ForceManager RESTful API - Java example

Introduction

This is a Java example code for using ForceManager RESTful API. Click here to see the API documentation .

This example is written in Java using Spring Resttemplate, Jackson and Maven.

Getting started

Follow these steps to get started:

Step 1: Configuring Eclipse IDE for Java

You need to download the last version of Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers, for example Lunar version. Make sure that Eclipse has installed the Maven plugin.

Step 2: Import Maven Project into Eclipse

To import an existing Maven project into Eclipse, just right-click the Package Explorer and go to:

Import... > Existing Maven Projects > Select root directory > Finish

It's possible that you need to update Maven project. To do it, just right-click the project and go to:

Maven > Update Project...

Step 3: Add public and private key

Before running the examples, you need to add the public key and private key. To inform them, navigate to the file src\main\resources\fm-prop.properties and change the value of these properties: net.forcemanager.ws.sample.publicKey and net.forcemanager.ws.sample.privateKey.

Examples

The package net.forcemanager.ws.sample.examples contains some Java examples. Each example contains a Main class with a public static main method entry point.

Example 1

This example shows the top 500 companies and prints their names by console.

Example 2

In this example:

• First, add a new company to FM.
• Then, modifies it: change "city_name", "mobile_phone" and "phone".
• Finally, deletes it if exists in FM.