Table of contents
- Introduction
- Guide
- Testing configurations in the Inline Configuration Editor
- Ending note
Introduction
When working with Alumio, it’s rare to focus on just one functionality, such as a Route or Incoming configuration, because each component often depends on others for a complete and sustainable integration.
With numerous configurations, transformers, HTTP clients, and more, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. Verifying every detail step by step can be time-consuming and cumbersome.
In this article, we’ll show you how the Inline Configuration Editor can help streamline this process, allowing you to review and adjust settings efficiently without repeatedly checking each component individually.
Guide
The Inline Configuration Editor provides the same structure and functionality as standard Alumio pages but within a popup view, embedded directly in other functionalities like Routes, Incoming and Outgoing configurations, and more.
In short, it lets you access and edit configuration details without leaving your current workflow, enabling quick checks and adjustments without navigating through multiple pages.
This editor is available for various connections, including Routes, Incoming and Outgoing configurations, Entity Transformers, HTTP Proxies, and Webhooks. You can also view inline configurations for HTTP and SOAP Clients when they are selected.
To navigate to the Inline Configuration Editor, see the following steps:
Step 1: Create a new connection, for example, Route. Let’s say you have already created at least an Incoming configuration for your future route. Input a required configuration in the “Incoming configuration” field
Step 2: After completing the first step, the “Edit” option appears near the “Incoming configuration” field.
Step 3: Click on the “Edit” option.
Step 4: The Inline configuration editor expands.
Step 5: You are able to add/edit/delete the needed information and once you have saved the settings, the information gets updated in the Incoming configuration details page and in other places where this configuration is used.
Note: To collapse the popup, you can use the “Escape” keybind on your keyboard.
Testing configurations in the Inline Configuration Editor
Let’s say you continue building your Route and want to add some transformers and test them before you run the Route. To do this, the following actions take place:
Step 1: Click on the “Manage transformers” button under the list of transformers attached to the corresponding Route.
Step 2: Run the Transformer tester to verify the work of entity transformers.
Ending note
To make complex integrations using multiple functionalities in Alumio, you can use the Inline configuration editor to simplify the verification of Incoming and Outgoing configurations, Webhooks etc. Besides that, you are able to test your configurations in such functionalities as Entity transformers, HTTP and SOAP Clients and HTTP Proxies as well.