Ridgeline 4.0 REST API Quick Start PDF - Extreme Networks

Using the REST APIUsing REST API through a Simple Java ProgramTo use the REST API through a simple Java program:1 Ensure that Ridgeline 4.0 is running.2 Compile the Java program (see Java Program on page 19).3 Run the Java program.The associated HTTP responses from running the Java program are stored in a file with the followingname format: DD_MM_YYYY_hh_mm_ss_Rest_Get.[xml/json]Java ProgramThe following code is for a simple Java program that you can use to access the REST API.import java.io.BufferedWriter;import java.io.FileWriter;import java.io.IOException;import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;import java.util.Date;import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;import org.apache.http.StatusLine;import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScope;import org.apache.http.auth.UsernamePasswordCredentials;import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolException;import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;public class RestHttpClient {private static final String xmlExtension = ".xml";private static final String jsonExtension = ".json";private DefaultHttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();private String Url = null;private String hostName;private int portNumber;private String userName;private String password;public RestHttpClient(String Url, String hostName, int portNumber,String userName, String password) {if (Url == null || Url.equals(""))throw new NullPointerException("Null URL");this.Url = Url;this.hostName = hostName;this.portNumber = portNumber;this.userName = userName;this.password = password;}private String httpGet() {HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(this.Url);String response = null;client.getCredentialsProvider().setCredentials(Ridgeline 4.0 REST API Quick Start 19