Example #1
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 /**
  * Executes a apiServiceRequest using a RESTful call by transforming it into a apiHttpRequest,
  * execute it via apiIO::authenticatedRequest() and returning the json decoded result
  *
  * @param apiServiceRequest $req
  * @return array decoded result
  * @throws apiServiceException on server side error (ie: not authenticated, invalid or
  * malformed post body, invalid url)
  */
 public static function execute(apiServiceRequest $req)
 {
     $result = null;
     $postBody = $req->getPostBody();
     $url = self::createRequestUri($req->getRestBasePath(), $req->getRestPath(), $req->getParameters());
     //var_dump($url);
     $httpRequest = new apiHttpRequest($url, $req->getHttpMethod(), null, $postBody);
     // Add a content-type: application/json header so the server knows how to interpret the post body
     if ($postBody) {
         $contentTypeHeader = array('Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8', 'Content-Length: ' . apiUtils::getStrLen($postBody));
         if ($httpRequest->getHeaders()) {
             $contentTypeHeader = array_merge($httpRequest->getHeaders(), $contentTypeHeader);
         }
         $httpRequest->setHeaders($contentTypeHeader);
     }
     // TODO : ajout didier pour passage adresse IP client
     //        $newHeader = array(
     //            //'X-Forwarded-For: ' . $_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR']
     //            'X-Forwarded-For: 88.176.177.141'
     //        );
     //        if ($httpRequest->getHeaders()) {
     //            $newHeader = array_merge($httpRequest->getHeaders(), $newHeader);
     //        }
     //        $httpRequest->setHeaders($newHeader);
     //
     //        var_dump($httpRequest);
     $httpRequest = apiClient::$io->authenticatedRequest($httpRequest);
     $decodedResponse = self::decodeHttpResponse($httpRequest);
     //FIXME currently everything is wrapped in a data envelope, but hopefully this might change some day
     $ret = isset($decodedResponse['data']) ? $decodedResponse['data'] : $decodedResponse;
     return $ret;
 }
Example #2
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 /**
  * Executes a apiServiceRequest using a RESTful call by transforming it into a apiHttpRequest,
  * execute it via apiIO::authenticatedRequest() and returning the json decoded result
  *
  * @param apiServiceRequest $req
  * @return array decoded result
  * @throws apiServiceException on server side error (ie: not authenticated, invalid or
  * malformed post body, invalid url)
  */
 public static function execute(apiServiceRequest $req)
 {
     $result = null;
     $postBody = $req->getPostBody();
     $url = self::createRequestUri($req->getRestBasePath(), $req->getRestPath(), $req->getParameters());
     $httpRequest = new apiHttpRequest($url, $req->getHttpMethod(), null, $postBody);
     // Add a content-type: application/json header so the server knows how to interpret the post body
     if ($postBody) {
         $contentTypeHeader = array('Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8', 'Content-Length: ' . apiUtils::getStrLen($postBody));
         if ($httpRequest->getHeaders()) {
             $contentTypeHeader = array_merge($httpRequest->getHeaders(), $contentTypeHeader);
         }
         $httpRequest->setHeaders($contentTypeHeader);
     }
     $httpRequest = $req->getIo()->authenticatedRequest($httpRequest);
     $decodedResponse = self::decodeHttpResponse($httpRequest);
     //FIXME currently everything is wrapped in a data envelope, but hopefully this might change some day
     $ret = isset($decodedResponse['data']) ? $decodedResponse['data'] : $decodedResponse;
     return $ret;
 }
Example #3
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 /**
  * Executes a apiServiceRequest using a RESTful call by transforming it into
  * an apiHttpRequest, and executed via apiIO::authenticatedRequest().
