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Developer steps

To process a request within Spider, the following information is essential for a developer.

API Key

To communicate with the Spider, a workstation API key is used which is connected to a Workstation. Scripts are always run from a Robot and using the API key, the link is made which Workstation is running on the Robot.

The API Key can be requested from an Operator or retrieved from the Spider if the developer has a user account in the Spider.

More information: Workstations

Process details

The details of a process are needed to process requests. Which applications should be used in the process Steps. More information can be found here or can be requested from an Operator.

Operator Steps

  • Proces Id
  • Proces Naam
  • Process Step Id
  • Process Step Naam
  • Workstation API Key
  • Workstation Id

Request processing

Requests are processed through the Spider's RobotAPI. This can be found at http(s)://SPIDER_BASE_URL/worker/swagger Ask the Spider Operator for the correct URL.

Basic processing consists of:

  • Create Request
  • Update Request
  • Activate Reports
  • Activate Signals
  • Activate General Signals
  • Create new Requests with ParentID
  • Update workstation status

In the future, information regarding the API calls will be further elaborated. For now, this contains the basic information.