jBPM controller Java client API for KIE Server templates and instances

jBPM provides a jBPM controller Java client API that enables you to connect to the jBPM controller using REST or WebSocket protocol from your Java client application. You can use the jBPM controller Java client API as an alternative to the jBPM controller REST API to interact with your KIE Server templates (configurations), KIE Server instances (remote servers), and associated KIE containers (deployment units) in jBPM without using the Business Central user interface. This API support enables you to maintain your jBPM servers and resources more efficiently and optimize your integration and development with jBPM. With the jBPM controller Java client API, you can perform the following actions also supported by the jBPM controller REST API:

Retrieve information about KIE Server templates, instances, and associated KIE containers
Update, start, or stop KIE containers associated with KIE Server templates and instances
Create, update, or delete KIE Server templates
Create, update, or delete KIE Server instances

jBPM controller Java client API requests require the following components: Authentication The jBPM controller Java client API requires HTTP Basic authentication for the following user roles, depending on controller type:

rest-all user role if you installed Business Central and you want to use the built-in jBPM controller
kie-server user role if you installed the headless jBPM controller separately from Business Central

To view configured user roles for your jBPM distribution, navigate to ~/$SERVER_HOME/standalone/configuration/application-roles.properties and ~/application-users.properties. To add a user with the kie-server role or the rest-all role or both (assuming a Keystore is already set), navigate to ~/$SERVER_HOME/bin and run the following command with the role or roles specified:

$ ./bin/jboss-cli.sh --commands="embed-server --std-out=echo,/subsystem=elytron/filesystem-realm=ApplicationRealm:add-identity(identity=<USERNAME>),/subsystem=elytron/filesystem-realm=ApplicationRealm:set-password(identity=<USERNAME>, clear={password='<PASSWORD>'}),/subsystem=elytron/filesystem-realm=ApplicationRealm:add-identity-attribute(identity=<USERNAME>, name=role, value=['rest-all','kie-server'])"

If the Keystore is not set, execute the following command to create a Keystore:

$ keytool -importpassword -keystore $SERVER_HOME/standalone/configuration/kie_keystore.jceks -keypass <SECRETKEYPASSWORD> -alias kieserver -storepass <SECRETSTOREPASSWORD> -storetype JCEKS

Also, add the following properties to ~/$SERVER_HOME/standalone/configuration/standalone-full.xml:

    <property name="kie.keystore.keyStoreURL" value="file:///data/jboss/rhpam780/standalone/configuration/kie_keystore.jceks"/>
    <property name="kie.keystore.keyStorePwd" value="<SECRETSTOREPASSWORD>"/>
    <property name="kie.keystore.key.server.alias" value="kieserver"/>
    <property name="kie.keystore.key.server.pwd" value="<SECRETKEYPASSWORD>"/>
    <property name="kie.keystore.key.ctrl.alias" value="kieserver"/>
    <property name="kie.keystore.key.ctrl.pwd" value="<SECRETKEYPASSWORD>"/>

To configure the kie-server or rest-all user with jBPM controller access, navigate to ~/$SERVER_HOME/standalone/configuration/standalone-full.xml, uncomment the org.kie.server properties (if applicable), and add the controller user login credentials and controller location (if needed):

<property name="org.kie.server.location" value="http://localhost:8080/kie-server/services/rest/server"/>
<property name="org.kie.server.controller" value="http://localhost:8080/business-central/rest/controller"/>
<property name="org.kie.server.controller.user" value="<USERNAME>"/>
<property name="org.kie.server.id" value="default-kieserver"/>

For more information about user roles and jBPM installation options, see Installing the KIE Server. Project dependencies The jBPM controller Java client API requires the following dependencies on the relevant classpath of your Java project:

<!-- For remote execution on controller -->
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.kie.server</groupId>
  <artifactId>kie-server-controller-client</artifactId>
  <version>${jbpm.version}</version>
</dependency>

<!-- For REST client -->
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
  <artifactId>resteasy-client</artifactId>
  <version>${resteasy.version}</version>
</dependency>

