# ActionWebService: XMLRPC Server Multicall possible? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 16, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionwebservice-xmlrpc-server-multicall-possible/65197 "2006-08-16T19:51:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Holger_B)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionwebservice-xmlrpc-server-multicall-possible/65197/1 "2006-08-16T19:51:38Z")
Hi all, I have a question concerning ActionWebService XMLRPC servers: Is it possible to send multicall requests to the Web service? I tried to use multicall and get the error message: no such method ‘system.multicall’ on API [MyAPI] In Changeset 2021 there is the following commit message: add ‘system.multicall’ support to XML-RPC. boxcarred methods must still exist on the target service(s), value casting will still be performed, and recursive ‘system.multicall’ calls are not allowed. Any hints what I can do to enable multicalls in my Rails application? best regards, Holger ---
**Author:** ![Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Holger_B)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionwebservice-xmlrpc-server-multicall-possible/65197/2 "2006-08-17T11:40:57Z")
Thank you very much for your help. irb(main):001:0\> require ‘xmlrpc/client’ =\> true irb(main):002:0\> server = XMLRPC::Client.new2(‘[http://localhost:3000/](http://localhost:3000/) my/api’) =\> #\, @proxy\_host=nil, @http\_last\_response=nil, @parser=nil, @timeout=30, @path=“/my/api”, @password=nil, @http\_header\_extra=nil, @use\_ssl=false, @host=“localhost”\> irb(main):004:0\> result = server.multicall([‘UniverseGetBuildings’, ‘de’, ‘666’],[‘UniverseGetDefense’, ‘de’, ‘666’]) XMLRPC::FaultException: XMLRPC::FaultException from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/xmlrpc/client.rb:447:in `multicall’ from (irb):4 irb(main):005:0\> result2 = server.multicall2([‘Function1’, 'param1, ‘param2’],[‘Function2’, ‘param1’, ‘param2’]) =\> [false, #\] irb(main):009:0\> result2[1].to\_h =\> {“faultCode”=\>2, “faultString”=\>“no such method ‘system.multicall’ on API MyApi”} ---
**Author:** ![Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Holger_B)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionwebservice-xmlrpc-server-multicall-possible/65197/3 "2006-08-17T00:25:11Z")
multicall should be enabled by default. Show me how you call it, please. On 8/16/06, Holger B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > recursive ## – Kent > **[DATANOISE.COM](https://www.datanoise.com/)** > > DATANOISE.COM - Contact us for any business inquiries ---
**Author:** ![Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Holger_B)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionwebservice-xmlrpc-server-multicall-possible/65197/4 "2006-08-17T16:41:28Z")
Can you check log files at the server side? Are there any exceptions logged? On 8/17/06, Holger B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > @parser=nil, @timeout=30, @path=“/my/api”, @password=nil, > ‘param2’],[‘Function2’, ‘param1’, ‘param2’]) > > > multicall should be enabled by default. Show me how you call it, > > > > > add ‘system.multicall’ support to XML-RPC. boxcarred methods must > > > Rails mailing list > > > Rails mailing list > > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) ## – Kent > **[DATANOISE.COM](https://www.datanoise.com/)** > > DATANOISE.COM - Contact us for any business inquiries ---
**Author:** ![Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Holger_B)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionwebservice-xmlrpc-server-multicall-possible/65197/5 "2006-08-17T19:08:49Z")
On 8/17/06, Holger B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > An excerpt from my development.log the server.log file is empty in > my application’s log dir I hope tha helps. Or do you mean an other > log file? Hm, strange. How do you register your api with a controller? What web\_service\_dispatching\_mode are you using? ## – Kent > **[DATANOISE.COM](https://www.datanoise.com/)** > > DATANOISE.COM - Contact us for any business inquiries ---
**Author:** ![Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Holger_B)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 12:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionwebservice-xmlrpc-server-multicall-possible/65197/6 "2006-08-18T12:53:10Z")
In my app/apis/ directory I have got a file called oms\_api.rb where the api is defined. web\_service\_dispatching\_mode is default ( I did not change it). So I think direct dispatching is used. All functions who should be usable by oms webservice are listed in the api file. In app/controllers/oms\_controller.rb all the functions of the web service are defined. I have wsdl\_service\_name ‘Oms’ web\_service\_api OmsApi in my oms\_controller. Do I have to specify the system.multicall function in my oms api? Holger ---
**Author:** ![Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@Holger\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Holger_B)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionwebservice-xmlrpc-server-multicall-possible/65197/7 "2006-08-17T17:11:33Z")
An excerpt from my development.log the server.log file is empty in my application’s log dir I hope tha helps. Or do you mean an other log file? Parameters: {"\"“1.0” ? > system.multicall\ methodName\>methodNameUniverseGetDefense\ value\>params\ name\>de\ value\>666\ member\>methodName\ name\>UniverseGetBuildings\ member\>params\ name\>de\ value\>666\ member\>\ methodCall\>\n", “action”=\>“api”, “controller”=\>“oms”} Web Service Request: system.multicall ([{“methodName”=\>“UniverseGetDefense”, “params”=\>[“de”, “666”]}, {“methodName”=\>“UniverseGetBuildings”, “params”=\>[“de”, “666”]}]) Entrypoint: api ler"=\>“oms”} Web Service Request: system.multicall ([{“methodName”=\>“UniverseGetDefense”, “params”=\>[“de”, “666”]}, {“methodName”=\>“UniverseGetBuildings”, “params”=\>[“de”, “666”]}]) Entrypoint: api \system.multicall\methodNameUniverseGetDefense\params\de\666\methodName\UniverseGetBuildings\params\de\666\\ ActionWebService::Dispatcher::DispatcherError (no such method ‘system.multicall’ on API OmsApi): /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionwebservice-1.1.2/lib/ action\_web\_service/dispatcher/abstract.rb:152:in `web_service_invocation' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionwebservice-1.1.2/lib/ action_web_service/dispatcher/abstract.rb:18:in`invoke\_web\_service\_request’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionwebservice-1.1.2/lib/ action\_web\_service/dispatcher/action\_controller\_dispatcher.rb:53:in `dispatch_web_service_request' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in`measure’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionwebservice-1.1.2/lib/ action\_web\_service/dispatcher/action\_controller\_dispatcher.rb:51:in `dispatch_web_service_request' (eval):1:in`api’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/ action\_controller/base.rb:910:in `perform_action_without_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/ action_controller/filters.rb:368:in`perform\_action\_without\_benchmark’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/ action\_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in`measure’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/ action\_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/ action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in`perform\_action’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/ action\_controller/base.rb:381:in `process_without_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/ action_controller/filters.rb:377:in`process\_without\_session\_management\_support’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/ action\_controller/session\_management.rb:117:in `process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/dispatcher.rb: 38:in`dispatch’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/ fcgi\_handler.rb:150:in `process_request' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/ fcgi_handler.rb:54:in`process!’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/fcgi.rb:600:in `each_cgi' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/fcgi.rb:597:in`each\_cgi’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/ fcgi\_handler.rb:53:in `process!' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/ fcgi_handler.rb:23:in`process!’ /Users/holger/Projects/oms/public/dispatch.fcgi:24 Web Service Response: =\> #\ \faultCode2faultStringno such method 'system.multicall' on API OmsApi Sending data Completed in 0.00648 (154 reqs/sec) | Rendering: 0.00005 (0%) | DB: 0.00000 (0%) | 200 OK [http://localhost/oms/api]