addDataSource

The addDataSource action enables you to add a new database (or just its source) to you application. This is used often if the desired source is not available at a previous point in you configuration or certain parts of the source are depending on not yet available data, i.e. before the user is logged in or got its credentials.

note

Database tables with sources enable you to add and/or update data regualary in the given interval by the source

Field Configurations

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"params" (required)	Object	undefined	null

Parameters

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"async"	Boolean	Specifies whether the action should perform asynchronously.	null
"error"	String	Event to be fired if action failed.	null
"source"	Object	The source of the data. For more information about the source object, see database table source.	null
"success"	String	Event to be fired if action is successfull.	null
"table"	Object	The name of the database table.	null

Inherited

From Base Action

Base Action

Field Configurations

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"dynamicParams"	Object	Dynamic params to retrieve data from a specific context e.g. a userSetting.	null
"leadingDelimiter"	String	The leading mustache delimiter to use.	null
"params"	Object,Array	Object containing the properties of the action.	null
"trailingDelimiter"	String	The trailing mustache delimiter to use.	null
"type"	String	Type name of the action.	null

Examples

Example 1: Create a addDataSource action

Goal: Add a data source to the database table "bookings".

table, source, success and error keys have to be assigned within the params object of the action.

{
  "type": "addDataSource",
  "params": {
    "table": {
      "name": "bookings"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "insertOrUpdate",
      "dataQuery": "items",
      "request": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://example.mobilitysuite.de/dataSource",
        "appendMosHeader": false
      },
      "update": {
        "type": "polling",
        "standardDuration": "standard",
        "durations": {
          "standard": 600
        }
      }
    },
    "success": "addSourceSuccess",
    "error": "addSourceError"
  }
}

Result:

The data source for database table "bookings" has been added.