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Connections

webhook

Commentary​

added in 0.0.5

Sends events to a webhook, sending data with a POST method and a JSON encoded body.

Examples​

Configuring the connection​

This connection takes no further configuration. All parameterization takes place in the generator.

{
    "connections": {
        "saas-webhook": {
            "kind": "webhook"
        }
    }
}

Generating data​

Use url to specify the route to send data to.

{
    "generators": [
        {
            "url": "http://my-url.com/route",
            "data": {
                "latency": {
                    "_gen": "normalDistribution",
                    "mean": 100,
                    "sd": 10,
                    "decimals": 1
                }
            }
        }
    ],
    "connections": {
        "saas-webhook": {
            "kind": "webhook"
        }
    }
}

Specification​

Connection JSON schema​

{
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "kind": {
            "type": "string",
            "const": "webhook"
        }
    }
}