HTTP Sink

Step 4 - Connection and Secuirty Settings

Event Publishing URL

Specify the URL where the outgoing events will be sent. For instance: http://localhost:8080/endpoint or https://localhost:8080/endpoint.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

HTTP Method

Select the HTTP method to use when calling the endpoint.

Write methods other than POST

Default Value	Possible Data Type
POST	STRING

Enable SSL Verification

Choose to disable SSL certificate verification.

Either explain the double negative or take care of it at the BE

Default Value	Possible Data Type
OFF

Certificates

You can upload certificates that are already uploaded in Certificates or upload a new one from below.

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Step 5 - Authentication and Logging

Basic Authentication Username

Enter the username for basic authentication.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

Basic Authentication Password

Enter the password for basic authentication.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

Enable OAuth

Turn toggle ON to enable OAuth 2.0 Authorization.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
OFF

OAuth Username

Provide the username for OAuth 2.0 authentication.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

OAuth Password

Provide the password for OAuth 2.0 authentication.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

OAuth Consumer Key

Enter the consumer key for OAuth 2.0 secured endpoints.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

OAuth Consumer Secret

Enter the consumer secret for OAuth 2.0 secured endpoints.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

OAuth Token URL

Provide the URL for generating new access tokens for OAuth 2.0 authentication.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

OAuth Refresh Token

Enter the refresh token for generating new OAuth 2.0 access tokens.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

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Step 6 - Worker and Connection Management

Client Bootstrap Settings

Enter client bootstrap configurations in the key-value format. Some supported configurations can be exemplified as

• Client Connect Timeout in Milliseconds: 'client.bootstrap.connect.timeout' as key and '10000' as value.

• Client Socket Timeout in Seconds: 'client.bootstrap.socket.timeout' as key and '15' as value.

• Client Socket Reuse: 'client.bootstrap.socket.reuse' as key and 'true' as value.

• Enable TCP No Delay: 'client.bootstrap.nodelay' as key and 'true' value.

• Enable Client Keep Alive: 'client.bootstrap.keepalive' as key and 'true' value.

• Send Buffer Size: 'client.bootstrap.sendbuffersize' as key and '1048576' as value.

• Receive buffer size: 'client.bootstrap.recievebuffersize' as key and '1048576' as value.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

Maximum Active Connections

Set the maximum number of active connections per client pool.

The default value of '-1' denotes unlimited number of Maximum Active Connections.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
-1	INTEGER

Minimum Idle Connections

Set the minimum number of idle connections in the client pool.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
0	INTEGER

Maximum Idle Connections

Set the maximum number of idle connections in the client pool.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
100	INTEGER

Minimum Evictable Idle Time

Specify the minimum time in milliseconds that a connection can be idle before it is eligible for eviction from the client pool.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
300000	STRING

Time Between Eviction Runs

Set the interval in milliseconds between two eviction operations on the client pool.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
30000	STRING

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Step 7 - Advanced SSL/TLS Configurations

HTTP Request Headers

Enter Content Type and Content Length HTTP Request headers in the key-value format.

Unless expressed here; the system will deduce the Content-Type from the Mapping (Step 3) and calculate the Content-Length automatically.

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

Enable Response Downloading

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

Download Path

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

Block Request Thread Until Response Received

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

SSL/TLS Configurations

Specifies configurations for SSL/TLS in the key-value pairs. Vaules can be separated by commas (',') Some supported parameters can be exemplified as

• SSL/TLS protocols: ‘sslEnabledProtocols' as key and 'TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2’ as values.

• List of ciphers: ‘ciphers’ as key and 'TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256' as value.

• Enable Session Creation: 'client.enable.session.creation' as key and 'true’ as value.

• Supported server names: ‘server.supported.server.names’ as key and 'server_name’ as value.

• Add HTTP SNIMatcher: ‘server.supported.snimatcher' as key and 'SNIMatcher’ as value

Default Value	Possible Data Type
	STRING

Step 8 - Preview

In Preview Step, you're provided with a concise summary of all the changes you've made to the HTTP Sink Node. This step is pivotal for reviewing and ensuring that your configurations are as intended before completing node setup.

• Viewing Configurations: Preview Step presents a consolidated view of your node setup.

• Saving and Exiting: Use the Complete button to save your changes and exit the node and return back to Canvas.

• Revisions: Use the Back button to return to any Step of modify node setup.

The Preview Step offers a user-friendly summary to manage and finalize node settings in Cortex.