An Introduction to Developer Logs
In the IT Ops module, Developer Logs is a web based integrated dashboard. It smartly displays data logs related all types of web services, including REST-based microservices, custom Java-based services that the software developer codes to implement specific jobs, in addition to vConnect services, and third-party connectors.
Before deep-delving into the types of data that the Develop Logs dashboard presents to the user, let’s know more about the types of services that are deployed and integrated with the Vahana platform.
Micro-services and Custom Java-based Services
The VRT portal, another Vahana platform integrated module, incorporates a cluster of several micro-services (REST-based services) and custom Java-based services. These service are designed and exposed to perform specific jobs in the Vahana cloud. These jobs include the following:
- Data manipulation at the application-level (Populating data on the application or storing data in the database)
- Data Validation and authentication
- Sending OTP
- Connecting third-party API to consume it and performing other intended jobs
vConnect Services
Apart from micro-services, several services are configured and published on the vConnect portal. These vConnect services help the front-end application connect to the database, call third-party APIs, and perform other intended jobs. The vConnect services are exposed as public APIs. On the vConnect portal, a service’s integration includes the following steps:
- API’s URL is configured
- API’s parameters are configured
- A service container is created
- One or more APIs are added to the service container
- The service container is synced and published
On the Vahana platform, an API is published as a service. The vConnect services perform one of the following functions:
- Authenticating user credentials
- PAN details’ verification
- Generating an OTP (One Time Password)
- Matching name, and other intended functions
Connectors
Another type of service that is configured on the Vahana cloud is the Connector. On the Vahana platform, third-party APIs are referred to as Connectors. When a front-end application needs to consume a third-party API, it can consume third-party APIs by using the vConnect module’s public APIs.