Is it possible to add an AASX package via the API?

[vChavezB]

I read the README.md file and saw the API for this project. Is it possible to upload a package to the server via the API or can it only be done via the package explorer?

Please correct me if I am wrong as I am new to the Asset administration shell.

[juileetikekar]

Hi @vChavezB ,

Thank you for your question.

In current AasxServer/master, there are two kinds of APIs: one with Grapevine (mentioned in README) and one with Asp.Net core (new). The status of these APIs w.r.t. your question is as below:

Question: Is it possible to upload a package to AasxServer via API?

Status:

1. APIs with Asp.Net core: Yes
   API to upload new package: PostAASXPackage
   API to update existing (already loaded) package: PutAASXPackageById

2. APIs with Grapevine: Partially
   API to upload new package: NOT Possible
   API to update existing (already loaded) package: Possible, Api (HttpMethod = HttpMethod.PUT, PathInfo = @"^/server/getaasx/(\d+)(/|)$")

To connect to new APIs with Asp.Net core:
The new REST endpoint is : http:// <Host_Name> :5001/
Swagger documentation for these APIs can be found at : http://<Host_Name>:5001/swagger/index.html
Package explorer can be connected to Aasx-Server by: File -> AASX File Repository -> Connect HTTP/REST Repository and
appending "?asp.net" to the new REST endoint as shown in the screenshot.

The documentation of these new APIs will be released soon.

[vChavezB]

Dear @juileetikekar thanks for the insightful answer. This definitely helps a lot. I will test the aforementioned APIs.

[vChavezB]

Is this feature with ASP Net core enabled in the latest release binaries or do I have to use the source files ?

I can access the endpoint

http://localhost:51310/server/listaas

but cannot connect to the server with package explorer ?asp.net URL at the end.

[juileetikekar]

Hi @vChavezB ,

The binaries have been now updated and the latest binaries now consist of the features mentioned in my earlier comment.

[vChavezB]

Thanks for the update. I tried running

AasxServerCore --rest --no-security -p 5001

but I could not access the swagger API through

http://localhost:5001/swagger/index.html

Did I miss something on the command arguments?

Thanks in advanced

[vChavezB]

Update on this issue, it was not mentioned which variant has the port 5001 opened. After checking the source code I found that the BLAZOR variant should be used for the aforementioned new API

https://github.com/admin-shell-io/aasx-server/blob/a95e2da34dc866ff50a5bee2838aea36349fea48/src/AasxServerBlazor/Properties/launchSettings.json#L26