Aravilli Srinivasa Rao

This article takes a look at SOAP Message handlers and how JAX-RPC supports SOAP Message handlers and its usage scenarios. First, some of the terminology: a SOAP Interceptor takes raw SOAP message as input and, before processing the message, modifies the SOAP message or adds some additional information to it, and then returns the SOAP message as output. A SOAP Message handler is a mechanism that intercepts the SOAP messages at the client level as well as at the server level. SOAP Intermediary intercepts the SOAP message between the client and server. SOAP Header processors deal ... (more)

Web Services Made Easy with Ruby

It's easy to develop Web services using Ruby. This article looks at how to develop a Web service client to access the Web services that are hosted in the Internet and how to develop a Web service with simple steps using Ruby. An Overview Ruby is the interpreted scripting language invented by Yukihiro Matsumoto for quick and easy object-oriented programming and is more popular in Japan than ... (more)

Using JAX-RPC Parameter Modes with Apache Axis

The RPC mechanism enables a remote procedure call from a client to be communicated to a remote server. SOAP RPC supports three types of parameter modes - IN, OUT, and INOUT - for remote method invocation. In this article I'll explain how JAX-RPC supports SOAP RPC parameter modes and how to use JAX-RPC parameter modes with Apache Axis. JAX-RPC JAX-RPC provides a means for performing RPC ov... (more)

Develop a Private UDDI Registry

UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration) is widely accepted as the standard for Web services publishing, querying, and discovery. A UDDI registry allows you to publish and browse Web service references via SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) and HTTP interfaces. The structure of the UDDI specification allows the possibility of private UDDI nodes or a private UDDI registr... (more)