Confluence Macro - call to external API

[Julien Brachet]

Hi,

I am having a look at the confluence macro as I'd like to call response from external API and the json result to be displayed within my custom macro.

At the moment the existing API could be requested through ajax call, or jQuery call in some of our web pages. The goal is to do the same within a confluence page.

What could be the best way to do it? Can any one give me some guidance?

1. Pull the results via a call directly a confluence macro with jQuery code? Is that possible?

2. Or request through the Java class implementing the Macro interface directly the API and then format the result to be displayed?

3. Write a Java class implementing Macro interface that generates js/jQuery code which calls the API?

I'm a bit lost on how to do it the right way.

[iamgoingtosneeze]

Did you ever get this working? I need to do the same thing.... 

[Julien Brachet]

Hi,

Could any one help with some sample code on how to trigger javascript / jQuery for pulling data within a custom Macro, please?