How to debug XSJS POST method using external tools (POSTMAN)

[Epena]

Hello,

I'm developing an XSJS service. Such service responds to GET and POST requests. I can debug the GET method by setting a break point in the source code on the web editor and click "RUN". However, POST requests have to be sent through external tools like POSTMAN, but whenever I send POST or GET requests using such tool, it does not stop at break points.

How can I debug server js code while POSTing data?

Regards.

[Former Member]

Have you got solution on this ? I am also trying to figure out how to debug the same ?

[Epena]

Sorry, no solution so far...

[Former Member]

jacobtan , yatsea.li Any thoughts ? How can I implement the same ?

[buz]

Hi all,

I'm trying the procedure exposed by Florian:

• update Postman with "Postman Interceptor" installed
• enabled it within the "satellite" button (now it's connected)
• got the xsDebugToken
• added in the Headers tab of the Postman the key "Cookie" with the xsDebugToken value
• put the breakpoint in the XSJS program

When I send the JSON through Postman the program doesn't stop at the breakpoint...

Thank you for your help!

[pfefferf · Accepted solution]

Hi,

XS classic uses a xsDebugToken browser cookie which is set automatically by the web-based dev workbench or HANA studio.

To make it work with Postman, you need to do the following things:

• Postman Interceptor to be able to send requests with browser cookies
• Enable Postman Interceptor in your Postman installation (on the top bar of Postman, it is the "satellite" button)
• Get the xsDebugToken: For that run an xsjs service within e.g. the web-based dev workbench and check the Cookie request header within the e.g. Google Chrome developer tools. There you find (normally at the end) xsDebugToken=xxxxyyyy (xxxxyyyy is a placeholder for the value which you should see).
• Get the xsDebugToken=xxxxyyyy value and add the value in Postman as "Cookie" header for your request. If Postman Interceptor is successfully connected you should get no warning, that the Cookie header is a restricted header.
• Execute the request and than the debugger should stop on your breakpoint (you need to switch back to the web-based dev workbench browser window).

Regards,
Florian

[Epena · Accepted solution]

This worked, Thanks!

[vanama1 · Accepted solution]

I exactly did the way it was mentioned, but the send button in postman does not stop on the break point on webide dev workbench. when I click play button on the webide dev workbench, it is being treated as a GET call rather.