We have just released V3.0.48 of z/OS Connect EE.
In this release we have added support for the API Discovery feature.
API Discovery feature
The API Discovery feature allows you to examine and test the operations of an API in the API Explorer hosted from the z/OS Connect EE server. This can be used as an alternative to using the embedded Swagger UI. API Explorer is now the preferred method for examining and invoking APIs from the API toolkit, because it ensures that you will not encounter CORS failures.
The use of the API Discovery feature requires z/OS Connect EE V3.0.48 and z/OS Connect EE API toolkit V3.0.9.4, V3.2.9.4, or later.
You also need to add <feature>apiDiscovery-1.0</feature> to your server.xml configuration.
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WebSphere Liberty Profile V21.0.0.6
The version of WebSphere Liberty Profile that is embedded in z/OS Connect EE V3.0.48 is V21.0.0.6.
This version of Liberty includes
- A new bootstrap property: com.ibm.ws.zos.core.angelRequiredServices
- Updates to the supplied angel started task JCL with optional lines to enable ARM services for angel processes.
- A change to the default value for the Liberty property
maxKeepAliveRequests which is now -1. This means that the HTTP connection and the underlying socket are never closed due to any number of requests.
More details of these updates are available in the z/OS Connect EE Change History topic of the IBM Documentation (Knowledge Center).
Find out more from the Liberty documentation.
Angel V17
The version of the angel shipped with WebSphere Liberty Profile V21.0.0.6 is version 17.
If you choose not to update to this level of the Liberty Angel, then the following warning message will appear in your messages.log file:
CWWKB0127W: The current angel version is earlier than the version that the server expects. Update the angel version to the latest available version. |
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API toolkit versions
The latest version of the z/OS Connect EE API toolkit plug-in to design and create your services and APIs is V3.0.9.4 for Aqua 3.1 users, and V3.2.9.4 for Aqua 3.2 users. You should obtain the latest version of the API toolkit from the Aqua download site for your version of Aqua as it includes all the latest features and fixes.
The z/OS Connect EE API toolkit has been enhanced to present the Liberty API Explorer web interface for users to examine and test deployed APIs without concern for CORS restrictions. You will need to use this version of the API toolkit (or later) if you wish to use this API Discovery feature.
If unzipping the API toolkit zip file on Windows, due to the long filenames of some of the file members, you should use a tool such as 7-Zip or the “jar -x” command. Do not use winzip, winrar, or the Windows own zip extraction tool, as warnings/errors will occur during the unzip and the API toolkit will be unusable.
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Get started today
Use the links below to find out more, and to get started with V3.0.48 now!