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 Using Archiva Xml Rpc
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 Maria Odea Ching
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 2011-09-16
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Using Archiva Xml Rpc

  Web services is a new feature for 1.2. Archiva exposes two types of services: administrative and search. A sample client
  that shows how to access these services is provided in the source code. You can check out the module for the sample client at:

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http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/archiva/tags/archiva-1.2/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-xmlrpc/archiva-xmlrpc-client/
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  The SampleClient class shows how to connect to and invoke the Archiva web services. To execute the sample client, edit
  the following configuration in the archiva-xmlrpc-client module's pom.xml:

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<project>
  ...
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <executable>java</executable>
          <mainClass>org.apache.archiva.web.xmlrpc.client.SampleClient</mainClass>
          <arguments>
            <!--
                 URL: ex. http://127.0.0.1:8080/archiva/xmlrpc
                 USERNAME & PASSWORD: Archiva credentials
            -->
            <argument>http://127.0.0.1:8080/archiva/xmlrpc</argument>
            <argument>admin</argument>
            <argument>${password}</argument>
          </arguments>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>
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  In the first \<argument\>, set the url of the Archiva instance you are running but make sure that you have </xmlrpc> appended
  at the end. For example if your Archiva instance is running in localhost and port 8080, then set it to http://localhost:8080/archiva/xmlrpc.

  The second \<argument\> corresponds to the username of the existing Archiva user that will be used to access the services while
  the last \<argument\> is where you set the user's password.

  After configuring the pom, you can now run the sample client by executing <<mvn exec:java>> in the command-line. You should be
  able to see the list of managed and remote repositories, the list of repository consumers and more printed on the
  command-line.

* Administration Service

  In order for a user to be able to access the Administration services, the user must have a <<System Administrator>> role in Archiva.

  The Administration Service exposes the following methods:

  [[1]] Boolean executeRepositoryScanner( String repoId ) - triggers the repository scanner to scan the specified repository.

  [[5]] List\<String\> getAllRepositoryConsumers() - retrieves all the Archiva repository consumers associated with the repository scanning.

  [[6]] Boolean configureRepositoryConsumer( String repoId, String consumerId, boolean enable ) - enables or disables the specified
     repository consumer.

  [[7]] List\<ManagedRepository\> getAllManagedRepositories() - retrieves all the managed repositories in Archiva.

  [[8]] List\<RemoteRepository\> getAllRemoteRepositories() - retrieves all the remote repositories in Archiva.

  [[9]] Boolean deleteArtifact( String repoId, String groupId, String artifactId, String version ) - deletes the specified artifact from
     the repository.

* Search Service

  To access the Search Service, the user must have at least a <<Repository Observer>> role.

  The Search Service exposes the following methods:

  [[1]] List\<Artifact\> quickSearch( String queryString ) - search for the specified term. This behaves just like Archiva's Quick Search
     from the web app.

  [[2]] List\<Artifact\> getArtifactByChecksum( String checksum ) - search for artifact(s) matching the specified checksum. This behaves like
     the Find Artifact from the web app.

  [[3]] List\<Artifact\> getArtifactVersions( String groupId, String artifactId ) - retrieves all available versions of the artifact.

  [[4]] List\<Artifact\> getArtifactVersionsByDate( String groupId, String artifactId, String version, Date since ) - <not yet implemented>

  [[5]] List\<Dependency\> getDependencies( String groupId, String artifactId, String version ) - retrieves all the dependencies of the specified
     artifact. This is the equivalent of the Dependencies tab in the Artifact Browse.

  [[6]] List\<Artifact\> getDependencyTree( String groupId, String artifactId, String version ) - <not yet implemented>

  [[7]] List\<Artifact\> getDependees( String groupId, String artifactId, String version ) - retrieves all the artifacts with a
     dependency on the specified artifact. This is the equivalent of the Used By tab in the Artifact Browse.