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Version: 2.11

Service

A service that processes requests coming from other VMs connected to the data cloud.

Constructors​

Constructor​

new Service(serviceId, context): Service;

Create a new instance of the service with the specified id. It uses the context to make the lifecycle of the service related to the context one.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
serviceIdstringthe service id
contextContextthe context of that service.

Returns​

Service

Methods​

get()​

static get(
service,
payload,
config?): Promise<Object>;

Send a request to a Service and wait for a reply with a payload..

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
servicestringthe service id
payloadObjectthe message payload
config?ServiceConfigoptional parameters for the message

Returns​

Promise<Object>

a Promise wrapping the resulting value


observe()​

static observe(
service,
context,
payload?,
config?): Observable<Object>;

Send a request to a Service and subscribe to notifications published from that service.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
servicestringthe service id
contextContextthe context used to link its lifecycle to this subscription
payload?Objectthe message payload, optional
config?SubscriptionServiceConfigoptional parameters for the message

Returns​

Observable<Object>

an Observable emitting notifications


publish()​

static publish(service, payload): Promise<void>;

Publish a message on the specified service without waiting for any acknowledge

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
servicestringthe service id
payloadObject

Returns​

Promise<void>


send()​

static send(
service,
payload?,
config?): Promise<void>;

Send a request to a Service and wait for an ack.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
servicestringthe service id
payload?Objectthe message payload, optional
config?ServiceConfigoptional parameters for the message

Returns​

Promise<void>

a Promise that completes when the call has been executed


listen()​

listen(): Observable<ServiceRequest>;

Start and listen to incoming requests.

Returns​

Observable<ServiceRequest>


setUnsubscriptionHandler()​

setUnsubscriptionHandler(handler): this;

Set a function to be executed each time a subscription to that service is closed. The function receives the subscription id that has been closed. The subscription id is the one that has been set and returned by the ServiceRequest.notifyOn method.

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
handler(subId) => voidthe handler function to be executed when a subscription is closed.

Returns​

this

this Service instance.


stop()​

stop(): void;

Stop the service.

Returns​

void