[Opensource] http request as xml instead of http parameters?

[Michael Rimov]

At 03:50 AM 12/13/2002 +0000, you wrote:


>3) look at `com/jcorporate/expresso/core/utility/ControllerRun.java'
>
>This may be easiest and fastest option.
>
>I think the difficulty would be transform SOAP message, and
>parameter to ControllerRequest objects, and also
>transforming ControllerResponse object to a SOAP message.
>
>It is something that Mike R should think about as well.

Actually, there is a commercial Expresso WebServices product that sits on 
top of Apache Axis that is about to be released by Jcorp.  You can contact 
Sandra about pricing information about it.

It allows you to access any controller through a webservice 
interface.  Security is restricted in that you have to explicitly open up a 
controller and state to be accessed as a webservice.  But usage is pretty 
straight forward and any controller that does not downcast to 
ServletControllerRequest can be used as a webservice with this product with 
zero modifications.

Better yet, because the Client side code is Axis generated, you don't need 
to know anything about the SOAP API to get it to work.  And yes, the 
product even has docs [gasp!] and an example Hello World application with it.

Theoretically, you could even access an Expresso Controller this way using 
any of the .NET products too, but this aspect hasn't been tested yet.


>On the other hand I may be just talking rubbish. It is time for bed

Nawwwww... in fact, I think you get clearer the later it gets.  <grin>

Hope this clarifies!
                                         -Mike