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The REST API allows users to query the iQSonar results directly using the web client protocol. The results are returned in JSON format.
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Step-by-step guide
Prerequisites:
PERL - this is installed as part of almost all Unix distributions. A free version called Strawberry Perl, and a commercial implementation from Active State called ActivePerl are available for Windows.
- You need to know the URL for you iQSonar install - in this example our host is vm-mike-2k12a
- You need credentials for the iQSonar install - in this example we use the default login admin / password
- PERL - this is installed as part of almost all Unix distributions. A free version called Strawberry Perl, and a commercial implementation from Active State called ActivePerl are available for Windows.
- CPAN Modules used: LWP, JSON::XS
Step One: Connect to the REST API on our iQSonar instance.
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- The URL of the iQSonar host (in this example we use a host called vm-mike-2k12a )
- The “realm” for the security credentials (iQSonar uses iQSonar RestAPI Realm )
- The username and password (in this example we’re using the installation default credentials username “admin” password “password”; in a real world deployment you should always change your passwords!)
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