Learning to use Cortex Studio

Cortex Studio is a customized REST client Web Application that offers an excellent starting point for learning and testing Cortex features.

Through the tool you can easily access all Cortex features (search, add to cart, Zoom, FollowLocation, Authenticate...everything!), make requests, and examine the JSON responses to get a better understanding of Cortex. Studio also has a number of embedded developer tools to help you develop your applications even faster.

Cortex Studio Zoom Builder Tab

The Zoom Builder tab provides graphical representation of Cortex APIs and provides an option to build zooms easily. When you render a resource, the Zoom Builder tab displays a graph of linked resources and updates the graph when you navigate through the graph. You can click each resource to build a zoom and use the response to return all data in one request. Within the tab, you can view the business name for each element resource and contents of the resource.

Cortex Studio Utilities

• Setup - Configure Cortex server’s IP Address and other settings for payload slimming
• Authentication - Generate OAuth2.0 authentication tokens
• Request Headers - Define the request headers to use in your requests including the header to support HAL (Hypertext Application Language) format
• Query Parameters - The parameters that are used to modify data returned in a response
• Entry Points - List of resources to use as starting points for navigating through the Cortex API
• JSONPath Tester - Filter Cortex JSON responses using JSONPath
• Encoding Utility - Encode and decode Cortex IDs

Browser Support

• Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Safari 5.1

Authenticating

Generate an OAuth2.0 token for a registered customer

1. In Cortex Studio, expand the Authentication drop-down box and enter the following details:
   • Role: REGISTERED
   • Scope: mobee
   • Username: ben.boxer@elasticpath.com
   • Password: password
2. Click Authenticate to generate an OAuth2.0 token for a registered customer.

Generate an OAuth2.0 token for a public customer

1. In Cortex Studio, expand the Authentication drop-down box and enter the following details:
   • Role: PUBLIC
   • Scope: mobee
2. Click the Authenticate button to generate an OAuth2.0 token for a public shopper.