getBody();

var rBody = r.getRequestBody();

gs.log("rest call for "+current.number +"   "+rBody);

The log returns as {"incidentid": "INC00105","properties":"[{"code":"Summary","value":"heloo"}]"}. But my end tool doesnot accept the quote between properties string and values.

the highlighted quotes should not be sent when passing the parameters. It shoul dbe like {"incidentid": "INC00105","properties":[{"code":"Summary","value":"heloo"}]"}. When i log only JSON.stringfy(property) it returns without quotes but when i render with setStringParameterNoEscape it adds the quotes. Kindly help me on this.

Thanks,

Divya

[divyalakshmi]

Anybody who can help me on this??

[Gaurav Bajaj]

Hi Divya,

Try below script

var jproperty=JSON.stringify(property);

r.setStringParameterNoEscape('properties',removeQuotes(jproperty));

function removeQuotes(p){

var firstQuote=p.indexOf('[');

var value=p.slice(0,firstQuote-1)+p.slice(firstQuote,-2)+"}";

return value;

}

I have added a new method to parse the string and remove the quotes from the array position.

Hope it will help.

Please mark correct/helpful based on the impact of the response.

Thanks

Gaurav

[divyalakshmi]

Hi Gaurav,

var jproperty=JSON.stringify(property);

When i log the jproperty gs.log(jproperty) it does not come with quotes. after i render it with r.setStringParameterEscape it comes with quotes.

when i try logging request body gs.log(r.getRequestBody()) it comes with quotes that is the problem now.

Thanks to help

[Gaurav Bajaj]

H Divya,

Why don't you add the static body in the REST message definition itself and then just pass the short descript value through setStringparamater?

That will avoid such issues.

Thanks

Gaurav