def system_find_command(self, request):
        # Create the response
        response = Response(request)

        response.payload = MessageUtils.dict_to_json(SYSTEM_FIND_PAYLOAD)

        self._client.send_response(response)
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    def unknown_command(self, request, command):
        # Create the response
        response = Response(request)

        response.payload = ERROR_RESPONSE_PAYLOAD_PREFIX + command

        self._client.send_response(response)
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        def on_request(self, request):
            try:
                # Extract information from request
                query = request.payload.decode(encoding="UTF-8")
                logger.info("Service received request payload: " + query)

                # Send HTTP request to OpenWeatherMap
                req = urllib2.Request(
                    CURRENT_WEATHER_URL.format(query, API_KEY), None,
                    {'Content-Type': 'text/json'})
                f = urllib2.urlopen(req)
                weather_response = f.read()
                f.close()

                # Create the response message
                response = Response(request)
                # Populate the response payload
                response.payload = weather_response.encode(encoding="UTF-8")
                # Send the response
                client.send_response(response)

            except Exception as ex:
                print str(ex)
                # Send error response
                client.send_response(
                    ErrorResponse(
                        request,
                        error_message=str(ex).encode(encoding="UTF-8")))
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        def on_request(self, request):
            # Parse cancel assessment message
            cam = CancelAssessmentMessage()
            cam.parse(request.payload.decode())
            logger.info("Manager received cancel assessment request: %s",
                        cam.to_s())

            # Check to make sure it came from the application
            # that originally requested the assessment. If it
            # is not, just ignore the message
            if cam.requestor_id in transactions.keys(
            ) and cam.transaction_id in transactions[cam.requestor_id]:
                assessment_requests.append(cam)
            # Cancel request didn't come from originating application so ignore
            else:
                logger.info("Ignoring cancel request " + cam.transaction_id +
                            " for application " + cam.requestor_id)

            # Send request acknowledgement message with the transaction
            # id that was cancelled
            res = Response(request)
            ram = RequestAcknowledgementMessage()
            ram.transaction_id = cam.transaction_id
            res.payload = (ram.to_json()).encode()
            client.send_response(res)
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    def system_find_command(self, request, params):
        # Create the response
        response = Response(request)

        response.payload = MessageUtils.dict_to_json(
            SYSTEM_FIND_PAYLOAD if params ==
            {"searchText": SYSTEM_FIND_OSTYPE_LINUX} else [])

        self._client.send_response(response)
 def on_request(self, request):
     # Extract
     print "Service recieved request payload: " + request.payload.decode(
     )
     # Create the response message
     res = Response(request)
     res.payload = "pong".encode()
     # Send the response
     client.send_event_response(res)
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 def on_request(self, request):
     # Extract information from request
     print "Service received request payload: " + request.payload.decode(
     )
     # Create the response message
     res = Response(request)
     # Populate the response payload
     res.payload = "pong".encode()
     # Send the response
     client.send_response(res)
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        def on_request(self, request):
            try:
                query = request.payload.decode()
                logger.info("Service received request payload: " + query)
                response = Response(request)
                response.payload = str(virustotal(jsonparse(query))).encode()
                client.send_response(response)
                print response

            except Exception as ex:
                print str(ex)
                client.send_response(
                    ErrorResponse(request, error_message=str(ex).encode()))
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        def on_request(self, request):

            # Parse the query message and execute the query
            # against the repository
            qm = QueryMessage()
            qm.parse(request.payload.decode())
            results = execute_query(qm.query)

            # Send query result back to the requesting component
            response = Response(request)
            qrm = QueryResultMessage(qm.query, results)
            response.payload = (qrm.to_json()).encode()
            logger.info("Sending query results: " + qrm.to_s())
            client.send_response(response)
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    def acknowledge_request(request):
        # Prepare response and assign a new transaction
        # id
        res = Response(request)
        rm = RequestAcknowledgementMessage()
        rm.transaction_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
        res.payload = (rm.to_json()).encode()

        # Send the request acknowledgement to the application
        # in reponse to the request and return the transaction
        # id
        logger.info("Sending request acknowlegement: %s", rm.to_s())
        client.send_response(res)
        return rm.transaction_id
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    def on_request(self, request):
        self.__monitor.register_request()
        response = Response(request)
        try:
            req = json.loads(request.payload)
            args = {
                'method': self.__config.type,
                'url': self.__construct_url(req)
            }