  *
  * @param apiServiceRequest $req
  * @return array decoded result
  * @throws apiServiceException on server side error (ie: not authenticated, invalid or
  * malformed post body, invalid url)
  */
 public static function execute(apiServiceRequest $req)
 {
     $result = null;
     $postBody = $req->getPostBody();
     $url = self::createRequestUri($req->getRestBasePath(), $req->getRestPath(), $req->getParameters());
     $httpRequest = new apiHttpRequest($url, $req->getHttpMethod(), null, $postBody);
     if ($postBody) {
         $contentTypeHeader = array();
         if (isset($req->contentType) && $req->contentType) {
             $contentTypeHeader['content-type'] = $req->contentType;
         } else {
             $contentTypeHeader['content-type'] = 'application/json; charset=UTF-8';
             $contentTypeHeader['content-length'] = apiUtils::getStrLen($postBody);
         }
         $httpRequest->setRequestHeaders($contentTypeHeader);
     }
     $httpRequest = apiClient::$io->authenticatedRequest($httpRequest);
     $decodedResponse = self::decodeHttpResponse($httpRequest);
     //FIXME currently everything is wrapped in a data envelope, but hopefully this might change some day
     $ret = isset($decodedResponse['data']) ? $decodedResponse['data'] : $decodedResponse;
     return $ret;
 }
 /**
  * @param $name
  * @param $arguments
  * @return apiServiceRequest|array
  * @throws apiException
  */
 public function __call($name, $arguments)
 {
     if (count($arguments) != 1 && count($arguments) != 2) {
         throw new apiException("apiClient method calls expect 1 or 2 parameter (\$client->plus->activities->list(array('userId' => 'me'))");
     }
     if (!is_array($arguments[0])) {
         throw new apiException("apiClient method parameter should be an array (\$client->plus->activities->list(array('userId' => 'me'))");
     }
     $batchKey = false;
     if (isset($arguments[1])) {
         if (!is_string($arguments[1])) {
             throw new apiException("The batch key parameter should be a string (\$client->plus->activities->list( array('userId' => '@me'), 'batchKey'))");
         }
         $batchKey = $arguments[1];
     }
     if (!isset($this->methods[$name])) {
         throw new apiException("Unknown function: {$this->serviceName}->{$this->resourceName}->{$name}()");
     }
     $method = $this->methods[$name];
     $parameters = $arguments[0];
     // postBody is a special case since it's not defined in the discovery document as parameter, but we abuse the param entry for storing it
     $postBody = null;
     if (isset($parameters['postBody'])) {
         if (is_object($parameters['postBody'])) {
             $this->stripNull($parameters['postBody']);
         }
         // Some APIs require the postBody to be set under the data key.
         if (is_array($parameters['postBody']) && 'buzz' == $this->serviceName) {
             if (!isset($parameters['postBody']['data'])) {
                 $rawBody = $parameters['postBody'];
                 unset($parameters['postBody']);
                 $parameters['postBody']['data'] = $rawBody;
             }
         }
         $postBody = is_array($parameters['postBody']) || is_object($parameters['postBody']) ? json_encode($parameters['postBody']) : $parameters['postBody'];
         // remove from the parameter list so not to trip up the param entry checking & make sure it doesn't end up on the query
         unset($parameters['postBody']);
         if (isset($parameters['optParams'])) {
             $optParams = $parameters['optParams'];
             unset($parameters['optParams']);
             $parameters = array_merge($parameters, $optParams);
         }
     }
     if (!isset($method['parameters'])) {
         $method['parameters'] = array();
     }
     $method['parameters'] = array_merge($method['parameters'], $this->stackParameters);
     foreach ($parameters as $key => $val) {
         if ($key != 'postBody' && !isset($method['parameters'][$key])) {
             throw new apiException("({$name}) unknown parameter: '{$key}'");
         }
     }
     if (isset($method['parameters'])) {
         foreach ($method['parameters'] as $paramName => $paramSpec) {
             if (isset($paramSpec['required']) && $paramSpec['required'] && !isset($parameters[$paramName])) {
                 throw new apiException("({$name}) missing required param: '{$paramName}'");
             }
             if (isset($parameters[$paramName])) {
                 $value = $parameters[$paramName];
                 $parameters[$paramName] = $paramSpec;
                 $parameters[$paramName]['value'] = $value;
                 unset($parameters[$paramName]['required']);
             } else {
                 unset($parameters[$paramName]);
             }
         }
     }
     // Discovery v1.0 puts the canonical method id under the 'id' field.
     if (!isset($method['id'])) {
         $method['id'] = $method['rpcMethod'];
     }
     // Discovery v1.0 puts the canonical path under the 'path' field.
