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"describeTransforms"

The JSON Edge API "describeTransform" action returns all available information about each specified transform in FairCom MQ and FairCom Edge

Abstract

describeTransforms returns all available information about each specified transform.

The "describeTransforms" action returns all available information about each specified transform.

Request examples

Minimal request example

{
    "api": "hub",
    "apiVersion": "1.0",
    "authToken":  "anAuthorizationTokenFromTheServer",
    "requestId": "00000014",
    "action": "describeTransforms",
    "params": {
        "transformNames": [
            "SensorsTransform1"
        ]
    }
}

Response examples

Minimal response example

{
    "result": {
        "data": [
            {
                "transformName": "SensorsTransform1",
                "apiVersion": 1,
                "transformActions": [
                    {
                        "transformActionName": "jsonToTableFields",
                        "transformParams": {
                            "targetTableName": "sensors",
                            "targetDatabaseName": "ctreeSQL",
                            "targetOwnerName": "admin",
                            "defaultDateFormat": "iso8601",
                            "defaultTimeFormat": "iso8601",
                            "defaultJsonBinaryFormat": "BASE64",
                            "mapOfPropertiesToFields": [
                                {
                                    "propertyPath": "gas_resistance_Ohms",
                                    "name": "quality",
                                    "type": "DOUBLE",
                                    "length": 8,
                                    "nullable": true
                                },
                                {
                                    "propertyPath": "humidity",
                                    "name": "humidity",
                                    "type": "DOUBLE",
                                    "length": 8,
                                    "nullable": true
                                },
                                {
                                    "propertyPath": "pressure_hPa",
                                    "name": "pressure",
                                    "type": "DOUBLE",
                                    "length": 8,
                                    "nullable": true
                                },
                                {
                                    "propertyPath": "sensor",
                                    "name": "sensor",
                                    "type": "VARCHAR",
                                    "length": 300,
                                    "nullable": true
                                },
                                {
                                    "propertyPath": "temperature_F",
                                    "name": "temperature",
                                    "type": "DOUBLE",
                                    "length": 8,
                                    "nullable": true
                                }
                            ],
                            "extractorLibraryName": "ctmqttjson",
                            "retentionPolicy": "autoPurge",
                            "retentionUnit": "day",
                            "retentionPeriod": 30
                        },
                        "inputFields": [
                            "source_payload"
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "requestId": "00000014",
    "errorCode": 0,
    "errorMessage": ""
}

"params"

The "params" property is an object that contains an action's parameters. Each action defines its own required and optional properties.

Properties summary

Table 1. "params" properties summary

Property

Description

Default

Type

Limits (inclusive)

transformNames

specifies "transformName" strings

[]

array



"result"

Properties summary

Table 2. "result" properties summary

Property

Description

Type

Limits (inclusive)

data

specifies an array or object that the server returns, such as records returned by a query

Note

It is an empty array when there are no results available.

array

Its contents are determined by the action