            # Determine how to treat the rest of the parameters based on the request type
            if self.__config.type == 'get':
                args['params'] = req
            else:
                args['json'] = req

            # Forward on the request and pass the response back
            upstream = self.__sess.request(**args)

            if upstream.status_code >= 400:
                response = ErrorResponse(request, upstream.status_code,
                                         upstream.text)
            else:
                try:
                    # Errors aren't always indicated with the proper HTTP status code, may need to inspect
                    res = upstream.json()
                    if res['error'] != 0:
                        response = ErrorResponse(request, res['error'],
                                                 upstream.text)
                    else:
                        response.payload = upstream.text
                except (ValueError, KeyError):
                    response = ErrorResponse(request, 504,
                                             'Invalid upstream response')
        except ValueError:
            response = ErrorResponse(
                request, 400,
                'request payload must be a well formed JSON string')
        except KeyError as e:
            response = ErrorResponse(
                request, 400,
                'missing required parameter {} from payload'.format(str(e)))
        except Exception as e:
            logger.exception('unknown exception of type %s: ' + str(e),
                             type(e).__name__)
            response = ErrorResponse(request, 500,
                                     'unknown internal error: ' + str(e))
        finally:
            if isinstance(response,
                          ErrorResponse) and 500 <= response.error_code < 600:
                # Error count doesn't include client errors
                self.__monitor.register_error()
            else:
                self.__monitor.register_success()
            self.__switch.dxl.send_response(response)
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		def on_request(self, request):
			# Extract information from request
			print "Service received request payload: " + request.payload.decode()
			# Create the response message
			res = Response(request)
			try:
				s = request.payload.decode()
				cmd = subprocess.Popen(re.split(r'\s+', s), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
				cmd_out = cmd.stdout.read()
				# Process output
				res.payload = cmd_out.encode()
			except OSError:
				res.payload = 'Invalid command'.encode()
			# Send the response
			client.send_response(res)
    def on_request(self, request):
        """
        Invoked when a request message is received.

        :param dxlclient.message.Request request: The request message
        """
        # Handle request
        logger.debug("Request received on topic: '%s'",
                     request.destination_topic)

        try:
            # Create response
            res = Response(request)

            # Store the next segment.
            result = self._store_manager.store_segment(request)

            # Set payload
            MessageUtils.dict_to_json_payload(res, result.to_dict())

            # Send response
            self._dxl_client.send_response(res)

        except Exception as ex:
            logger.exception("Error handling request")
            err_res = ErrorResponse(request, error_code=0,
                                    error_message=MessageUtils.encode(str(ex)))
            self._dxl_client.send_response(err_res)
    def _request(self, dxl_request, path, request_fn, body=None):
        """
        Make a request to TheHive server, delivering the response to the
        DXL fabric.

        :param dxlclient.message.Request dxl_request: DXL request containing
            parameters to forward along in a request to TheHive server.
        :param str path: URL subpath for the request to send to TheHive server.
        :param function request_fn: Callback which is invoked to make
            TheHive request.
        :param str body: Request body to include in the request.
        """
        try:
            request_url = self._api_url + path
            response = request_fn(request_url, body)
            if 200 <= response.status_code <= 299:
                # TheHive request was successful so forward the response
                # along as-is to the DXL fabric.
                res = Response(dxl_request)
                MessageUtils.dict_to_json_payload(res, response.json())
            else:
                # TheHive request encountered an error. Attempt to decode
                # an error message from the response body.
                res = self._build_http_error_response(dxl_request, response)
        except Exception as ex:
            error_str = str(ex)
            logger.exception("Error handling request: %s", error_str)
            res = ErrorResponse(dxl_request,
                                error_message=MessageUtils.encode(error_str))
        self._dxl_client.send_response(res)
    def on_request(self, request):
        """
        Invoked when a request message is received.

        :param request: The request message
        """
        # Handle request
        logger.info("Request received on topic: '%s' with payload: '%s'",
                    request.destination_topic,
                    MessageUtils.decode_payload(request))

        try:
            res = Response(request)

            request_dict = MessageUtils.json_payload_to_dict(request) \
                if request.payload else {}

            # Ensure required parameters are present
            if self._required_params:
                for name in self._required_params:
                    if name not in request_dict:
                        raise Exception(
                            "Required parameter not found: '{}'".format(name))

            if "format" not in request_dict:
                request_dict["format"] = "json"
            elif request_dict["format"] not in ("json", "xml"):
                raise Exception(
                    "Unsupported format requested: '{}'. {}".format(
                        request_dict["format"],
                        "Only 'json' and 'xml' are supported."))