     if (!isset($method['path'])) {
         $method['path'] = $method['restPath'];
     }
     $request = new apiServiceRequest($this->service->restBasePath, $this->service->rpcPath, $method['path'], $method['id'], $method['httpMethod'], $parameters, $postBody);
     if ($batchKey) {
         $request->setBatchKey($batchKey);
         return $request;
     } else {
         return apiREST::execute($request);
     }
 }
Example #5
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 /**
  * Executes a apiServiceRequest using a RESTful call by transforming it into a apiHttpRequest, execute it via apiIO::authenticatedRequest()
  * and returning the json decoded result
  *
  * @param apiServiceRequest $request
  * @return array decoded result
  * @throws apiServiceException on server side error (ie: not authenticated, invalid or malformed post body, invalid url, etc)
  */
 public static function execute(apiServiceRequest $request)
 {
     global $apiTypeHandlers;
     $result = null;
     $requestUrl = $request->getRestBasePath() . $request->getRestPath();
     $uriTemplateVars = array();
     $queryVars = array();
     foreach ($request->getParameters() as $paramName => $paramSpec) {
         // Discovery v1.0 puts the canonical location under the 'location' field.
         if (!isset($paramSpec['location'])) {
             $paramSpec['location'] = $paramSpec['restParameterType'];
         }
         if ($paramSpec['location'] == 'path') {
             $uriTemplateVars[$paramName] = $paramSpec['value'];
         } else {
             if ($paramSpec['type'] == 'boolean') {
                 $paramSpec['value'] = $paramSpec['value'] ? 'true' : 'false';
             }
             if (isset($paramSpec['repeated']) && is_array($paramSpec['value'])) {
                 foreach ($paramSpec['value'] as $value) {
                     $queryVars[] = $paramName . '=' . rawurlencode($value);
                 }
             } else {
                 $queryVars[] = $paramName . '=' . rawurlencode($paramSpec['value']);
             }
         }
     }
     $queryVars[] = 'alt=json';
     if (count($uriTemplateVars)) {
         $uriTemplateParser = new URI_Template_Parser($requestUrl);
         $requestUrl = $uriTemplateParser->expand($uriTemplateVars);
     }
     //FIXME work around for the the uri template lib which url encodes the @'s & confuses our servers
     $requestUrl = str_replace('%40', '@', $requestUrl);
     //EOFIX
     //FIXME temp work around to make @groups/{@following,@followers} work (something which we should really be fixing in our API)
     if (strpos($requestUrl, '/@groups') && (strpos($requestUrl, '/@following') || strpos($requestUrl, '/@followers'))) {
         $requestUrl = str_replace('/@self', '', $requestUrl);
     }
     //EOFIX
     if (count($queryVars)) {
         $requestUrl .= '?' . implode($queryVars, '&');
     }
     $httpRequest = new apiHttpRequest($requestUrl, $request->getHttpMethod(), null, $request->getPostBody());
     // Add a content-type: application/json header so the server knows how to interpret the post body
     if ($request->getPostBody()) {
         $contentTypeHeader = array('Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8', 'Content-Length: ' . self::getStrLen($request->getPostBody()));
         if ($httpRequest->getHeaders()) {
             $contentTypeHeader = array_merge($httpRequest->getHeaders(), $contentTypeHeader);
         }
         $httpRequest->setHeaders($contentTypeHeader);
     }
     $httpRequest = $request->getIo()->authenticatedRequest($httpRequest);
     if ($httpRequest->getResponseHttpCode() != '200' && $httpRequest->getResponseHttpCode() != '201' && $httpRequest->getResponseHttpCode() != '204') {
         $responseBody = $httpRequest->getResponseBody();
         if (($responseBody = json_decode($responseBody, true)) != null && isset($responseBody['error']['message']) && isset($responseBody['error']['code'])) {
             // if we're getting a json encoded error definition, use that instead of the raw response body for improved readability
             $errorMessage = "Error calling " . $httpRequest->getUrl() . ": ({$responseBody['error']['code']}) {$responseBody['error']['message']}";
         } else {
             $errorMessage = "Error calling " . $httpRequest->getMethod() . " " . $httpRequest->getUrl() . ": (" . $httpRequest->getResponseHttpCode() . ") " . $httpRequest->getResponseBody();
         }
         throw new apiServiceException($errorMessage);
     }
     $decodedResponse = null;
     if ($httpRequest->getResponseHttpCode() != '204') {
         // Only attempt to decode the response, if the response code wasn't (204) 'no content'
         if (($decodedResponse = json_decode($httpRequest->getResponseBody(), true)) == null) {
             throw new apiServiceException("Invalid json in service response: " . $httpRequest->getResponseBody());
         }
     }
     //FIXME currently everything is wrapped in a data envelope, but hopefully this might change some day