<!-- For WebSocket client -->
<dependency>
  <groupId>io.undertow</groupId>
  <artifactId>undertow-websockets-jsr</artifactId>
  <version>${undertow.version}</version>
</dependency>

<!-- For debug logging (optional) -->
<dependency>
  <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
  <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
  <version>${logback.version}</version>
</dependency>

The <version> for jBPM dependencies is the Maven artifact version for jBPM currently used in your project (for example, 7.67.2.Final). Client request configuration All Java client requests with the jBPM controller Java client API must define at least the following controller communication components:

Credentials of the rest-all user if you installed Business Central, or the kie-server user if you installed the headless jBPM controller separately from Business Central
jBPM controller location for REST or WebSocket protocol:
- Example REST URL: http://localhost:8080/business-central/rest/controller
- Example WebSocket URL: ws://localhost:8080/headless-controller/websocket/controller
Marshalling format for API requests and responses (JSON or JAXB)
A KieServerControllerClient object, which serves as the entry point for starting the server communication using the Java client API
A KieServerControllerClientFactory defining REST or WebSocket protocol and user access
The jBPM controller client service or services used, such as listServerTemplates, getServerTemplate, or getServerInstances

The following are examples of REST and WebSocket client configurations with these components:

Client configuration example with REST

import org.kie.server.api.marshalling.MarshallingFormat;
import org.kie.server.controller.api.model.spec.ServerTemplateList;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClient;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClientFactory;

public class ListServerTemplatesExample {

    private static final String URL = "http://localhost:8080/business-central/rest/controller";
    private static final String USER = "baAdmin";
    private static final String PASSWORD = "password@1";

    private static final MarshallingFormat FORMAT = MarshallingFormat.JSON;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        KieServerControllerClient client = KieServerControllerClientFactory.newRestClient(URL,
                                                                                          USER,
                                                                                          PASSWORD);

        final ServerTemplateList serverTemplateList = client.listServerTemplates();
        System.out.println(String.format("Found %s server template(s) at controller url: %s",
                                         serverTemplateList.getServerTemplates().length,
                                         URL));
    }
}

Client configuration example with WebSocket

import org.kie.server.api.marshalling.MarshallingFormat;
import org.kie.server.controller.api.model.spec.ServerTemplateList;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClient;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClientFactory;

public class ListServerTemplatesExample {

    private static final String URL = "ws://localhost:8080/my-controller/websocket/controller";
    private static final String USER = "baAdmin";
    private static final String PASSWORD = "password@1";

    private static final MarshallingFormat FORMAT = MarshallingFormat.JSON;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        KieServerControllerClient client = KieServerControllerClientFactory.newWebSocketClient(URL,
                                                                                               USER,
                                                                                               PASSWORD);

        final ServerTemplateList serverTemplateList = client.listServerTemplates();
        System.out.println(String.format("Found %s server template(s) at controller url: %s",
                                         serverTemplateList.getServerTemplates().length,
                                         URL));
    }
}

Sending requests with the jBPM controller Java client API

The jBPM controller Java client API enables you to connect to the jBPM controller using REST or WebSocket protocols from your Java client application. You can use the jBPM controller Java client API as an alternative to the jBPM controller REST API to interact with your KIE Server templates (configurations), KIE Server instances (remote servers), and associated KIE containers (deployment units) in jBPM without using the Business Central user interface. Prerequisites

KIE Server is installed and running.
The jBPM controller or headless jBPM controller is installed and running.
You have rest-all user role access to the jBPM controller if you installed Business Central, or kie-server user role access to the headless jBPM controller installed separately from Business Central.
You have a Java project with jBPM resources.

Procedure

In your client application, ensure that the following dependencies have been added to the relevant classpath of your Java project:

<!-- For remote execution on controller -->
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.kie.server</groupId>
  <artifactId>kie-server-controller-client</artifactId>
  <version>${jbpm.version}</version>
</dependency>

<!-- For REST client -->
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
  <artifactId>resteasy-client</artifactId>
  <version>${resteasy.version}</version>
</dependency>

<!-- For WebSocket client -->
<dependency>
  <groupId>io.undertow</groupId>
  <artifactId>undertow-websockets-jsr</artifactId>
  <version>${undertow.version}</version>
</dependency>

<!-- For debug logging (optional) -->
<dependency>
  <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
  <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
  <version>${logback.version}</version>
</dependency>

In the ~/kie/server/controller/client folder of the Java client API in GitHub, identify the relevant Java client implementation for the request you want to send, such as the RestKieServerControllerClient implementation to access client services for KIE Server templates and KIE containers in REST protocol.

