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DataBind Wijmo Grid to Google Cloud Storage Data


Provide real-time Google Cloud Storage data to interactive controls.

The Connect Server enables you to use Web services to connect to and query Google Cloud Storage data. This article details how to import an OData feed of Google Cloud Storage data into Wijmo Grid.

Configuring Connect Server

To work with live Google Cloud Storage data in Wijmo Grid, we need to connect to Google Cloud Storage from Connect Server, provide user access to the new virtual database, and create OData endpoints for the Google Cloud Storage data.

Add a Connect Server User

Create a User to connect to Google Cloud Storage from Wijmo Grid through Connect Server.

  1. Click Users -> Add
  2. Configure a User
  3. Click Save Changes and make note of the Authtoken for the new user

Connect to Google Cloud Storage from Connect Server

CData Connect Server uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources and generate APIs.

  1. Open Connect Server and click Connections
  2. Select "Google Cloud Storage" from Available Data Sources
  3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Google Cloud Storage.

    Authenticate with a User Account

    You can connect without setting any connection properties for your user credentials. After setting InitiateOAuth to GETANDREFRESH, you are ready to connect.

    When you connect, the Google Cloud Storage OAuth endpoint opens in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions, then the OAuth process completes

    Authenticate with a Service Account

    Service accounts have silent authentication, without user authentication in the browser. You can also use a service account to delegate enterprise-wide access scopes.

    You need to create an OAuth application in this flow. See the Help documentation for more information. After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

    • InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH.
    • OAuthJWTCertType: Set this to "PFXFILE".
    • OAuthJWTCert: Set this to the path to the .p12 file you generated.
    • OAuthJWTCertPassword: Set this to the password of the .p12 file.
    • OAuthJWTCertSubject: Set this to "*" to pick the first certificate in the certificate store.
    • OAuthJWTIssuer: In the service accounts section, click Manage Service Accounts and set this field to the email address displayed in the service account Id field.
    • OAuthJWTSubject: Set this to your enterprise Id if your subject type is set to "enterprise" or your app user Id if your subject type is set to "user".
    • ProjectId: Set this to the Id of the project you want to connect to.

    The OAuth flow for a service account then completes.

  4. Click Save Changes
  5. Click Privileges -> Add and add the new user (or an existing user) with the appropriate permissions (SELECT is all that is required for Reveal).

Add Google Cloud Storage OData Endpoints in Connect Server

After connecting to Google Cloud Storage, create OData Endpoints for the desired table(s).

  1. Click OData -> Tables -> Add Tables
  2. Select the Google Cloud Storage database
  3. Select the table(s) you wish to work with and click Next
  4. (Optional) Edit the resource to select specific fields and more
  5. Save the settings

(Optional) Configure Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)

When accessing and connecting to multiple domains from an application such as Ajax, there is a possibility of violating the limitations of cross-site scripting. In that case, configure the CORS settings in OData -> Settings.

  • Enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS): ON
  • Allow all domains without '*': ON
  • Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, PUT, POST, OPTIONS
  • Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Authorization

Save the changes to the settings.

Connect to Google Cloud Storage Data using Wijmo Grid

Create a Real-Time Grid

Follow the steps below to consume Google Cloud Storage data from the Wijmo JavaScript controls:

  1. Load the required Wijmo, jQuery, and Knockout libraries: 
    			
			<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
			<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.0/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>

			<!--Theme-->
			<link href="http://cdn.wijmo.com/themes/aristo/jquery-wijmo.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

				<!--Wijmo Widgets CSS-->
				<link href="http://cdn.wijmo.com/jquery.wijmo-pro.all.3.20161.90.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

					<!--Wijmo Widgets JavaScript-->
					<script src="http://cdn.wijmo.com/jquery.wijmo-open.all.3.20161.90.min.js"></script>
					<script src="http://cdn.wijmo.com/jquery.wijmo-pro.all.3.20161.90.min.js"></script>
					<script src="http://cdn.wijmo.com/interop/wijmo.data.ajax.3.20161.90.js"></script>

					<!--Knockout JS Library-->
					<!-- Both of the links below can work -->
					<script src="http://cdn.wijmo.com/wijmo/external/knockout-2.2.0.js"></script>
					<!--<script src="http://cdn.wijmo.com/amd-js/3.20161.90/knockout-3.1.0.js"></script>-->

					<!--Wijmo Knockout Integration Library-->
					<script src="http://cdn.wijmo.com/interop/knockout.wijmo.3.20161.90.js"></script>
  2. Create a ViewModel and connect to it using the ODataView. You will need to replace the placeholder values for the URL of the API Server, an API Server user, and the authtoken for that user. 
    			
			<script id="scriptInit">
			$.support.cors = true;
			var viewModel;

			function ViewModel() {
			var bucketsView = new wijmo.data.ODataView("http://MyServer:MyPort/api.rsc/Buckets", {
			ajax: {
			dataType: "jsonp",
			username: "MyUser",
			password: "MyAuthtoken",
			data: { "$inlinecount": null }
			},
			pageSize: 10
			});
			bucketsView.refresh();
			bucketsView.nextPage();
			this.buckets = bucketsView;
			this.prevPage = function () {bucketsView.prevPage();};
			this.nextPage = function () {bucketsView.nextPage();};
			}

			$(document).ready(function () {
			viewModel = new ViewModel();
			ko.applyBindings(viewModel, $(".container").get(0));
			});
			</script>
  3. DataBind: Below is a simple table with some paging buttons, which you can paste into the body section of your markup. 
    			
			<h2>Connect to Live Google Cloud Storage Data in Real Time</h2>

			<h3>Buckets</h3>
			<div>
				<button title="previous page" class="pagebuttons" data-bind="click: prevPage, button: {}">
					<span class="ui-icon ui-icon-seek-prev" />
				</button>
				<button title="next page" class="pagebuttons" data-bind="click: nextPage, button: {}">
					<span class="ui-icon ui-icon-seek-next" />
				</button>
			</div>
			<table id="demo-grid" data-bind="wijgrid: { 
      data: buckets, 
      showFilter: true, 
      allowPaging: true,
      pagerSettings: { position: 'none'},
      columnsAutogenerationMode: 'append',
    }" >
			</table>

At this point, you may be prompted to re-enter the username and authtoken. After doing so, a resulting table or grid should appear, as seen below. You can filter and sort through pages of Google Cloud Storage data.

Free Trial & More Information

If you are interested in connecting to your Google Cloud Storage data (or data from any of our other supported data sources) from Wijmo Grid, sign up for a free trial of CData Connect Server today! For more information on Connect Server and to see what other data sources we support, refer to our CData Connect page.

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