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Version: 0.5.0

Server side generator

1. Setup a new OpenEdge project​

  1. Open Progress Developer studio
  2. Create a new OpenEdge project "openapi_server"
Project name: openapi_server
General project: OpenEdge Basic
  1. Press finish

create_project_pds

2. Launch VsCode plugin​

VSCode Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P) and chose "Launch OpenAPI generator 😎 (vscode sync)"

Example specs​

Download this example spec and select this file in the plugin

Generation: Server 
Languages: abl-pasoe
Select file: ...
Extraction directory: <oe project dir>

Excluded files/patterns: Use this when files are customized. vscode-plugin-openedge-abl

Package hierarchy:

{package}/              # Base package (e.g., OpenAPI-server)
├── BusinessLogic/      # Business logic implementation
├── Helpers/            # Helper classes
├── Models/               # Data models
      ├── ApiRequests/       # API request models
      ├── Builder/           # Model builders
├── Resources/          # Helper files
└── ServiceAdapters/    # PASOE mode service adapters

3. Execute generated PASOE resources​

Under {package}/Resources there is a file "setup_pasoe_windows.ps1" Check configuration alligns with your envrionment:

$env:dlc="C:\Progress\OpenEdge\128"
$env:path="$env:dlc\bin;$env:path"
$env:wrkdir="C:\work\dlc128"
# Set pasoe config
$pasoe_name="pas_openapi"
$abl_app="abl_openapi"
$web_app="ROOT"
# Set PDS project path
$pds_project_openapi_path="G:\Progress Software\workspace\kh-it\demo_openapi\openapi_server" # This will be used to add to the propath of our pasoe

Execution flags:

$execute_create_pasoe=$true
$execute_pasoe_add_to_propath=$true
$execute_pasoe_set_handlers=$true
$execute_pasoe_start=$true

Run the powershell and the pasoe is up and running to serve the openapi web calls.

4. Working demo in postman​

Instantly you have a working demo in postman.

  1. Drag & drop your openapi spec in postman
  2. Change in the collection the variable baseUrl to http://localhost:28000/web