Run report from JasperServer using PHP SOAP client

Question

I want to run a report from JasperServer using a PHP SOAP client. I found this example online, but I want to attach an XML data source, used for the report data, and I am unsure how it should be correctly attached.

How can I attach my XML data source to the SOAP request, that is acceptable to Jasper Server?

  public function requestReport($report, $format, $params) {
    $params_xml = "";
    foreach ($params as $name => $value) {
      $params_xml .= "<parameter name=\"$name\"><![CDATA[$value]]></parameter>\n";
    }

    $request = "
      <request operationName=\"runReport\" locale=\"en\">
        <argument name=\"RUN_OUTPUT_FORMAT\">$format</argument>
        <resourceDescriptor name=\"\" wsType=\"\"
        uriString=\"$report\"
        isNew=\"false\">
        <label>null</label>
        $params_xml
        </resourceDescriptor>
      </request>
    ";

    $client = new SoapClient(null, array(
        'location'  => $this->url,
        'uri'       => 'urn:',
        'login'     => $this->username,
        'password'  => $this->password,
        'trace'    => 1,
        'exception'=> 1,
        'soap_version'  => SOAP_1_1,
        'style'    => SOAP_RPC,
        'use'      => SOAP_LITERAL

      ));

    $pdf = null;
    try {
      $result = $client->__soapCall('runReport', array(
        new SoapParam($request,"requestXmlString") 
      ));

      $pdf = $this->parseReponseWithReportData(
        $client->__getLastResponseHeaders(),
        $client->__getLastResponse());
    } catch(SoapFault $exception) {
      $responseHeaders = $client->__getLastResponseHeaders();
      if ($exception->faultstring == "looks like we got no XML document" &&
          strpos($responseHeaders, "Content-Type: multipart/related;") !== false) {
        $pdf = $this->parseReponseWithReportData($responseHeaders, $client->__getLastResponse());
      } else {
        throw $exception;
      }
    }

    if ($pdf)
      return $pdf;
    else
      throw new Exception("Jasper did not return PDF data. Instead got: \n$pdf");
  }

The full example I found here https://gist.github.com/26205

The goal it to create something like this: Jasper Server PHP Client

Are you asking for someone to write your code for you? You gotta drill down your question a bit more than "I want a working example of my entire project". — The Maniac
No, just need to know how to make the attachment of XML data in PHP that is acceptable for Jasper Server. The rest of it is mostly done, and will be Open Sourced. — FlappySocks

hakre hakre · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-15T15:35:26

This is more a comment than an answer, but probably helpful. There is a library called WSO2 WSF/PHP:

WSO2 WSF/PHP is intended to fill some of the gaps in the PHP extension. WSO2 WSF/PHP is an open source implementation like the SOAP extension and supports MTOM, WS-Addressing, WS-Security, and WS-RelaiableMessaging. WSO2 WSF/PHP supports a similar API to that of the SOAP extension. There are plans to wrap the API to provide the same API of the SOAP extension; it will be written in C.

I think you're looking for Binary attachment (MTOM).

The following links might be useful as well:

Run report from JasperServer using PHP SOAP client

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