Getting Started

Updated on : April 9, 2025, 3:39 am

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Definitions

Bridge

A Bridge is a group of sources for a single client.

Source

A source is an exlusive access from your application that will create tasks and wait for the return of data.

Task

A Task is all the informations required in JSON format to execute a method and return the data to a source.

Namespace

A namespace regroup a list of availabble methods for a software API.

Method

A Method is a specific action created by FMSync for a software API.

Agent

The agent is an application installed on the client side. Running as a windows service, his job is to process all tasks and returns relevant informations to your sources.

Round Trip Example

• On a client website, a user buy a new T-Shirt.
• Using cURL, the website post a new task, asking for an invoice creation in Sage 50. (Namespace = sage50ca, Method = invoice)
• Getting the new task from the website source, the agent will connect to Sage 50 and creates the new invoice
• Agent return the invoice number to the website using the webhook previously configured with the source.
• The website process the returned data and save the invoice number into his database.