In your client application, create a .java class for the API request. The class must contain the necessary imports, the jBPM controller location and user credentials, a KieServerControllerClient object, and the client method to execute, such as createServerTemplate and createContainer from the RestKieServerControllerClient implementation. Adjust any configuration details according to your use case.

Creating and interacting with a KIE Server template and KIE containers

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import org.kie.server.api.marshalling.MarshallingFormat;
import org.kie.server.api.model.KieContainerStatus;
import org.kie.server.api.model.KieScannerStatus;
import org.kie.server.api.model.ReleaseId;
import org.kie.server.controller.api.model.spec.*;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClient;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClientFactory;

public class RestTemplateContainerExample {

  private static final String URL = "http://localhost:8080/business-central/rest/controller";
  private static final String USER = "baAdmin";
  private static final String PASSWORD = "password@1";

    private static KieServerControllerClient client;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        KieServerControllerClient client = KieServerControllerClientFactory.newRestClient(URL,
                                                                                          USER,
                                                                                          PASSWORD,
                                                                                          MarshallingFormat.JSON);
        // Create server template and KIE container, start and stop KIE container, and delete server template
        ServerTemplate serverTemplate = createServerTemplate();
        ContainerSpec container = createContainer(serverTemplate);
        client.startContainer(container);
        client.stopContainer(container);
        client.deleteServerTemplate(serverTemplate.getId());
    }

    // Re-create and configure server template
    protected static ServerTemplate createServerTemplate() {
        ServerTemplate serverTemplate = new ServerTemplate();
        serverTemplate.setId("example-client-id");
        serverTemplate.setName("example-client-name");
        serverTemplate.setCapabilities(Arrays.asList(Capability.PROCESS.name(),
                                                     Capability.RULE.name(),
                                                     Capability.PLANNING.name()));

        client.saveServerTemplate(serverTemplate);

        return serverTemplate;
    }

    // Re-create and configure KIE containers
    protected static ContainerSpec createContainer(ServerTemplate serverTemplate){
        Map<Capability, ContainerConfig> containerConfigMap = new HashMap();

        ProcessConfig processConfig = new ProcessConfig("PER_PROCESS_INSTANCE", "kieBase", "kieSession", "MERGE_COLLECTION");
        containerConfigMap.put(Capability.PROCESS, processConfig);

        RuleConfig ruleConfig = new RuleConfig(500l, KieScannerStatus.SCANNING);
        containerConfigMap.put(Capability.RULE, ruleConfig);

        ReleaseId releaseId = new ReleaseId("org.kie.server.testing", "stateless-session-kjar", "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT");

        ContainerSpec containerSpec = new ContainerSpec("example-container-id", "example-client-name", serverTemplate, releaseId, KieContainerStatus.STOPPED, containerConfigMap);
        client.saveContainerSpec(serverTemplate.getId(), containerSpec);

        return containerSpec;
    }
}

Run the configured .java class from your project directory to execute the request, and review the jBPM controller response. If you enabled debug logging, KIE Server responds with a detailed response according to your configured marshalling format, such as JSON. If you encounter request errors, review the returned error code messages and adjust your Java configurations accordingly.

Supported jBPM controller Java clients

The following are some of the Java client services available in the org.kie.server.controller.client package of your jBPM distribution. You can use these services to interact with related resources in the jBPM controller similarly to the jBPM controller REST API.

