Test the stock query service

Test the stock query service by using curl to send an HTTP request to invoke the service.

Before you begin

zosConnect-2.0 Applies to zosConnect-2.0.

Ensure that the following tasks are complete:

Prepare the sample IBM MQ stock query application and check that it is running waiting to receive messages.
Installing IBM z/OS Connect with SMP/E.
Create a server to connect to IBM MQ.
Create a two-way IBM MQ service with a properties file.
Deploy the stock query service manually.

Procedure

Enter the following command to query the state of the stock item with ID 2033.

Replace host and port with values that are appropriate for your z/OS Connect server.

curl -i -k -X POST http://host:port/zosConnect/services/stockQuery?action=invoke --data "{\"STOCKQRYOperation\": { \"sqreq\": { \"item_id\": 2033 }}}" -H "Content-Type:application/json"

Check the response.

An HTTP response code of 200 is expected with the following response.

{"STOCKQRYOperationResponse":{"sqresp":{"item_count":500,"item_cost":4,"item_desc":"A description.","item_id":2033}}}

Results

You successfully used REST to communicate to the stock query application by using the stock query service that is running in z/OS Connect.

What to do next

Follow the steps in Create an API to invoke the IBM MQ stock query service.