CFHTTP Raw Request

[hofar...@houseoffusion.com]

I have a process that is sending xml via cfhttp and I am not getting the anticipated response from the web service. I would like to see the actual headers and the body of the request.

Does anyone know if there is a way to track the raw request that is created by a cfhttp post?

Thanks,

Donnie Carvajal

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[hofar...@houseoffusion.com]

If you are doing this on a developer machine, install fiddler. Then you can watch everything the request and response and look at the raw outputs. It has saved me multiple times from pulling my hair out.

Steve

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[hofar...@houseoffusion.com]

Try the getpagecontext or getmetadata functions.

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[hofar...@houseoffusion.com]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the suggestion. I've never used Fiddler before. Are there any special configurations to watch a cfhttp request?

Thanks,

Donnie Carvajal

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[hofar...@houseoffusion.com]

It's just a program that when run will sit between the browser and the world outside the computer (internet, intranet, etc). It displays what is going in and out.

It's an easy install and adds piece to IE/Chrome/Firefox as well as installing the App. You just run it and use your web browser. If you are working with HTTPS/SSL/TLS then there is a way to set it up to track that data as well (Technically a man in the middle, but you are doing it to yourself so it's ok).

Steve
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From: Donnie Carvajal [mailto:donnie....@transformyx.com]

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Hi Steve,

Thanks for the suggestion. I've never used Fiddler before. Are there any special configurations to watch a cfhttp request?

Thanks,

Donnie Carvajal


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[hofar...@houseoffusion.com]

I think I may be confused. I need to see the raw headers that CFHTTP is creating. I installed Fiddler on the development and ran it. When I call the CF page that includes the CFHTTP, I am not seeing any new requests in Fiddler. I'm not sure how a browser would show me CFHTTP headers that are created. Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Donnie Carvajal

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[hofar...@houseoffusion.com]

Donnie,

you will need a sniffer on the server to see any HTTP request from CF. If
you are doing local development (where cf is installed on your laptop or
desktop) then that's where your proxy/sniffer needs to live. CFHTTP is
technically not a "browser" request - just a straight HTTP request using
tcp. I use wireshark for this - fiddler is more of a browser plugin - or at
least, it proxys it's data to a browser. I suspect it "could" work for
cfhttp request -just not positive as I've never tried it. Steve's suggestion
is a good one and fiddler (or Charles) is a great addition to your toolkit
but it may not work in this specific instance. Sorry to redirect your
efforts :)

-Mark


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[hofar...@houseoffusion.com]

> you will need a sniffer on the server to see any HTTP request from CF. If
> you are doing local development (where cf is installed on your laptop or
> desktop) then that's where your proxy/sniffer needs to live. CFHTTP is
> technically not a "browser" request - just a straight HTTP request using
> tcp. I use wireshark for this - fiddler is more of a browser plugin - or at
> least, it proxys it's data to a browser. I suspect it "could" work for
> cfhttp request -just not positive as I've never tried it. Steve's suggestion
> is a good one and fiddler (or Charles) is a great addition to your toolkit
> but it may not work in this specific instance. Sorry to redirect your
> efforts :)

Fiddler is more than a browser plugin. It's a proxy server, and can in
fact capture all outbound HTTP requests from your machine, regardless
of what they come from. I prefer Fiddler to Wireshark for this because
it's purely focused on HTTP/HTTPS and a lot easier to read.

However, you have to configure clients to use it as a proxy. With CF,
you can do this at the JVM level, or you can change your CFHTTP code
to use a specific proxy server.

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[hofar...@houseoffusion.com]

Ah... so you would have to use the proxy/port attributes of the cfhttp tag.
I see how that would work. On the plugin install it sets that up for you
with the browser. Good to know.

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[hofar...@houseoffusion.com]

CF has to be running on your local machine to see it. If you are doing it on a development server then you have to install fiddler on the dev server and run the browser from there.

Steve

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From: Donnie Carvajal [mailto:donnie....@transformyx.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 12:53 PM
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Subject: Re: CFHTTP Raw Request

I think I may be confused. I need to see the raw headers that CFHTTP is creating. I installed Fiddler on the development and ran it. When I call the CF page that includes the CFHTTP, I am not seeing any new requests in Fiddler. I'm not sure how a browser would show me CFHTTP headers that are created. Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Donnie Carvajal

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