Tellago announces BizTalk Server RFID Data Services
The series of open source releases from our team at Tellago continues….
The newest addition to the RESTful Services APIs for BizTalk Server is here. Over the last few weeks, my colleagues Uri Katsir and Suresh Girirajan have been working on building an REST/OData API for BizTalk Server RFID. The results of this work are the first version of the BizTalk Server RFID API that we’ve released in our Tellago DevLabs workspace.
Using this API, developers can manage the entire BizTalk RFID infrastructure using simple HTTP messages. Here are some examples:
Querying all RFID components
Querying all RFID Process:
http://<RFID OData Endpoint>/BTSRFIDManagementService/BTSRFIDManagementService.svc/RFProcesss
Querying all Devices:
http://<RFID OData Endpoint>/BTSRFIDManagementService/BTSRFIDManagementService.svc/Devices
Querying all Device Groups:
http://<RFID OData Endpoint>/BTSRFIDManagementService/BTSRFIDManagementService.svc/DeviceGroups
Querying all Device Providers:
http://<RFID OData Endpoint>/BTSRFIDManagementService/BTSRFIDManagementService.svc/DeviceProviders
Navigating the hierarchy
Querying a specific resource:
Querying all subgroups for a specific Group:
Querying all Devices for a specific Subgroup:
Filtering:
As part of our work with customers, we’ve seen the practical applicability of this type of API. RFID solutions are notorious from being deployed across heterogeneous locations that can influence the runtime behavior of the hardware. In those scenarios, having a lightweight mechanism to effectively monitor and configure the RFID hardware is a key element of a successful RFID solution.
If you are working with BizTalk Server RFID, I would encourage trying out BizTalk Server RFID Data Services. Don’t forget to send us your feedback.