Unit converter Webservice

Our unit conversion SaaS is almost finished, this is our second of many useful web-services that we are developing,
Use the following URL's to test out the service:

• List of required parameters and possible conversion types: http://www.cuppait.com/UnitConversionGateway-war/UnitConversion
  
• Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius: http://www.cuppait.com/UnitConversionGateway-war/UnitConversion?ctype=Temperature&cfrom=F&cto=C&camount=212
• Many other conversion possibilities, check out the first link to see the possibilities
  

This is also just the first stage of the unit converter, SOAP based services and EJB services will also be made available. Currently there is no security enabled so anyone may use them.

Merging Images in Java

The following function is very useful, in many circumstances I have found that combining two images can be more convenient than creating one with some kind of image software (I use Gimp).

Merging is very useful for watermarking images or as we have done, marking the status of a file...
As you can see, in the image to the right, some of the file icons have a status in the bottom right hand corner: Green is a new file; Blue is a modified file

Feel free to copy/use this code as we have released it under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
<br />/**<br />* Merges two images into one, imageB gets overlaid on imageA. Both images do not need<br />* to be the same size.<br />*<br />* @param observer<br />* @param imageA<br />* @param imageB<br />* @return<br />*/<br />public static BufferedImage merge(java.awt.image.ImageObserver observer, byte imageA[], byte imageB[])<br />{<br /> ImageIcon imageAA = new ImageIcon(imageA);<br /> ImageIcon imageBB = new ImageIcon(imageB);<br /><br /> int wA = imageAA.getIconWidth();<br /> int hA = imageAA.getIconHeight();<br /> int wB = imageBB.getIconWidth();<br /> int hB = imageBB.getIconHeight();<br /><br /> BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(wA, hA, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);<br /><br /> Graphics g = image.createGraphics();<br /><br /> g.drawImage(imageAA.getImage(), 0, 0, wA, hA, observer);<br /> g.drawImage(imageBB.getImage(), 0, 0, wB, hB, observer);<br /> return image;<br /><br />}<br /><br />

First Webservice Available

We have just deployed the currency conversion SaaS this is just the first of many useful web-services that we are developing, currently it supports a couple of functions,
Use the following URL's to test out the services, it is updated with the most current conversion rates every 3 hours:

• Current Rate: http://www.cuppait.com/CurrencyGateway-war/CurrentRate?curr_from=AUD&curr_to=USD replace the curr_from and curr_to with the values you would like to query.
  
• Convert: http://www.cuppait.com/CurrencyGateway-war/Convert?curr_from=AUD&curr_to=USD&amount=110.23 same as above except for the additional parameter amount which can be any decimal number.

This is also just the first stage of the currency converter, SOAP based services and EJB services will also be made available. Currently there is no security enabled so anyone may use them.

The currency web-services support the following currencies:

1. Argentine Peso: ARS


2. Australian Dollar: AUD


3. Bahrain Dinar: BHD


4. Botswana Pula: BWP


5. Brazilian Real: BRL


6. Brunei Dollar: BND


7. Canadian Dollar: CAD


8. Chilean Peso: CLP


9. Chinese Yuan: CNY


10. Colombian Peso: COP


11. Cyprus Pound: CYP


12. Czech Koruna: CZK


13. Danish Krone: DKK


14. Euro: EUR


15. Hungarian Forint: HUF


16. Icelandic Krona: ISK


17. Indian Rupee: INR


18. Indonesian Rupiah: IDR


19. Iranian Rial: IRR


20. Israeli New Sheqel: ILS


21. Japanese Yen: JPY


22. Korean Won: KRW


23. Kuwaiti Dinar: KWD


24. Libyan Dinar: LYD


25. Malaysian Ringgit: MYR


26. Maltese Lira: MTL


27. Mauritian Rupee: MUR


28. Mexican Peso: MXN


29. Nepalese Rupee: NPR


30. New Zealand Dollar: NZD


31. Norwegian Krone: NOK


32. Omani Rial: OMR


33. Pakistan Rupee: PKR


34. Polish Zloty: PLN


35. Pound Sterling: GBP


36. Qatar Riyal: QAR


37. Saudi Arabian Riyal: SAR


38. Singapore Dollar: SGD


39. Slovenian Tolar: SIT


40. South African Rand: ZAR


41. Sri Lanka Rupee: LKR


42. Swedish Krona: SEK


43. Swiss Franc: CHF


44. Thai Baht: THB


45. Trinidad/Tobago Dollar: TTD


46. U.A.E. Dirham: AED


47. U.S. Dollar: USD


48. Venezuelan Bolivar: VEB

Latest Site

Latest site to be finished: CamArch Performance Systems, we have been doing various projects for CamArch, the latest being the launch of their new website, this is a simple Static HTML site but very effective.

CamArch is a full services provider for the financial services profitability & risk management industry. CamArch provide everything from consulting services to education & support as well as providing their own comprehensive suite of products. These products include an EPRM Appliance offering delivering best of breed analytical intelligence capabilities to the financial services industry.

CamArch pride themselves on being the best at what they do. CamArch focus on providing innovative, cost effective solutions to their customers using the best technology available in the market.

Future "Services Stack" planned

You may have heard of SaaS, this is a fairly new name for something which has been around for a while. It means "Software As A Service", very simple really, you can use these SaaS's to build complex systems without having to invest in developing them, they can be integrated into an existing system or planned into a new system with very little effort.

SaaS can be a small component which is used to build more complex systems (Such as a currency conversion service) or it can be a full software system (Like a Content Management System), at CuppaIT we are building what we would like to call a "Services Stack", it will be comprised of many small services including Image Manipulation [Adding borders/Reflection/Colour profile/Resizing and Croping], Currency Conversion(Including Historical listings), mathematical algorithms, Document management which will include full version management and a few more complex services including CuppaWEB CMS.

A full list of current planned services will be posted when available.

These services will be available for individual use or as packages, we will be offering these services on a free trial basis for 3 months.