            # Invoke DomainTools API via client
            dt_response = \
                getattr(self._app.domaintools_api,
                        self._func_name)(**request_dict)

            # Set response payload
            response_data = dt_response.data()
            if isinstance(response_data, dict):
                MessageUtils.dict_to_json_payload(res, response_data)
            else:
                MessageUtils.encode_payload(res, response_data)

        except ServiceException as ex:
            logger.exception("Error handling request")
            msg = "%s: %s" % (ex.__class__.__name__, ex.reason)
            res = ErrorResponse(request,
                                error_message=MessageUtils.encode(msg))

        except Exception as ex:
            logger.exception("Error handling request")
            msg = str(ex)
            if not msg:
                msg = ex.__class__.__name__
            res = ErrorResponse(request,
                                error_message=MessageUtils.encode(msg))

        # Send response
        self._app.client.send_response(res)
    def on_request(self, request):
        """
        Invoked when a request message is received.

        :param request: The request message
        """
        # Handle request
        logger.info("Request received on topic: '{0}' with payload: '{1}'".format(
            request.destination_topic, MessageUtils.decode_payload(request)))

        try:
            # Parameters
            nmap_params = MessageUtils.json_payload_to_dict(request)

            logger.info("[1/2] Requested NMAP action ({0}) for request {1} is under processing...".format(
                MessageUtils.decode_payload(request), request.message_id))
            # Create a report from Nmap tool execution
            nmap_response = self._do_nmap_scan(nmap_params, request)
            logger.info("[2/2] Requested NMAP action was processed successfully for request {0}."
                        " Preparing response...".format(request.message_id))

            # Create response
            res = Response(request)

            # Set payload
            MessageUtils.dict_to_json_payload(res, nmap_response)

            # Send response
            self._app.client.send_response(res)
            logger.info("Sending response for request {0}".format(request.message_id))

        except Exception as ex:
            logger.exception("Error handling request")
            err_res = ErrorResponse(request, MessageUtils.encode(str(ex)))
            self._app.client.send_response(err_res)
    def on_request(self, request):
        """
        Callback invoked when a request is received.

        :param dxlclient.message.Request request: The request
        """
        logger.info("Request received on topic '%s'",
                    request.destination_topic)
        logger.debug("Payload for topic %s: %s", request.destination_topic,
                     request.payload)

        try:
            request_dict = MessageUtils.json_payload_to_dict(request) \
                if request.payload else {}
            if "event" in request_dict and \
                    type(request_dict["event"]).__name__ in ("str", "unicode") and \
                    request_dict["event"].isdigit():
                request_dict["event"] = int(request_dict["event"])

            response_data = self._api_method(**request_dict)
            if isinstance(response_data, dict) and \
                    response_data.get("errors", None):
                res = ErrorResponse(request,
                                    error_message=str(
                                        response_data["errors"][0]))
            else:
                res = Response(request)
            MessageUtils.dict_to_json_payload(res, response_data)
        except Exception as ex:
            error_str = str(ex)
            logger.exception("Error handling request: %s", error_str)
            res = ErrorResponse(request,
                                error_message=MessageUtils.encode(error_str))

        self._app.client.send_response(res)
    def on_request(self, request):
        """
        Invoked when a request message is received.

        :param request: The request message
        """
        request_payload = MessageUtils.json_payload_to_dict(request)

        try:
            res = Response(request)

            payload = {"code": 200, "body": {}}

            if request_payload["target"] == "/v1/simple":
                payload = self.v1_simple(request_payload, payload)
            else:
                payload = self.v1_complex(request_payload, payload)

            MessageUtils.dict_to_json_payload(res, payload)
            self._client.send_response(res)

        except Exception as ex:
            err_res = ErrorResponse(request,
                                    error_code=0,
                                    error_message=MessageUtils.encode(str(ex)))
            self._client.send_response(err_res)
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    def on_request(self, request):
        """
        Invoked when a request message is received.

