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Regex Translation

Introduction​

This documentation will give you an overview of the Regex Translation component and will help you use it. The following function will be exposed by this component:

  • RegexTranslation

Overview​

The scope of the Regex Translator is to translate a given message using regex and based on the MatchKey provided an entity will be retrieved from an Azure Table Storage with the associated translation of the message.

Parameters​

NameRequiredDescription
ContentYesA base64 string that will be used in the translation
MatchKeyYesAn array of type string

Azure Table Storage Config​

Create a table called RegexTranslator within a dedicated Storage Account.

By default the table will consist of 3 properties.

  • PartitionKey
  • RowKey
  • Timestamp

Within the table 2 properties of type string have to be added when creating a new entity:

  • MatchPattern
  • OutputPattern

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Note: Upon startup the application will check if a table called RegexTranslator exists. If the table does not exist a table with that name will be created. The newly created table will not have any properties these will have to be added manually.

Input​

Sample Request Schema​

{
  "Content": "The provided host name 'website.com' could not be resolved",
  "MatchKey": ["OrderService", "InvoiceService"]
}

When setting up your Logic App, the HttpRequest is to be setup as follows:

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The request is then followed by the execution of the function RegexTranslation as follows:

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Output​

After the message is translated, the result for a successful translation returns the translated message:

{
    "content": "System X could not be reached at endpoint 'website.com', contact John"
}

If the translation is unsuccessful, the output returned will either be the original message or specific error message:

{
    "content": "The provided host name website.com could not be resolved"
}

The response to the function RegexTranslation is to be setup as follows:

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