Adapter invocation service

Adapter procedures can be invoked by issuing an HTTP request to the MobileFirst invocation service: http(s)://server:port/<Context>/invoke.

The following parameters are required:

Property	Description
adapter	The name of the adapter
procedure	The name of the procedure
parameters	An array of parameter values

The request can be either GET or POST.

The invocation service uses the same authentication framework as described in the MobileFirst security framework section.

The default security test for adapter procedures contains Anti-XSRF protection, but this configuration can be overridden by either:

• Implementing our own authentication realm (see Authenticators and login modules for more details).

• Disable the authentication requirement for a specific procedure. We can do so by adding the securityTest="wl_unprotected" property to the <procedure> element in the adapter XML file.

  Disabling authentication requirement on a procedure means that this procedure becomes completely unprotected and anyone who knows the adapter and the procedure name can access it. Therefore, consider protecting sensitive adapter procedures.

Parent topic: Develop the server side of a MobileFirst application