Adding URI Templates

URI templates are strings that can be transformed into URIs after embedded variables are substituted. URI templates use a simple syntax where braces denote variables to be replaced when the templates are converted to actual URLs. Application Services only supports direct variable substitution.

The denoted variables identified with the { } are replaced with the actual value as defined on the Base Template Parameters page. When the Base Template Parameters page is saved, a restricted document is created defining the primitives used for value replacement within the URI template. The Document will only contain primitives and collections of these primitives. The following naming convention is used:

Document Package: ASF_SERVICE Document: <App Service ID>_ASF Version: v1

The string entered for the template will be validated to insure that there is no equivalent or ambiguously defined template currently entered on the grid. Moreover the values used within the { } must be defined on the Base Template Parameters page.

For more information on REST resources, see Understanding REST Resource Definition Concepts.

Use the Add URI Template button on the Root Resource page to access the URI Template Builder.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Add URI Template page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

The URI Template Builder is divided into 2 sections:  Expression Workspace and URI Template.