Wsdl and Axis

[atul <te...@yahoo.com>]

Is "message" style specific to Axis? If not, what can
we specify in binding style in wsdl (since wsdl specs
let's you specify only rpc or document)?
Also, can we achieve interoperability (for instance
with a .Net client understanding wsdl) by hosting my
service as 'message' style in axis?

tia
atul.


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Re: Wsdl and Axis

[Anne Thomas Manes <an...@manes.net>]

If you look through the archives you'll find a number of postings on the 
differences between RPC, Wrapped, Document, and Message style services.

Axis WSDD RPC style generates a WSDL RPC/encoded style service.
Axis WSDD Wrapped, Document, and Message styles generate a WSDL 
Document/Literal service.

Hence you can use Wrapped, Document, or Message style to improve .NET interop.
Wrapped and Document styles let Axis perform the serialization and 
deserialization of messages. Message style leaves the serialization process 
to the application. (Axis just hands your application the raw XML).

To summarize:

RPC:
- produces a parameterized RMI interface
- performs automatic serialization
- uses RPC/encoded
WRAPPED:
- produces a parameterized RMI interface
- performs automatic serialization
- uses doc/literal
DOCUMENT:
- produces a non-parameterized RMI interface (client must wrap parameters 
in a JavaBean) - performs automatic serialization
- uses doc/literal
MESSAGE:
- uses a call interface passing XML
- applications must process XML
- uses doc/literal

Anne

At 09:46 PM 10/6/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>IIRC, message style is an artifact of the wsdd not wsdl.  You can (and 
>should) use document style with axis to achieve interop with .NET but its 
>not guaranteed.  You'll have to craft the schema types to make things 
>friendly to both code generators which means you'll have to write the wsdl 
>(at least tweak a generated copy) yourself.
>
>Jim Murphy
>Mindreef, Inc.
>
>
>atul wrote:
>
>>Is "message" style specific to Axis? If not, what can
>>we specify in binding style in wsdl (since wsdl specs
>>let's you specify only rpc or document)?
>>Also, can we achieve interoperability (for instance
>>with a .Net client understanding wsdl) by hosting my
>>service as 'message' style in axis?
>>tia
>>atul.
>>
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>>The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
>>http://shopping.yahoo.com
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Re: Wsdl and Axis

[Jim Murphy <jm...@mindreef.com>]

IIRC, message style is an artifact of the wsdd not wsdl.  You can (and 
should) use document style with axis to achieve interop with .NET but 
its not guaranteed.  You'll have to craft the schema types to make 
things friendly to both code generators which means you'll have to write 
the wsdl (at least tweak a generated copy) yourself.

Jim Murphy
Mindreef, Inc.


atul wrote:

> Is "message" style specific to Axis? If not, what can
> we specify in binding style in wsdl (since wsdl specs
> let's you specify only rpc or document)?
> Also, can we achieve interoperability (for instance
> with a .Net client understanding wsdl) by hosting my
> service as 'message' style in axis?
> 
> tia
> atul.
> 
> 
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