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Proxy Question

reactancexl
reactancexl Posts: 170 ✭
in Virtualize

I have a proxy that is setup to use the direct url and if it fails to use a pva. I have a instance where the direct url returns 200 but no data. How do I get that to failover to use the pva?

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  • williammccusker
    williammccusker Posts: 669 ✭✭✭

    Hi,

    The proxy fail over is based on the http status code so unfortunately the builtin fail over option won't work for the case where the service returns a 200 without a payload.

    Does the service only fail for some requests and others return 200 and a payload?

    It might be possible to script something using a virtual asset in front of a message proxy to check if the response payload was empty but I think the setup is more complicated that when the service is able to return an error code.

  • reactancexl
    reactancexl Posts: 170 ✭
    edited September 12

    The service either returns 200 when there is data and 200 when there is no data. The other codes 401 0r 404 it will fail. So I am thinking that we could capture the response somehow in a Input Mode of Scripted? Would that work? thx

  • williammccusker
    williammccusker Posts: 669 ✭✭✭

    Hi,

    You might be able to use a Forward Message Tool to send the request to the actual service and attach an Extension tool to the response to check for an empty payload. I am not sure of all the steps necessary but unfortunately any solution would need involve scripting.

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