getServiceContextValue() Function

aString = getServiceContextValue(protocol, parameter)

Returns a String with the value of the chosen service context parameter related to the current request.

protocol

A String specifying the protocol, of which a parameter is requested.  

parameter

A String specifying the name of the requested parameter.

set ip = getServiceContextValue("tcpip","remoteIPAddress"); 
set agent = getServiceContextValue("http","user-agent"); 

Get the home directory of the current service, e.g.: /opt/bridge_data/bridge_OrderApproval

set currentServiceDirectory = getServiceContextValue("SystemEnvironment","INSTANCE_HOME");

All

• System

• SystemEnvironment

HTTP

• TCPIP

• HTTP

SOAP

• TCPIP

• HTTP

• SOAP

REST

• TCPIP

• HTTP

Persistent State

Object

TCPIP

RemoteIPAddress

IP address of host that initiated the request. If a proxy is used, this is the IP of the proxy server.

RemotePort

Port number, from which the request was initiated.

RemoteHostName

Name of the host that initiated the request. If not resolvable, the IP address is returned.

LocalIPAddress

IP address of the machine this service runs on.

LocalPort

Port number of this service.

LocalHostName

Name of the host this service runs on. If not resolvable, the IP address is returned.

HTTP

Method

HTTP method used to invoke this service. Usually, it returns POST.

URI

URI called to invoke this service.

Body

Complete content of the HTTP request invoking this service.

<header>

Any other name will return the value of the HTTP header of the same name, if it exists.

SOAP

Header

Complete source of the SOAP header sent to invoke this service.

Body

Complete source of the SOAP body sent to invoke this service.

fault

Content of the SOAP fault if a request comes with a fault element.

System

Host

Local host name. This call returns a value for all service types.

IP

IP address of the local host. This call returns a value for all service types.

User

The operating system user who is executing the current service. This user has nothing to do with the external user who might invoke a service. Thus, this call returns a value for all service types.

SystemEnvironment

<environment variable name>

Value of the operating system environment variable. This call returns a value for all service types.
Note: the accessible environment variables can be inspected in the start log of the current service.

Since Linux is case sensitive, you should specify all environment variables as they are.

Object

class

The name of the persistent state class.

ID

The unique technical ID of the of the object as stored to the persistent state database.