        :param request: The request message
        """
        # Handle request
        logger.info(
            "Request received on topic: '{0}' with payload: '{1}'".format(
                request.destination_topic,
                MessageUtils.decode_payload(request)))

        try:
            # Create response
            res = Response(request)

            # Read DXL request payload into dictionary
            params = MessageUtils.json_payload_to_dict(request)

            # Invoke API call
            if 'data' in params.keys() and params['data'] != "":
                tide_data = params['data']
                if 'type' in params.keys(): tide_type = params['type']
                else: tide_type = get_ioc_type(tide_data, 'tide')
                if 'rlimit' in params.keys(
                ) and params['max_rec'] < self._app.tide_max_rec:
                    tide_max_rec = params['max_rec']
                else:
                    tide_max_rec = self._app.tide_max_rec  #Error data is required

                if 'format' in params.keys(): tide_format = params['format']
                else:
                    tide_format = self._app.tide_format  #Error data is required
                http_res = requests.get(
                    "https://api.activetrust.net:8000/api/data/threats",
                    params={
                        "type": tide_type,
                        tide_type: tide_data,
                        "data_format": tide_format,
                        "rlimit": tide_max_rec
                    },
                    auth=(self._app.api_key, ''))
                content = unicode(http_res.content, "utf-8")
            else:
                content = "{'status':'error','errorMessage':'The data field is required'}"  #Error data is required

            # Add web service response to DXL response payload
            MessageUtils.encode_payload(res, content, enc='utf-8')

            # Send response
            self._app.client.send_response(res)

        except Exception as ex:
            logger.exception("Error handling request")
            err_res = ErrorResponse(request,
                                    error_code=0,
                                    error_message=MessageUtils.encode(str(ex)))
            self._app.client.send_response(err_res)
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    def on_request(self, request):
        """
        Invoked when a request is received

        :param request: The request that was received
        """
        try:
            # Build dictionary from the request payload
            req_dict = json.loads(request.payload.decode(encoding=self.UTF_8))

            # Determine the ePO command
            if self.CMD_NAME_KEY not in req_dict:
                raise Exception(
                    "A command name was not specified ('{0}')".format(
                        self.CMD_NAME_KEY))
            command = req_dict[self.CMD_NAME_KEY]

            # Determine the request parameters
            req_params = {}
            if self.PARAMS_KEY in req_dict:
                req_params = req_dict[self.PARAMS_KEY]

            # Determine the output format
            output = self.DEFAULT_OUTPUT
            if self.OUTPUT_KEY in req_dict:
                output = req_dict[self.OUTPUT_KEY]

            # Get the ePO server to invoke the command on
            epo = self._epo_by_topic[request.destination_topic]

            # Execute the ePO Remote Command
            result = epo.execute(command, output, req_params)

            # Create the response, set payload, and deliver
            response = Response(request)
            response.payload = result
            self._dxl_client.send_response(response)

        except Exception as ex:
            logger.exception("Error while processing request")
            # Send error response
            self._dxl_client.send_response(
                ErrorResponse(
                    request,
                    error_message=str(ex).encode(encoding=self.UTF_8)))
    def _get_agents(self, request, request_payload):
        hash_match_result = self._get_reputation_for_hashes(
            request_payload["hashes"])
        metadata = self.REPUTATION_METADATA[hash_match_result]

        res = Response(request)
        payload = {"agents": metadata["agents"]} if "agents" in metadata else {}
        MessageUtils.dict_to_json_payload(res, payload)
        self._app.client.send_response(res)
    def help_command(self, request):
        # Create the response
        response = Response(request)

        response.payload = ""

        for cmd in self.KNOWN_COMMANDS:

            cmd_string = cmd["name"] + " "

            for param in cmd["parameters"]:
                cmd_string += "[" + param + "] "

            cmd_string += "- " + cmd["description"]

            response.payload += cmd_string

        self._client.send_response(response)
    def _set_item_reputation(self, request, request_payload,
                             change_topic, tags=None):
        new_entry = None

        hash_match_result = self._get_reputation_for_hashes(
            request_payload["hashes"], False)
        if hash_match_result:
            metadata = self.REPUTATION_METADATA[hash_match_result]
            new_reputations = metadata["reputations"]
            for reputation_entry in new_reputations:
                if reputation_entry["providerId"] == request_payload["providerId"]:
                    new_entry = reputation_entry
        else:
            first_hash = request_payload["hashes"][0]
            item_name = first_hash["type"] + ":" + first_hash["value"]
            new_reputations = []
            self.REPUTATION_METADATA[item_name] = {
                "hashes": {new_hash["type"]: new_hash["value"] \
                           for new_hash in request_payload["hashes"]},
                "reputations": new_reputations}
            metadata = self.REPUTATION_METADATA[item_name]
            self._set_hash_algos_for_item(item_name, metadata["hashes"])

