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Follow the instructions below to begin integration with the API using Java -

Make sure you have read the General API Integration Instructions first. If you have already integrated the Java API Kit at your end, read the Change Log first to know what has changed since.

Reference:

General API Integration Instructions >>
Change Log >>

Step 1. Download the API Kit
Click the link below to download the relevant API kits (updated on 6th March, 2008).

JAVA_CoreKIT_v3_10.zip
JAVA_DomainsKIT_v3_10.zip
JAVA_HostingKIT_v3_10.zip
JAVA_OtherProductsKIT_v3_10.zip

Step 2. Download the API Documentation
The complete documentation of all classes and methods available in the API can be found in the Docs below. The Docs below are javadocs, but the function names and explanations remain the same for all the platforms and the documentation is self explanatory. We recommend you download the docs and read through them completely once before you integrate your application (updated on 6th March, 2008).

Core_Docs_v3_10.zip
Domains_Docs_v3_10.zip (updated on 4th June, 2008)
Hosting_Docs_v3_10.zip
OtherProducts_Docs_v3_10.zip

Step 3. Extract the files from the API Kit archive
You should get the following directory & files structure

WEB-INF/classes/ - Precompiled examples. You can directly run the examples to test API functionality
examples/src/ - The examples for using the API
WEB-INF/lib/ - The jar files that you will need in order to compile/run the classes
WEB-INF/build.xml - The API archive also contains a build.xml file. You can use this file to build the examples using Ant.

The Ant target to build the examples is build. If you do not want to use Ant, you can just compile the files in the "src" folder. You will need to include the jar files provided in the lib folder while compiling the classes.

Step 4. Run the examples
You can run the precompiled examples provided in the "classes" folder. Note the following however:

1. Upload the "classes" and "lib" folders to your server. Make sure that both these folders are uploaded to the same parent folder.

2. You must have a Demo account ready the first time. Read the General instructions if you have not yet setup your demo account. Reference: General API Integration Instructions >>

3. Make the appropriate changes to the "settings.properties" file in the "WEB-INF\classes\com\logicboxes\properties" folder, by putting in the values for your "ResellerUsername", "ResellerPassword" and "ParentId". The remaining settings have already been made for you in this file.

4. The URL to which the call is made is maintained in the "settings.properties" file inside the "WEB-INF\classes\com\logicboxes\properties" folder. By default, all calls are made to the demo server URL using HTTP. You can make changes to this file and redirect your calls to the appropriate server.

5. Set your class path to include the bin folder and EVERY jar file in the lib folder. You would use the following command for that

Windows

set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;
</fullPathTo>/classes;
</fullPathToLibFolder>/aaxerces-1_4_3.jar;
</fullPathToLibFolder>/axis.jar;
</fullPathToLibFolder>/commons-discovery.jar;
</fullPathToLibFolder>/commons-logging.jar;
</fullPathToLibFolder>/jaxrpc.jar;
</fullPathToLibFolder>/junit.jar;
</fullPathToLibFolder>/logicboxes-sfnb-v2.jar;
</fullPathToLibFolder>/saaj.jar;
</fullPathToLibFolder>/servlet.jar;
</fullPathToLibFolder>/wsdl4j.jar

Linux

set CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:
</fullPathTo>/classes:
</fullPathToLibFolder>/aaxerces-1_4_3.jar:
</fullPathToLibFolder>/axis.jar:
</fullPathToLibFolder>/commons-discovery.jar:
</fullPathToLibFolder>/commons-logging.jar:
</fullPathToLibFolder>/jaxrpc.jar:
</fullPathToLibFolder>/junit.jar:
</fullPathToLibFolder>/logicboxes-sfnb-v2.jar:
</fullPathToLibFolder>/saaj.jar:
</fullPathToLibFolder>/servlet.jar:
</fullPathToLibFolder>/wsdl4j.jar

6. Run the java program using the command line below

java -classpath $CLASSPATH com.logicboxes.foundation.sfnb.user.CustomerServiceLocator <params for test class>

To find out the parameters that the command above takes you can simply choose to not pass any parameter the first time you run it. The example will print out the parameters that it expects.

Follow the same instructions above to run all the examples as below

Domain Contact example:
java -classpath $CLASSPATH com.logicboxes.foundation.sfnb.order.DomainContactServiceLocator <params required for the class>

Domain example:
java -classpath $CLASSPATH com.logicboxes.foundation.sfnb.order.DomainServiceLocator <params required for the class>

Fund example:
java -classpath $CLASSPATH com.logicboxes.foundation.sfnb.management.FundServiceLocator <params required for the class>

Step 5. Understanding Errors
Make sure you have read the General API Integration Instructions to obtain links to the error format and possible error documents. Reference: General API Integration Instructions >>

Step 6. Writing your own code
After running each example above, if you simply refer to the corresponding .java file in the src folder you will easily be able to figure out the code snippet you need to write in order to make a similar call.

Making an API call to perform any action is a matter of two steps:

(i) Obtain a pointer to the required service. This is done by using the code below

com.logicboxes.foundation.sfnb.user.Customer customerObj = new com.logicboxes.foundation.sfnb.user.CustomerServiceLocator(serviceAddress).getCustomerService();

In the above call "serviceAddress" is passed as a parameter to the constructor of "CustomerServiceLocator". This serviceAddress refers to the URL of the server to which you are communicating. You can obtain this URL from the "settings.properties" file in the "WEB-INF\classes\com\logicboxes\properties" folder.

(ii) Call the required method on this object. A complete reference of all methods is available in the Java Docs. This can be achieved by using the code below

int customerId = customerObj.addCustomer(resellerUserName, resellerPassword, "reseller",resellerLangPref, parentId, customerUsername, customerPassword, name, company,address1, address2, address3, city, state, country, zip,telNoCc, telNo, altTelNoCc, altTelNo, faxNoCc, faxNo, langPref);

These parameters are common no matter which method you call. These parameters mean the following

java.lang.String userName: Your Username
java.lang.String password: Your Password
java.lang.String role: This will always be a string "reseller"
java.lang.String langpref: The 2 letter code of the language in which you wish to receive errors and descriptions - "en" for English
int parentid: The ID of your parent which you can get from your profile section

Step 7. Change the information to Live information when you are ready
Once you have followed the steps above and got the test examples to work successfully, you can duplicate the same code in your live application and replace the Demo Server and Reseller account information with your live username and password. The URL that you make your calls to also needs to change to the LIVE Server URL. The list of URLs are available in the "settings.properties" file inside the "WEB-INF\classes\com\logicboxes\properties" folder.

Once again note, if you are using the HTTPS URL you MUST have JDK 1.4 or greater installed. HTTPS calls will not work with JDK 1.3 or lower.