Post using string rather than Mendix object

javasource/restservices/actions/postString.java

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// This file was generated by Mendix Modeler.
+//
+// WARNING: Only the following code will be retained when actions are regenerated:
+// - the import list
+// - the code between BEGIN USER CODE and END USER CODE
+// - the code between BEGIN EXTRA CODE and END EXTRA CODE
+// Other code you write will be lost the next time you deploy the project.
+// Special characters, e.g., é, ö, à, etc. are supported in comments.
+
+package restservices.actions;
+
+import com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext;
+import com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixObject;
+import com.mendix.webui.CustomJavaAction;
+import restservices.consume.RestConsumer;
+import restservices.proxies.HttpMethod;
+
+public class postString extends CustomJavaAction<IMendixObject>
+{
+	private java.lang.String collectionUrl;
+	private java.lang.String requestData;
+	private java.lang.Boolean submitAsFormData;
+
+	public postString(IContext context, java.lang.String collectionUrl, java.lang.String requestData, java.lang.Boolean submitAsFormData)
+	{
+		super(context);
+		this.collectionUrl = collectionUrl;
+		this.requestData = requestData;
+		this.submitAsFormData = submitAsFormData;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public IMendixObject executeAction() throws Exception
+	{
+		// BEGIN USER CODE
+		return RestConsumer.request(getContext(), HttpMethod.POST, collectionUrl, null, null, submitAsFormData, requestData).getMendixObject();
+		// END USER CODE
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a string representation of this action
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public java.lang.String toString()
+	{
+		return "postString";
+	}
+
+	// BEGIN EXTRA CODE
+	// END EXTRA CODE
+}

javasource/restservices/consume/RestConsumer.java

@@ -447,8 +447,15 @@ public Boolean apply(IMendixObject item) {
 		});
 	}
 
+	// Marcel Groeneweg Overload to keep existing stuff running OK.
 	public static RequestResult request(final IContext context, HttpMethod method, String url, 
 			final IMendixObject source, final IMendixObject target, final boolean asFormData) throws Exception {
+		return request(context, method, url, source, target, asFormData, null);
+	}
+
+	// Marcel Groeneweg Added requestData parameter
+	public static RequestResult request(final IContext context, HttpMethod method, String url, 
+			final IMendixObject source, final IMendixObject target, final boolean asFormData, final String requestData) throws Exception {
 		lastConsumeError.set(null);
 
 		if (context == null)
@@ -468,9 +475,15 @@ public static RequestResult request(final IContext context, HttpMethod method, S
 		Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<String, String>();
 		RequestEntity requestEntity = null;
 
-		final JSONObject data = source == null ? null : JsonSerializer.writeMendixObjectToJson(context, source, false);
+		// Marcel Groeneweg use requestData string if available, use existing logic otherwise.
+		final JSONObject data;
+		if (requestData != null) {
+			data = new JSONObject(requestData);
+		} else {
+			data = source == null ? null : JsonSerializer.writeMendixObjectToJson(context, source, false);
+		}
 
-		boolean appendDataToUrl = source != null && (asFormData || method == HttpMethod.GET || method == HttpMethod.DELETE);
+		boolean appendDataToUrl = (source != null || requestData != null) && (asFormData || method == HttpMethod.GET || method == HttpMethod.DELETE);
 		url = updateUrlPathComponentsWithParams(url, appendDataToUrl, isFileSource, data, params);
 
 		//Setup request entity for file
@@ -480,8 +493,13 @@ public static RequestResult request(final IContext context, HttpMethod method, S
 		else if (source != null && asFormData && (isFileSource || hasFileParts)) {
 			requestEntity = buildMultiPartEntity(context, source, params);
 		}
-		else if (asFormData && !isFileSource)
+		else if (asFormData && !isFileSource) {
 			requestHeaders.put(RestServices.HEADER_CONTENTTYPE, RestServices.CONTENTTYPE_FORMENCODED);
+			// Marcel Groeneweg also log body here.
+			if (RestServices.LOGCONSUME.isDebugEnabled() && data != null) {
+				RestServices.LOGCONSUME.debug("[Body JSON Data] " + data.toString());
+			}
+		}
 		else if (data != null && data.length() != 0) {				
 			requestEntity = new StringRequestEntity(data.toString(4), RestServices.CONTENTTYPE_APPLICATIONJSON, RestServices.UTF8);
 			if (RestServices.LOGCONSUME.isDebugEnabled()) {

javasource/system/UserActionsRegistrar.java

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public void registerActions(IActionRegistrator registrator)
     registrator.registerUserAction(restservices.actions.LoadService.class);
     registrator.registerUserAction(restservices.actions.post.class);
     registrator.registerUserAction(restservices.actions.post2.class);
+    registrator.registerUserAction(restservices.actions.postString.class);
     registrator.registerUserAction(restservices.actions.postWithResult.class);
     registrator.registerUserAction(restservices.actions.publishDelete.class);
     registrator.registerUserAction(restservices.actions.publishUpdate.class);