        tags = tags or {}
        if "comment" in request_payload:
            tags["comment"] = request_payload["comment"]
        metadata["tags"] = tags

        old_reputations = copy.deepcopy(new_reputations)

        if not new_entry:
            new_entry = {"attributes": {},
                         "providerId": request_payload["providerId"]}
        new_entry["trustLevel"] = request_payload["trustLevel"]
        new_entry["createDate"] = int(time.time())
        new_reputations.append(new_entry)

        self._app.client.send_response(Response(request))

        event = Event(change_topic)
        event_payload = {
            "hashes": request_payload["hashes"],
            "oldReputations": {"reputations": old_reputations},
            "newReputations": {"reputations": new_reputations},
            "updateTime": int(time.time())
        }
        if "publicKeySha1" in metadata["hashes"]:
            event_payload["publicKeySha1"] = metadata["hashes"]["publicKeySha1"]
            event_payload["hashes"] = filter(
                lambda hash_entry: hash_entry["type"] != "publicKeySha1",
                event_payload["hashes"]
            )
        if "relationships" in metadata:
            event_payload["relationships"] = metadata["relationships"]

        MessageUtils.dict_to_json_payload(event, event_payload)
        self._app.client.send_event(event)
    def _set_item_reputation(self, request, request_payload, item_name,
                             change_topic):
        new_entry = None

        if item_name in self.REPUTATION_METADATA:
            new_reputations = self.REPUTATION_METADATA[item_name][
                "reputations"]
            for reputation_entry in new_reputations:
                if reputation_entry["providerId"] == request_payload[
                        "providerId"]:
                    new_entry = reputation_entry
        else:
            new_reputations = []
            self.REPUTATION_METADATA[item_name] = {
                "hashes": {},
                "reputations": new_reputations
            }

        old_reputations = copy.deepcopy(new_reputations)
        old_hashes = self.REPUTATION_METADATA[item_name]["hashes"]

        for hash_type, hash_value in old_hashes.items():
            if hash_type in self.hash_algos_to_files and \
                hash_value in self.hash_algos_to_files[hash_type]:
                del self.hash_algos_to_files[hash_type][hash_value]

        new_hashes = {new_hash["type"]: new_hash["value"] \
                      for new_hash in request_payload["hashes"]}
        self._set_hash_algos_for_item(item_name, new_hashes)
        self.REPUTATION_METADATA[item_name]["hashes"] = new_hashes

        if not new_entry:
            new_entry = {
                "attributes": {},
                "providerId": request_payload["providerId"]
            }
        new_entry["trustLevel"] = request_payload["trustLevel"]
        new_entry["createDate"] = int(time.time())
        new_reputations.append(new_entry)

        self._client.send_response(Response(request))

        event = Event(change_topic)
        event_payload = {
            "hashes": request_payload["hashes"],
            "oldReputations": {
                "reputations": old_reputations
            },
            "newReputations": {
                "reputations": new_reputations
            },
            "updateTime": int(time.time())
        }

        MessageUtils.dict_to_json_payload(event, event_payload)
        self._client.send_event(event)
 def on_request(self, request):
     try:
         res = Response(request)
         result = self._store_manager.store_segment(request)
         MessageUtils.dict_to_json_payload(res, result.to_dict())
         self._dxl_client.send_response(res)
     except Exception as ex:
         err_res = ErrorResponse(request,
                                 error_message=MessageUtils.encode(str(ex)))
         self._dxl_client.send_response(err_res)
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    def help_command(self, request):
        # Create the response
        response = Response(request)

        cmd_array = []
        for cmd in self.KNOWN_COMMANDS:

            cmd_string = cmd["name"] + " "

            for param in cmd["parameters"]:
                cmd_string += "[" + param + "] "

            cmd_string += "- " + cmd["description"]

            cmd_array.append(cmd_string)

        response.payload = MessageUtils.dict_to_json(cmd_array)

        self._client.send_response(response)
    def on_request(self, request):
        """
        Invoked when a request message is received.

