この node.js コードを使用して、ios アプリの ibm cloud bluemix にある watson api を使用しようとしています。このコードが何をしているのか、アプリから watson サービスを使用する方法を教えてください。
var express = require('express');
var https = require('https');
var url = require('url');
// setup middleware
var app = express();
app.use(express.errorHandler());
app.use(express.urlencoded()); // to support URL-encoded bodies
app.use(app.router);
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public')); //setup static public directory
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.set('views', __dirname + '/views'); //optional since express defaults to CWD/views
// There are many useful environment variables available in process.env.
// VCAP_APPLICATION contains useful information about a deployed application.
var appInfo = JSON.parse(process.env.VCAP_APPLICATION || "{}");
// TODO: Get application information and use it in your app.
// defaults for dev outside bluemix
var service_url = '<service_url>';
var service_username = '<service_username>';
var service_password = '<service_password>';
// VCAP_SERVICES contains all the credentials of services bound to
// this application. For details of its content, please refer to
// the document or sample of each service.
if (process.env.VCAP_SERVICES) {
console.log('Parsing VCAP_SERVICES');
var services = JSON.parse(process.env.VCAP_SERVICES);
//service name, check the VCAP_SERVICES in bluemix to get the name of the services you have
var service_name = 'question_and_answer';
if (services[service_name]) {
var svc = services[service_name][0].credentials;
service_url = svc.url;
service_username = svc.username;
service_password = svc.password;
} else {
console.log('The service '+service_name+' is not in the VCAP_SERVICES, did you forget to bind it?');
}
} else {
console.log('No VCAP_SERVICES found in ENV, using defaults for local development');
}
console.log('service_url = ' + service_url);
console.log('service_username = ' + service_username);
console.log('service_password = ' + new Array(service_password.length).join("X"));
var auth = "Basic " + new Buffer(service_username + ":" + service_password).toString("base64");
// render index page
app.get('/', function(req, res){
res.render('index');
});
// Handle the form POST containing the question to ask Watson and reply with the answer
app.post('/', function(req, res){
// Select healthcare as endpoint
var parts = url.parse(service_url +'/v1/question/healthcare');
// create the request options to POST our question to Watson
var options = { host: parts.hostname,
port: parts.port,
path: parts.pathname,
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type' :'application/json',
'Accept':'application/json',
'X-synctimeout' : '30',
'Authorization' : auth }
};
// Create a request to POST to Watson
var watson_req = https.request(options, function(result) {
result.setEncoding('utf-8');
var response_string = '';
result.on('data', function(chunk) {
response_string += chunk;
});
result.on('end', function() {
var answers_pipeline = JSON.parse(response_string),
answers = answers_pipeline[0];
return res.render('index',{'questionText': req.body.questionText, 'answers': answers})
})
});
watson_req.on('error', function(e) {
return res.render('index', {'error': e.message})
});
// create the question to Watson
var questionData = {
'question': {
'evidenceRequest': {
'items': 5 // the number of anwers
},
'questionText': req.body.questionText // the question
}
};
// Set the POST body and send to Watson
watson_req.write(JSON.stringify(questionData));
watson_req.end();
});
// The IP address of the Cloud Foundry DEA (Droplet Execution Agent) that hosts this application:
var host = (process.env.VCAP_APP_HOST || 'localhost');
// The port on the DEA for communication with the application:
var port = (process.env.VCAP_APP_PORT || 3000);
// Start server
app.listen(port, host);