Hi all, I'm trying to determine what I can and cannot use axis for. I've created a simple test object that has a method that returns a String (20 chars), and another method that returns an int. I'm currently averaging .37 seconds to retrieve the String and .14 seconds to retrieve the int, via Axis. Are these results typical? Is there anything I can do to speed this up?
I'm trying to build a system that uses SOAP for client-server communication, where a server request (perhaps involving multiple SOAP calls) should take no more than 1 second. If the results I listed above are typical, then it suggests to me that no more than two SOAP calls can be made within the desired timeframe. This would suggest a model of using a few long transactions where the server does most of the work, and is customized to fit the client. Ideally, I'd like to have a system that uses many short transactions. Such systems are more flexible and require fewer tricks like fetching data before it is required and cacheing. Of course, this requires fast marshalling/unmarshalling. Is there anything I can do to speed up these times? Has anyone had success making a system based on frequent, short transactions, using Axis? - Matt