     $ret = isset($decodedResponse['data']) ? $decodedResponse['data'] : $decodedResponse;
     // Add a 'continuationToken' element to the response if the response contains a next link (so you can call it using the 'c' param)
     $ret = self::checkNextLink($ret);
     // if the response type has a registered type handler, call & return it instead of the raw response array
     if (isset($ret['kind']) && isset($apiTypeHandlers[$ret['kind']])) {
         $ret = new $apiTypeHandlers[$ret['kind']]($ret);
     }
     return $ret;
 }
 public function __call($name, $arguments)
 {
     if (count($arguments) != 1 && count($arguments) != 2) {
         throw new apiException("apiClient method calls expect one or two parameter (for example: \$apiClient->buzz->activities->list( array('userId' => '@me')) or when executing a batch request: \$apiClient->buzz->activities->list( array('userId' => '@me'), 'batchKey')");
     }
     if (!is_array($arguments[0])) {
         throw new apiException("apiClient method parameter should be an array (for example: \$apiClient->buzz->activities->list( array('userId' => '@me'))");
     }
     $batchKey = false;
     if (isset($arguments[1])) {
         if (!is_string($arguments[1])) {
             throw new apiException("The batch key parameter should be a string, for example: \$apiClient->buzz->activities->list( array('userId' => '@me'), 'batchKey')");
         }
         $batchKey = $arguments[1];
     }
     if (!isset($this->methods[$name])) {
         throw new apiException("Unknown function: {$this->serviceName}->{$this->resourceName}->{$name}()");
     }
     $method = $this->methods[$name];
     $parameters = $arguments[0];
     // postBody is a special case since it's not defined in the discovery document as parameter, but we abuse the param entry for storing it
     $postBody = null;
     if (isset($parameters['postBody'])) {
         if (is_object($parameters['postBody'])) {
             $this->stripNull($parameters['postBody']);
         }
         // Some APIs require the postBody to be set under the data key.
         if (is_array($parameters['postBody']) && 'buzz' == $this->serviceName) {
             if (!isset($parameters['postBody']['data'])) {
                 $rawBody = $parameters['postBody'];
                 unset($parameters['postBody']);
                 $parameters['postBody']['data'] = $rawBody;
             }
         }
         $postBody = is_array($parameters['postBody']) || is_object($parameters['postBody']) ? json_encode($parameters['postBody']) : $parameters['postBody'];
         // remove from the parameter list so not to trip up the param entry checking & make sure it doesn't end up on the query
         unset($parameters['postBody']);
         if (isset($parameters['optParams'])) {
             $optParams = $parameters['optParams'];
             unset($parameters['optParams']);
             $parameters = array_merge($parameters, $optParams);
         }
     }
     if (!isset($method['parameters'])) {
         $method['parameters'] = array();
     }
     $method['parameters'] = array_merge($method['parameters'], $this->stackParameters);
     foreach ($parameters as $key => $val) {
         if ($key != 'postBody' && !isset($method['parameters'][$key])) {
             throw new apiException("({$name}) unknown parameter: '{$key}'");
         }
     }
     if (isset($method['parameters'])) {
         foreach ($method['parameters'] as $paramName => $paramSpec) {
             if (isset($paramSpec['required']) && $paramSpec['required'] && !isset($parameters[$paramName])) {
                 throw new apiException("({$name}) missing required param: '{$paramName}'");
             }
             if (isset($parameters[$paramName])) {
                 $value = $parameters[$paramName];
                 // check to see if the param value matches the required pattern
                 if (isset($parameters[$paramName]['pattern']) && !empty($parameters[$paramName]['pattern'])) {
                     if (preg_match('|' . $parameters[$paramName]['pattern'] . '|', $value) == 0) {
                         throw new apiException("({$name}) invalid parameter format for {$paramName}: {$value} doesn't match \"{$parameters[$paramName]['pattern']}\"");
                     }
                 }
                 $parameters[$paramName] = $paramSpec;
                 $parameters[$paramName]['value'] = $value;
                 // remove all the bits that were already validated in this function & are no longer relevant within the execution chain
                 unset($parameters[$paramName]['pattern']);
                 unset($parameters[$paramName]['required']);
             } else {
                 unset($parameters[$paramName]);
             }
         }
     }
     // Discovery v1.0 puts the canonical method id under the 'id' field.
     if (!isset($method['id'])) {
         $method['id'] = $method['rpcMethod'];
     }
     // Discovery v1.0 puts the canonical path under the 'path' field.
