Automating web uploads with SHEEP ©

Here are the cmd and shell scripts to upload the content of a whole directory to a given url.

Windows Script

set HOST=http://www.compomentis.com
set SERVICE=CMSandbox/HttpPostClient01.jsp
set URL=%HOST%/%SERVICE%
for %%f in (C:\uploadSource\*.*)
do java -jar CMHttpPostClient14.jar url="%URL%" file="order=text/xml=%%f"

Unix Script

export HOST=http://www.compomentis.com
export SERVICE=CMSandbox/HttpPostClient01.jsp
export URL=$HOST/$SERVICE
for f in $(find "\uploadSource" -name '*.*');
do java -jar CMHttpPostClient14.jar url="$URL" file="order=text/xml=$f";
done

Here is a simple java program to upload anything.
imagine the following uploadsBill.txt file

order=text/xml=c:\uploadSource\order1234.xml
order=text/xml=c:\uploadSource\order1235.xml
order=text/xml=c:\uploadSource\order1236.xml

The following command (Windows or Unix)

more uploadsBill.txt | java -jar DemoHttpPostCliet.jar "http://www.compomentis.com/CMSandbox/HttpPostClient01.jsp"

Will upload each file as a text/xml order.
Here is the java source.

package com.compomentis.httppostclient;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;


public class DemoHttpPostClient 
{
  // The program takes four unnamed arguments [url , user, password, output]
  // Note: output is a directory to receive logfiles.
  // The program then receives processing instructions from the standard input.
  // You can either type them in from the keyboard or redirect a file to it.
  // Processing instructions are such as: name=type=value
  // For single values: The type must be left empty. Example" firstName==John
  // For files: The type is an indicative content-type. Example" order=text/xml=order.xml
                        
  public static void main(String[] args) 
  {
    try
    {
      // Setup the connection
      HttpPostClient client = new HttpPostClient();
      client.setUrl(args[0]);
      client.setUserName(args[1]);
      client.setPassword(args[2]);
      client.setOutput(args[3]);
                          
      // To read the standard inut one text line at a time.
      InputStreamReader isin = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
      BufferedReader brin = new BufferedReader(isin);

      // Get next processing instruction until end of file.
      String nextInstruction = brin.readLine();
      while(nextInstruction != null)
      {
        // Split the processing instruction and pass it to the client.
        client.clearFields();
        String parts[] = nextInstruction.split("=");
        client.setField(parts[1],parts[0],parts[2]);
        // Execute the upload.
        client.run();.
        // Report a bit, then continue with next upload.
        System.out.println("server returned :" + client.getReturnedContentLength() + " bytes of " + 
                            client.getReturnedContentType());
        System.out.println("server response stored in: " + client.getOutput());
        nextInstruction = brin.readLine();
      }
      System.out.println("Done");
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}