Part 2: Create or update record via HTTP request

Question

This script was previously reviewed here: Part 1: Create or update record via HTTP request

I've made the changes that were suggested by @Reinderien.

Now that the code has been significantly refactored, are there any other improvements that could be made?

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Description:

I have an external system that sends an HTTP request to a Jython script (in IBM's Maximo Asset Management platform).

The Jython 2.7.0 script does this:

1. Accepts an HTTP request: http://server:port/maximo/oslc/script/CREATEWO?_lid=wilson&_lpwd=wilson&f_wonum=LWO0382&f_description=LEGACY WO&f_classstructureid=1666&f_status=APPR&f_wopriority=1&f_assetnum=LA1234&f_worktype=CM
2. Loops through parameters:
   • Searches for parameters that are prefixed with f_ ('f' is for field-value)
   • Puts the parameters in a list
   • Removes the prefix from the list values (so that the parameter names match the database field names).
3. Updates or creates records via the parameters in the list:
   • If there is an existing record in the system with the same work order number, then the script updates the exiting record with the parameter values from the list.
   • If there isn't an existing record, then a new record is created (again, from the parameter values from the list).
4. Finishes by returning a message to the external system (message: updated, created, or other (aka an error)).

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from psdi.mbo import SqlFormat
from psdi.server import MXServer
from psdi.mbo import MboSet
IGNORE_RULES = 2L
params = [
 param for param in request.getQueryParams()
 if param.startswith('f_')
]
paramdict = {
 p[2:]: request.getQueryParam(p)
 for p in params
}
resp='' 
woset = MXServer.getMXServer().getMboSet("workorder",request.getUserInfo())
try:
 #Prevents SQL injection
 sqf = SqlFormat("wonum=:1")
 sqf.setObject(1,"WORKORDER","WONUM",request.getQueryParam("f_wonum"))
 woset.setWhere(sqf.format())
 woset.reset()
 woMbo = woset.moveFirst()
 if woMbo is None:
 woMbo=woset.add()
 verb = 'Created'
 else:
 verb = 'Updated'
 for k,v in paramdict.items():
 woMbo.setValue(k,v,2L)
 resp = verb + ' workorder ' + request.getQueryParam("f_wonum")
 woset.save()
 woset.clear()
 woset.close()
finally:
 woset.close()
responseBody = resp

• Reinderien: I have rolled back your edit since it invalidates an answer.

Answer 1

You haven't used this:

IGNORE_RULES

in your call to setValue.

Also, you have a double call to close; delete the first one.

resp does not benefit from being pre-initialized to an empty string; you can delete that line.

The only other thing I see is that this:

params = [
 param for param in request.getQueryParams()
 if param.startswith('f_')
]
paramdict = {
 p[2:]: request.getQueryParam(p)
 for p in params
}

can be condensed to only the dictionary comprehension:

paramdict = {
 p[2:]: request.getQueryParam(p)
 for p in request.getQueryParams()
 if p.startswith('f_')
}