     if (!isset($method['path'])) {
         $method['path'] = $method['restPath'];
     }
     $request = new apiServiceRequest($this->service->getIo(), $this->service->getRestBasePath(), $this->service->getRpcPath(), $method['path'], $method['id'], $method['httpMethod'], $parameters, $postBody);
     if ($batchKey) {
         $request->setBatchKey($batchKey);
         return $request;
     } else {
         return apiREST::execute($request);
     }
 }
 /**
  * @param $name
  * @param $arguments
  * @return apiServiceRequest|array
  * @throws apiException
  */
 public function __call($name, $arguments)
 {
     if (count($arguments) != 1 && count($arguments) != 2) {
         throw new apiException("client method calls expect 1 or 2 parameter (\$client->plus->activities->list(array('userId' => 'me'))");
     }
     if (!is_array($arguments[0])) {
         throw new apiException("client method parameter should be an array (\$client->plus->activities->list(array('userId' => 'me'))");
     }
     $batchKey = false;
     if (isset($arguments[1])) {
         if (!is_string($arguments[1])) {
             throw new apiException("The batch key parameter should be a string (\$client->plus->activities->list( array('userId' => 'me'), 'batchKey'))");
         }
         $batchKey = $arguments[1];
     }
     if (!isset($this->methods[$name])) {
         throw new apiException("Unknown function: {$this->serviceName}->{$this->resourceName}->{$name}()");
     }
     $method = $this->methods[$name];
     $parameters = $arguments[0];
     // postBody is a special case since it's not defined in the discovery document as parameter, but we abuse the param entry for storing it
     $postBody = null;
     if (isset($parameters['postBody'])) {
         if (is_object($parameters['postBody'])) {
             $this->stripNull($parameters['postBody']);
         }
         // Some APIs require the postBody to be set under the data key.
         if (is_array($parameters['postBody']) && 'latitude' == $this->serviceName) {
             if (!isset($parameters['postBody']['data'])) {
                 $rawBody = $parameters['postBody'];
                 unset($parameters['postBody']);
                 $parameters['postBody']['data'] = $rawBody;
             }
         }
         $postBody = is_array($parameters['postBody']) || is_object($parameters['postBody']) ? json_encode($parameters['postBody']) : $parameters['postBody'];
         unset($parameters['postBody']);
         if (isset($parameters['optParams'])) {
             $optParams = $parameters['optParams'];
             unset($parameters['optParams']);
             $parameters = array_merge($parameters, $optParams);
         }
     }
     if (!isset($method['parameters'])) {
         $method['parameters'] = array();
     }
     $method['parameters'] = array_merge($method['parameters'], $this->stackParameters);
     foreach ($parameters as $key => $val) {
         if ($key != 'postBody' && !isset($method['parameters'][$key])) {
             throw new apiException("({$name}) unknown parameter: '{$key}'");
         }
     }
     if (isset($method['parameters'])) {
         foreach ($method['parameters'] as $paramName => $paramSpec) {
             if (isset($paramSpec['required']) && $paramSpec['required'] && !isset($parameters[$paramName])) {
                 throw new apiException("({$name}) missing required param: '{$paramName}'");
             }
             if (isset($parameters[$paramName])) {
                 $value = $parameters[$paramName];
                 $parameters[$paramName] = $paramSpec;
                 $parameters[$paramName]['value'] = $value;
                 unset($parameters[$paramName]['required']);
             } else {
                 unset($parameters[$paramName]);
             }
         }
     }
     // Discovery v1.0 puts the canonical method id under the 'id' field.
     if (!isset($method['id'])) {
         $method['id'] = $method['rpcMethod'];
     }
     // Discovery v1.0 puts the canonical path under the 'path' field.
     if (!isset($method['path'])) {
         $method['path'] = $method['restPath'];
     }
     $restBasePath = $this->service->restBasePath;
     // Process Media Request
     $contentType = false;
     if (isset($method['mediaUpload'])) {
         $media = apiMediaFileUpload::process($postBody, $parameters);
         if ($media) {
             $contentType = isset($media['content-type']) ? $media['content-type'] : null;
             $postBody = isset($media['postBody']) ? $media['postBody'] : null;
             $restBasePath = $method['mediaUpload']['protocols']['simple']['path'];
             $method['path'] = '';
         }
     }
     $request = new apiServiceRequest($restBasePath, $this->service->rpcPath, $method['path'], $method['id'], $method['httpMethod'], $parameters, $postBody);
     $request->setContentType($contentType);
     // Terminate immediatly if this is a resumable request.
