Tutorial: What's the version, CaseMap?

CaseMap Server currently expsoses the CMServerAD service. This service exposes CaseMap Server version, case, fact, and issue information using a series of REST-based resources. You can query the service using either your browser, or programmatically. The following tutorials show how to retrieve the CaseMap Server version numbers using both paths.

 

hmtoggle_plus1To retrieve the version number of CaseMap Server using a browser

Paste the following URL into your browser address window, replacing "localhost" with the location of your CaseMap server, and press Enter.

http://localhost/CaseMapAD/CMServerAD.svc/version/
hmtoggle_plus1To retrieve the version number of CaseMap Server programmatically
1.In Visual Studio, add the following using statements to your code:

   using System.IO;

   using System.Net;

   using System.Web;

   using System.Xml;

   using System.Xml.XPath;

2.Create the end point that describes the version resource.

   string serverResource = "http://localhost";

   string resourceName = "/CaseMapAD/CMServerAD.svc/version";

   string endPoint = serverResource + resourceName;

If necessary, replace "localhost" with the URL of your CaseMap Server installation.

Note that this code samples uses the Active Directory authentication (CaseMapAD). You could optionally use local authentication, by calling /CaseMapLA/CMServerLA.svc instead. Both services provide the same data: the difference is simply which authentication protocol is used. For more information, see About authentication.

3.Create the call to the server.

  HttpWebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(endPoint) as HttpWebRequest;

  request.Method = "GET";

4.send the response and display the returned content.

      HttpWebResponse response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;

   DisplayMessage(response);

   Console.ReadLine();

DisplayMessage is a helper function you can use to display REST mesponses to the console. For more information, see CaseMap Server Helper Methods.

5.Close down the connection.

   response.Close();

 

 

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