[Plugin] Http/s REST, blueprintable JSON and Parse REST API manager at once (VaRest)

[ufna]

Hi there

I've just released the first public version of plugin that makes REST server communications pretty easier.



VaRest is the plugin for Unreal Engine 4 that makes REST server communications simple to use with full Json query support.

Key features:

• Flexible Http/Https request management with support of different Verbs and Content Types
• No C++ coding required, everything can be managed via blueprints
• Blueprintable Json wrapper with almost full support of Json features: different types of values, arrays, both ways serializarion to FString, etc.
• Blueprintable FJsonValue wrapper - full Json features made for blueprints!
• Parse REST API manager to start working with Parse out of the box!

Current version: 1.1 R 9

Plugin is available under MIT open-source license, you can download it here. Source code is available on Github: https://github.com/ufna/VaRest .

Check the Wiki for plugin usage examples and installation notes.

I'll be thankfull for plugin testing, feedback and new ideas how to improve the plugin!

[ufna]

why do all your plugin names start with "Va"

That's my initials I think it's a good idea to use naming convention for plugins code like this - my classes pretty sure won't conflict with any other class names even if you're using tons of plugins in your project.

[Xces]

[Xces]

is it possible to parse arrays of objects ?
my current json responce looks like this:

{
   "pawns":[
      {
         "key1":"value1",
         "key2":"value2",
         "key3":{
            "key4":"value4",
            "key5":"value5"
         }
      },
      {
         "key1":"value1",
         "key2":"value2",
         "key3":{
            "key4":"value4",
            "key5":"value5"
         }
      }
   ]
} 

[ufna]

is it possible to parse arrays of objects ?
my current json responce looks like this:

Currently nested arrays are not supported, I've just missed that they could be. F.e. you can have string array, numeric array, bool array, but not "mixed".

I'll take a look now.

[Dannington]

Hi Ufna, sorry to be a total Rest newb. I've got a local python rest server running at 127.0.0.1:8080. When I point my browser to it I can at least see that some request was being made, which is good to see. Unfortunately, I can't see how to add the port number to your Process URL node and access it that way. Is there a way to do this or do I have to host the server online somehow?

Cheers,

Dan.

[Dannington]

Actually, I think i'm going to go with my original plan using a UDP socket to control UE4. If anyone's working on one of these which can be exposed to blueprints do let me know.

[ufna]

I've got a local python rest server running at 127.0.0.1:8080. When I point my browser to it I can at least see that some request was being made, which is good to see. Unfortunately, I can't see how to add the port number to your Process URL node and access it that way.

Just use http://127.0.0.1:8080 as a link - port number is the part of URL.

[ufna]

New release!

Current version: 1.0-b4 , available here.

I've added full support for nested and non-uniform Json arrays.

[Denny]

This is really good! I can't wait to give it a shot later this week.

[Xces]

Thanks ufna it works

[Daydreamer]

This might apply nicely to my current project. Thanks so much for the great work - your community contributions have been nothing short of astounding so far!

Cheers,
-D

[ufna]

Great! I'm so enthusiastic that you like it!

[ufna]

Version 1.0 RC 5 (15 July 2014) released!

It's a minor update that contains fixes of game packaging process for plugin.

[Alarial]

Thanks, ufna, for your awesome plugin Because of this plugin I have been able to use UE4 at the hackathon I am currently at! They always want people to use vendor API's for something creative, but I wasn't sure if I could leverage UE4 if I was going to have to do it all in C++. Thanks to VaRest I was able to work with some of the REST API's and patch something together. It's not likely to win any awards, but that shouldn't really be the point of a hackathon anyway. It should be about learning how to do something new and different, which I have certainly done tonight.