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Extending product function
Learn how to extend the function of HCL Launch.
REST API reference
You can use these REST interfaces to automate tasks.
REST commands for the HCL Launch server
The following list shows the commands that are available for the HCL Launch server.
resourceTemplate resource
Create a resource template from a JSON file
This method supports importing a resource template from a cloud system.

Extending product function
Learn how to extend the function of HCL Launch.
- Plug-ins
  The HCL plug-ins provide tools for creating component processes and integrations. HCL plug-ins provides plug-ins for several common deployment processes, and others are available to integrate with a wide variety of tools, such as middleware tools, databases, and servers.
- Creating notification templates
  Notification templates are the basis for emails that the server sends to users after an event occurs on the server. You can create customized notification templates by modifying the default templates provided, or by creating new templates of your own.
- REST API reference
  You can use these REST interfaces to automate tasks.
  - Running REST commands
    Many different programs can run REST commands. To run the command, you call a method on a REST resource and pass parameters or a request in JSON format.
  - Examples of REST API commands
    Many REST and command-line client commands have examples in their help topics. A few more examples using various programming languages and scenarios are provided here. The commands are similar for the server.
  - Authenticating for REST commands
    The way that you authenticate to run REST commands depends on how the server is set up and the tool that you are using to run the commands.
  - Deploying applications by using REST commands: An example
    The following example describes how to use the REST commands to deploy an application.
  - REST commands for the HCL Launch server
    The following list shows the commands that are available for the HCL Launch server.
    - agentCLI resource
    - agentPool resource
    - application resource
    - applicationProcess resource
    - applicationProcessRequest resource
      Resources for requesting application processes.
    - applicationTemplate resource
    - approval/task resource
    - authenticationRealm resource
    - component resource
    - componentProcess resource
    - componentProcessRequest resource
    - componentTemplate resource
    - deploymentTrigger resource
    - environment resource
    - environmentTemplate resource
    - frontendServer resource
    - group resource
    - inventory resource
    - javaPackage resource
    - login resource
    - process resource
    - processRequest resource
    - relay resource
    - resource resource
    - resourceTemplate resource
      - Create a resource template from a JSON file
        This method supports importing a resource template from a cloud system.
      - Create a resource template with agent prototypes from a JSON file
        This method supports creating a resource template with multiple agent prototypes
      - Get a resource template
      - Get all agent prototypes with this resource template as their ancestor
      - Get all children or descendants of a resource template
        Results include the base resource and resources inherited from ancestors of this template.
      - Update a resource template from a JSON file
        To update a resource template with this command, you must specify all of the existing data for the resource template as defined in the JSON data template, except 'teamMappings' which is optional.
    - snapshot resource
    - sshInstallAgent resource
    - status resource
    - systemConfiguration resource
    - tags resource
    - team resource
    - teamsecurity resource
    - user resource
    - version resource
    - webhookTemplate resource
    - workflowTrace resource
- Command-line client (CLI) reference
  CLI is a command-line interface that provides access to the HCL Launch server. It can be used to find or set properties and to run numerous functions.
- Process-as-code feature
  Programmatically manage processes with PAC language.

Create a resource template from a JSON file

This method supports importing a resource template from a cloud system.

Request

PUT https://{hostname}:{port}
    /cli/resourceTemplate/create
Accept: application/json

Table 1. Header parameters
Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Accept	`application/json`	true

This command takes a JSON request string or file. Use the following template for the request:

{
  "cloudResourceId": "ID of cloud resource; leave blank 
  when not cloud-based template (Optional)",
  "connection": "ID of cloud connection; leave blank when 
  not cloud-based template (Optional)",
  "description": "Description",
  "isVsys": "Specify 'true' when cloud resource is Virtual 
  System Pattern (non-classic) in IPAS 2.0 or ICO 2.0 cloud 
  product, otherwise specify 'false' when cloud resource is 
  using Weaver (for IWD, SCO, ICO, and IPAS versions before 
  2.0 and 'classic' virtual system pattern in IPAS 2.0 or 
  ICO 2.0); leave blank when not cloud-based template 
  (Optional)",
  "name": "Name for the resource template",
  "parentId": "ID of parent resource template; leave blank 
  when none or creating cloud-based template (Optional)",
  "rootTeamMappings": "Array of team ids; if not 
  specified, no teams will be mapped to Root Resource; 
  format: [ {teamId: 'ID-of-team-1'}, {teamId: 'ID-of-team-
  2'}, ... ]; (Optional)",
  "teamMappings": "Array of team ids; if not specified, no 
  teams will be mapped to Template; format: [ {teamId: 'ID-
  of-team-1'}, {teamId: 'ID-of-team-2'}, ... ]; (Optional)"
}

Related CLI command: createResourceTemplate.