KieServerControllerClient: Used as the entry point for communicating with the jBPM controller
RestKieServerControllerClient: Implementation used to interact with KIE Server templates and KIE containers in REST protocol (found in ~/org/kie/server/controller/client/rest)
WebSocketKieServerControllerClient: Implementation used to interact with KIE Server templates and KIE containers in WebSocket protocol (found in ~/org/kie/server/controller/client/websocket)

For the full list of available jBPM controller Java clients, see the Java client API source in GitHub.

Example requests with the jBPM controller Java client API

The following are examples of jBPM controller Java client API requests for basic interactions with the jBPM controller. For the full list of available jBPM controller Java clients, see the Java client API source in GitHub. Creating and interacting with KIE Server templates and KIE containers You can use the ServerTemplate and ContainerSpec services in the REST or WebSocket jBPM controller clients to create, dispose, and update KIE Server templates and KIE containers, and to start and stop KIE containers, as illustrated in this example.

Example request to create and interact with a KIE Server template and KIE containers

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import org.kie.server.api.marshalling.MarshallingFormat;
import org.kie.server.api.model.KieContainerStatus;
import org.kie.server.api.model.KieScannerStatus;
import org.kie.server.api.model.ReleaseId;
import org.kie.server.controller.api.model.spec.*;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClient;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClientFactory;

public class RestTemplateContainerExample {

  private static final String URL = "http://localhost:8080/business-central/rest/controller";
  private static final String USER = "baAdmin";
  private static final String PASSWORD = "password@1";

    private static KieServerControllerClient client;

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        KieServerControllerClient client = KieServerControllerClientFactory.newRestClient(URL,
                                                                                          USER,
                                                                                          PASSWORD,
                                                                                          MarshallingFormat.JSON);
        // Create server template and KIE container, start and stop KIE container, and delete server template
        ServerTemplate serverTemplate = createServerTemplate();
        ContainerSpec container = createContainer(serverTemplate);
        client.startContainer(container);
        client.stopContainer(container);
        client.deleteServerTemplate(serverTemplate.getId());
    }

    // Re-create and configure server template
    protected static ServerTemplate createServerTemplate() {
        ServerTemplate serverTemplate = new ServerTemplate();
        serverTemplate.setId("example-client-id");
        serverTemplate.setName("example-client-name");
        serverTemplate.setCapabilities(Arrays.asList(Capability.PROCESS.name(),
                                                     Capability.RULE.name(),
                                                     Capability.PLANNING.name()));

        client.saveServerTemplate(serverTemplate);

        return serverTemplate;
    }

    // Re-create and configure KIE containers
    protected static ContainerSpec createContainer(ServerTemplate serverTemplate){
        Map<Capability, ContainerConfig> containerConfigMap = new HashMap();

        ProcessConfig processConfig = new ProcessConfig("PER_PROCESS_INSTANCE", "kieBase", "kieSession", "MERGE_COLLECTION");
        containerConfigMap.put(Capability.PROCESS, processConfig);

        RuleConfig ruleConfig = new RuleConfig(500l, KieScannerStatus.SCANNING);
        containerConfigMap.put(Capability.RULE, ruleConfig);

        ReleaseId releaseId = new ReleaseId("org.kie.server.testing", "stateless-session-kjar", "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT");

        ContainerSpec containerSpec = new ContainerSpec("example-container-id", "example-client-name", serverTemplate, releaseId, KieContainerStatus.STOPPED, containerConfigMap);
        client.saveContainerSpec(serverTemplate.getId(), containerSpec);

        return containerSpec;
    }
}

Listing KIE Server templates and specifying connection timeout (REST) When you use REST protocol for jBPM controller Java client API requests, you can provide your own javax.ws.rs.core.Configuration specification to modify the underlying REST client API, such as connection timeout.

