In this recipe, we will see how one can interact with the Orchestrator's REST interface and run workflows.
We need a working Orchestrator and a REST client. We will use Firefox with the REST client; Firefox can be downloaded from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/restclient/.
You might think it is odd to use a web browser to connect to and use a REST host; however, there is method to this madness. A REST implementations in PHP, Python, or .NET might not expose all the features that one needs or wants. Using a web browser enables you to experiment with all the available features you might need.
We will divide this recipe into:
Establishing a connection
Getting information
Running a workflow