     if (isset($parameters['uploadType']['value']) && 'resumable' == $parameters['uploadType']['value']) {
         return $request;
     }
     if ($batchKey) {
         $request->setBatchKey($batchKey);
         return $request;
     } else {
         return apiREST::execute($request);
     }
 }
 private function getResumeUri(apiServiceRequest $req)
 {
     $result = null;
     $postBody = $req->getPostBody();
     $url = apiREST::createRequestUri($req->getRestBasePath(), $req->getRestPath(), $req->getParameters());
     $httpRequest = new apiHttpRequest($url, $req->getHttpMethod(), null, $postBody);
     if ($postBody) {
         $httpRequest->setRequestHeaders(array('content-type' => 'application/json; charset=UTF-8', 'content-length' => apiUtils::getStrLen($postBody), 'x-upload-content-type' => $this->mimeType, 'expect' => ''));
     }
     $response = apiClient::$io->authenticatedRequest($httpRequest);
     $location = $response->getResponseHeader('location');
     $code = $response->getResponseHttpCode();
     if (200 == $code && true == $location) {
         return $location;
     }
     throw new apiException("Failed to start the resumable upload");
 }
 public function __call($name, $arguments)
 {
     if (count($arguments) != 1 && count($arguments) != 2) {
         throw new apiException("apiClient method calls expect one or two parameter (for example: \$apiClient->buzz->activities->list( array('userId' => '@me')) or when executing a batch request: \$apiClient->buzz->activities->list( array('userId' => '@me'), 'batchKey')");
     }
     if (!is_array($arguments[0])) {
         throw new apiException("apiClient method parameter should me an array (for example: \$apiClient->buzz->activities->list( array('userId' => '@me'))");
     }
     $batchKey = false;
     if (isset($arguments[1])) {
         if (!is_string($arguments[1])) {
             throw new apiException("The batch key parameter should be a string, for example: \$apiClient->buzz->activities->list( array('userId' => '@me'), 'batchKey')");
         }
         $batchKey = $arguments[1];
     }
     if (!isset($this->methods[$name])) {
         throw new apiException("Unknown function: {$this->serviceName}->{$this->resourceName}->{$name}()");
     }
     $method = $this->methods[$name];
     $parameters = $arguments[0];
     // postBody is a special case since it's not defined in the discovery document as parameter, but we abuse the param entry for storing it
     $postBody = null;
     if (isset($parameters['postBody'])) {
         // If the postBody is not a raw json string, json encode it for transport
         $postBody = is_array($parameters['postBody']) || is_object($parameters['postBody']) ? json_encode($parameters['postBody']) : $parameters['postBody'];
         // remove from the parameter list so not to trip up the param entry checking & make sure it doesn't end up on the query
         unset($parameters['postBody']);
         //FIXME Should really add the magic array('data' => ..real stuff ..) wrapper around the request as to not bother developers with it
     }
     foreach ($parameters as $key => $val) {
         if ($key != 'postBody' && !isset($method['parameters'][$key])) {
             throw new apiException("({$name}) unknown parameter: '{$key}'");
         }
     }
     if (isset($method['parameters'])) {
         foreach ($method['parameters'] as $paramName => $paramSpec) {
             if ($paramSpec['required'] && !isset($parameters[$paramName])) {
                 throw new apiException("({$name}) missing required param: '{$paramName}'");
             }
             if (isset($parameters[$paramName])) {
                 $value = $parameters[$paramName];
                 // check to see if the param value matches the required pattern
                 if (isset($parameters[$paramName]['pattern']) && !empty($parameters[$paramName]['pattern'])) {
                     if (preg_match('|' . $parameters[$paramName]['pattern'] . '|', $value) == 0) {
                         throw new apiException("({$name}) invalid parameter format for {$paramName}: {$value} doesn't match \"{$parameters[$paramName]['pattern']}\"");
                     }
                 }
                 $parameters[$paramName] = $paramSpec;
                 $parameters[$paramName]['value'] = $value;
                 // remove all the bits that were already validated in this function & are no longer relevant within the execution chain
                 unset($parameters[$paramName]['pattern']);
                 unset($parameters[$paramName]['required']);
             } else {
                 unset($parameters[$paramName]);
             }
         }
     }
     $request = new apiServiceRequest($this->service->getIo(), $this->service->getBaseUrl(), $method['pathUrl'], $method['rpcName'], $method['httpMethod'], $parameters, $postBody);
     if ($batchKey) {
         $request->setBatchKey($batchKey);
         return $request;
     } else {
         return apiREST::execute($request);
     }
 }