        :param request: The request message
        """
        # Handle request
        logger.info("Request received on topic: '%s' with payload: '%s'",
                    request.destination_topic,
                    MessageUtils.decode_payload(request))

        try:
            # API URL
            api_url = self._app.URL_VOID_API_URL_FORMAT.format(self._app.api_key)

            command = request.destination_topic[self._app.SERVICE_TYPE_LENGTH + 1:]
            params = {}
            if request.payload:
                params = MessageUtils.json_payload_to_dict(request)

            if self._required_params:
                self._validate(params)

            if command == self._app.CMD_HOST_INFO:
                host = params[self.PARAM_HOST]
                api_url = "{0}{1}/{2}".format(api_url, self.PARAM_HOST, host)
            elif command == self._app.CMD_HOST_RESCAN:
                host = params[self.PARAM_HOST]
                api_url = "{0}{1}/{2}/rescan".format(api_url, self.PARAM_HOST, host)
            elif command == self._app.CMD_HOST_SCAN:
                host = params[self.PARAM_HOST]
                api_url = "{0}{1}/{2}/scan".format(api_url, self.PARAM_HOST, host)
            elif command == self._app.CMD_STATS_REMAINED:
                api_url = "{0}{1}".format(api_url, command)

            # Invoke URLVoid API
            url_void_api_response = requests.get(api_url)

            # Check HTTP response code
            url_void_api_response.raise_for_status()

            # Create response
            res = Response(request)

            # Set payload
            MessageUtils.encode_payload(res, url_void_api_response.text)

            # Send response
            self._app.client.send_response(res)

        except Exception as ex:
            logger.exception("Error handling request")
            err_res = ErrorResponse(request, error_message=MessageUtils.encode(str(ex)))
            self._app.client.send_response(err_res)
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                    def on_request(self, request):
                        dxl_message = JavaDxlMessage()
                        dxl_message.setTopic(request.destination_topic)
                        dxl_message.setMessageVersion(request.version)
                        dxl_message.setMessageId(request.message_id)
                        dxl_message.setClientId(request.source_client_id)
                        dxl_message.setBrokerId(request.source_broker_id)
                        dxl_message.setMessageType(request.message_type)
                        dxl_message.setBrokerIdList(request.broker_ids)
                        dxl_message.setClientIdList(request.client_ids)
                        dxl_message.setReplyTopic(request.reply_to_topic)
                        dxl_message.setServiceId(request.service_id)
                        dxl_message.setPayload(request.payload.decode())
                        dxl_message.setReplyTopic(request.reply_to_topic)
                        dxl_message.setServiceId(request.service_id)

                        response = Response(request)
                        resp = self.dxlCallback.callbackEvent(dxl_message)
                        response.payload = resp.encode()
                        client.send_response(response)
            def on_request(self, request):
                # Extract information from Response payload, in this sample we expect it is UTF-8 encoded
                logger.info(
                    "Service Provider - Request received:\n   Topic: %s\n   Request ID: %s\n   Payload: %s",
                    request.destination_topic, request.message_id,
                    request.payload.decode())

                # Create the Response message
                logger.info(
                    "Service Provider - Creating Response for Request ID %s on %s",
                    request.message_id, request.destination_topic)
                response = Response(request)

                # Encode string payload as UTF-8
                response.payload = "Sample Response Payload".encode()

                # Send the Response back
                logger.info(
                    "Service Provider - Sending Response to Request ID: %s on %s",
                    response.request_message_id, request.destination_topic)
                client.send_response(response)
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 def on_request(self, request):
     # type: (Request) -> None
     self.__monitor.register_request()
     response = Response(request)
     try:
         args = None
         if self.__args is not None:  # If input's expected, try parsing the incoming JSON
             args = json_format.Parse(request.payload, self.__args())
         grrr = self.__board.grr.SendRequest(self.__endpoint.name, args=args)
         if grrr is not None:
             response.payload = json_format.MessageToJson(grrr)
     except (json_format.ParseError, BuildError, grr_errors.Error) as e:
         # Failed to compose request or otherwise bad request
         response = ErrorResponse(request, 400, 'invalid request: {}'.format(str(e)))
     except Error as e:  # Connector error
         logger.error('error reaching the GRR instance: {}'.format(str(e)))
         response = ErrorResponse(request, 503, 'failed processing request: {}'.format(str(e)))
     except Exception as e:  # Generic internal error
         logger.exception('%s: %s', type(e).__name__, str(e))
         response = ErrorResponse(request, 500, 'failed processing request: {}'.format(str(e)))
     finally:
         if isinstance(response, ErrorResponse) and response.error_code >= 500:
             # Error count doesn't include client errors
             self.__monitor.register_error()
         else:
             self.__monitor.register_success()
         self.__board.dxlc.send_response(response)