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Viewing a Simple Three-Step Execution Plan

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This example demonstrates a straightforward, valid dependency chain that results in a three-step execution plan. The goal is not to execute the requests, but to inspect how the plan is constructed using ExaminePlan.

The target curl command requires {{order_id}}. A helper function is defined to produce order_id, but it depends on customer_id. Another helper function produces customer_id, which depends on account_name.

Because account_name is provided as a known input, the dependency chain can be fully resolved:

  • customer_id is obtained from account_name
  • order_id is obtained from customer_id
  • The target curl command uses order_id

When ExaminePlan is called, it builds and returns a three-step execution plan showing the order in which each function would be executed.

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Local $bSuccess = False

$oHttpCurl = ObjCreate("Chilkat.HttpCurl")

; The target curl command requires {{order_id}}.
Local $sTargetCurl = "curl -X GET https://api.example.com/orders/{{order_id}}"

; Define a helper function that produces order_id from customer_id.
Local $sFnName = "getOrderId"
$oHttpCurl.AddFunction($sFnName,"curl -X GET https://api.example.com/order-id?customer={{customer_id}}")
$oHttpCurl.AddOutput($sFnName,"order.id","order_id")

; Define a helper function that produces customer_id from account_name.
$sFnName = "getCustomerId"
$oHttpCurl.AddFunction($sFnName,"curl -X GET https://api.example.com/customer-id?account={{account_name}}")
$oHttpCurl.AddOutput($sFnName,"customer.id","customer_id")

; Provide the starting known input.
$oHttpCurl.SetVar "account_name","acme"

; Examine the execution plan without running any requests.
$oPlanJson = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oPlanJson.EmitCompact = False

$bSuccess = $oHttpCurl.ExaminePlan($sTargetCurl,$oPlanJson)

; Success is expected to be True.
ConsoleWrite("success = " & $bSuccess & @CRLF)

ConsoleWrite($oPlanJson.Emit() & @CRLF)

; Expected result:
; 
; {
;   "plan": [{
;     "function": "getCustomerId",
;     "inputs": ["account_name"],
;     "outputs": ["customer_id"]
;   },{
;     "function": "getOrderId",
;     "inputs": ["customer_id"],
;     "outputs": ["order_id"]
;   },{
;     "function": "targetCurl",
;     "inputs": ["order_id"],
;     "outputs": []
;   }]
; }