The \server\main.js in this example performs an API call to your Volusion eStore, converts the response to JSON and inserts to MongoDB.
The \client\main.js makes the call and displays the data from MongoDB.
meteor create volusionapi
cd volusionapi
meteor add http peerlibrary:xml2js
Copy these files https://github.com/cjfleischhacker/MeteorVolusionAPI.git or create these files:
\client\main.html
`
volusion
Welcome to Meteor!
{{> vapi}}
List Courses
{{errMessage}}
| ID | Code | Name |
|---|---|---|
| {{ProductID}} | {{ProductCode}} | {{ProductName}} |
`
\client\main.js
import { Template } from 'meteor/templating';
import { ReactiveVar } from 'meteor/reactive-var';
import './main.html';
Courses = new Mongo.Collection('courses');
Meteor.call(‘getJSONFromAPI’, function (err, res) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
} else {
console.log(res.xmldata.Products);
}
});
Template.vapi.onCreated(function helloOnCreated() {
console.log(‘oncreate…’);
});
Template.vapi.helpers({
courses: function () {
return Courses.find();
}
});
\server\main.js
import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
import { xml2js } from 'meteor/peerlibrary:xml2js';
Courses = new Mongo.Collection('courses');
Meteor.methods({
‘getJSONFromAPI’: function () {
this.unblock();
var apiUrl = ‘http://store.volusion.com/net/WebService.aspx?Login=email@mystore.com&EncryptedPassword=YourVolusionAPIEncryptedPassword&EDI_Name=Generic\Products&SELECT_Columns=p.ProductCode,p.ProductName,pd.ProductDescription’
;
var response = Meteor.wrapAsync(apiCall)(apiUrl);
const result = xml2js.parseStringSync(response, { explicitArray: false, emptyTag: undefined });
for (var i = 0; i < result.xmldata.Products.length; i++) {
Courses.insert(result.xmldata.Products[i]);
}
return result;
}
});
var apiCall = function (apiUrl, callback) {
// try…catch allows you to handle errors
try {
var response = HTTP.get(apiUrl).content;
// A successful API call returns no error
callback(null, response);
} catch (error) {
// If the API responded with an error message and a payload
if (error.response) {
var errorCode = error.response.data.code;
var errorMessage = error.response.data.message;
// Otherwise use a generic error message
} else {
var errorCode = 500;
var errorMessage = ‘Cannot access the API’;
}
// Create an Error object and return it via callback
var myError = new Meteor.Error(errorCode, errorMessage);
callback(myError, null);
}
}
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