Example REST request to return server templates and specify connection timeout

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import javax.ws.rs.core.Configuration;
import org.jboss.resteasy.client.jaxrs.ResteasyClientBuilder;

import org.kie.server.api.marshalling.MarshallingFormat;
import org.kie.server.controller.api.model.spec.ServerTemplateList;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClient;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClientFactory;

public class RESTTimeoutExample {

  private static final String URL = "http://localhost:8080/business-central/rest/controller";
  private static final String USER = "baAdmin";
  private static final String PASSWORD = "password@1";

  public static void main(String[] args) {

      // Specify connection timeout
      final Configuration configuration =
              new ResteasyClientBuilder()
                      .establishConnectionTimeout(10,
                                                    TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                      .socketTimeout(60,
                                       TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                        .getConfiguration();
        KieServerControllerClient client = KieServerControllerClientFactory.newRestClient(URL,
                                                                                          USER,
                                                                                          PASSWORD,
                                                                                          MarshallingFormat.JSON,
                                                                                          configuration);

        // Retrieve list of server templates
        final ServerTemplateList serverTemplateList = client.listServerTemplates();
        System.out.println(String.format("Found %s server template(s) at controller url: %s",
                                         serverTemplateList.getServerTemplates().length,
                                         URL));
    }
}

Listing KIE Server templates and specifying event notifications (WebSocket) When you use WebSocket protocol for jBPM controller Java client API requests, you can enable event notifications based on changes that happen in the particular jBPM controller to which the client API is connected. For example, you can receive notifications when KIE Server templates or instances are connected to or updated in the jBPM controller.

Example WebSocket request to return server templates and specify event notifications

import org.kie.server.api.marshalling.MarshallingFormat;
import org.kie.server.controller.api.model.events.*;
import org.kie.server.controller.api.model.spec.ServerTemplateList;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClient;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.KieServerControllerClientFactory;
import org.kie.server.controller.client.event.EventHandler;

public class WebSocketEventsExample {

    private static final String URL = "ws://localhost:8080/my-controller/websocket/controller";
    private static final String USER = "baAdmin";
    private static final String PASSWORD = "password@1";

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        KieServerControllerClient client = KieServerControllerClientFactory.newWebSocketClient(URL,
                                                                                               USER,
                                                                                               PASSWORD,
                                                                                               MarshallingFormat.JSON,
                                                                                               new TestEventHandler());

        // Retrieve list of server templates
        final ServerTemplateList serverTemplateList = client.listServerTemplates();
        System.out.println(String.format("Found %s server template(s) at controller url: %s",
                                         serverTemplateList.getServerTemplates().length,
                                         URL));
        try {
            Thread.sleep(60 * 1000);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    // Set up event notifications
    static class TestEventHandler implements EventHandler {

        @Override
        public void onServerInstanceConnected(ServerInstanceConnected serverInstanceConnected) {
            System.out.println("serverInstanceConnected = " + serverInstanceConnected);
        }

        @Override
        public void onServerInstanceDeleted(ServerInstanceDeleted serverInstanceDeleted) {
            System.out.println("serverInstanceDeleted = " + serverInstanceDeleted);
        }

        @Override
        public void onServerInstanceDisconnected(ServerInstanceDisconnected serverInstanceDisconnected) {
            System.out.println("serverInstanceDisconnected = " + serverInstanceDisconnected);
        }

        @Override
        public void onServerTemplateDeleted(ServerTemplateDeleted serverTemplateDeleted) {
            System.out.println("serverTemplateDeleted = " + serverTemplateDeleted);
        }

        @Override
        public void onServerTemplateUpdated(ServerTemplateUpdated serverTemplateUpdated) {
            System.out.println("serverTemplateUpdated = " + serverTemplateUpdated);
        }

        @Override
        public void onServerInstanceUpdated(ServerInstanceUpdated serverInstanceUpdated) {
            System.out.println("serverInstanceUpdated = " + serverInstanceUpdated);
        }

        @Override
        public void onContainerSpecUpdated(ContainerSpecUpdated containerSpecUpdated) {
            System.out.println("onContainerSpecUpdated = " + containerSpecUpdated);
        }
    }
}

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jBPM controller Java client API for KIE Server templates and instances

Sending requests with the jBPM controller Java client API

Supported jBPM controller Java clients

Example requests with the jBPM controller Java client API

​Sending requests with the jBPM controller Java client API

​Supported jBPM controller Java clients

​Example requests with the jBPM controller Java client API

Sending requests with the jBPM controller Java client API

Supported jBPM controller Java clients

Example requests with the jBPM controller Java client API