Patent ID: 8677308
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of generating an open application programming interface (API) request message for an API service application stored within a service provider (SP) computer system through an open API platform, said method comprising: displaying, to a developer on a webpage, a message generating tool, the tool including a plurality of selectable parameters defining an API service request, a formatted API service request message window, a formatted API service response message window, and a resultant data window; receiving from a developer a plurality of selections of the parameters defining parameters of an unformatted API service request; generating an API request message for a specific API service using the received parameter selections, the properly formatted API request message including the received parameter selections in a predetermined format required by the specific API service; generating by the tool, a simulated response to the generated properly formatted API request message that illustrates to the developer an expected response that would be generated by the API service as a result of a submission of the properly formatted API request to the API service; and displaying the properly formatted API request message, the simulated response, and at least a portion of resultant data that would be responsive to the request if the properly formatted API request message were submitted to the API service on a single webpage.