Well then, perhaps you'd like to allocate some resources to help the Axis team implement support for SOAP 1.2 encoding.
Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "NJ Rogers, Learning and Research Technology" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Anne Thomas Manes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:45 AM Subject: Re: Does Axis support SOAP 1.2 encoding? > Hi Anne > > Thanks, yes this, sadly, is as I thought! > > It does seem that the current trend does not favour rpc/encoded, however > Semantic web initiatives have identified the SOAP Encoding as an > alternative XML data syntax for a common edge-labelled graph data model. > This becomes particularly interesting when used with RDF/Semantic Web query > or inference services. > > As part of the SWAD-Europe project (http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Europe/) I > have been using Axis together with Sesame - "Open Source RDF Schema-based > Repository and Querying Facility" - to provide working examples of > scenarios where for example: > > 1) clients are able to exchange SOAP messages in the "normal" way (using > java object marshalling/unmarshalling with Axis in this case) with what > happens to be an "intelligent" Web Service. > By "intelligent" Web Service I generally mean one that uses inferencing > over aggregated data to link (Web) concepts and hence provide accurate, > exhaustive results data in response to a broad range of incoming queries. > > 2) clients are able to exchange SOAP messages with Web Services, > transforming SOAP encoded response data into RDF data. This permits a > number of scenarios for the client - they may aggregate incoming data with > their own RDF data for "intelligent" use. > > The SWAD-E team are due to publish reports and working examples on the > above work over the next 3 months and I will likely post to the list about > this as it happens, > > Thanks > > Nikki > > > --On 05 August 2003 10:13 -0400 Anne Thomas Manes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It doesn't support it now. > > > > But that's a good question. Will it support it in the future. Per the > > specification [1]: > > > > "Due to their optional nature, it is NOT a requirement to implement the > > SOAP Data Model, the SOAP Encoding and/or the SOAP RPC Representation as > > part of a SOAP node." > > > > Given the strong industry movement to use only document/literal, I'd say > > that support for SOAP 1.2 encoding is pretty low on the priority list. > > > > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part2/#datamodel > > > > Anne > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "NJ Rogers, Learning and Research Technology" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 9:40 AM > > Subject: Does Axis support SOAP 1.2 encoding? > > > > > >> Hi > >> > >> I notice that Axis 1.1 uses the SOAP 1.1 encoding for RPC/encoded > >> messaging. > >> > >> Are there plans to soon support the latest as at > >> http://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part2/ > >> ? > >> > >> Many thanks > >> > >> Nikki > >> > >> > >> ---------------------- > >> NJ Rogers, Technical Researcher > >> (Semantic Web Applications Developer) > >> Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) > >> Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Tel: +44(0)117 9287096 (Direct) > >> Tel: +44(0)117 9287193 (Office) > >> > > > > > > > > ---------------------- > NJ Rogers, Technical Researcher > (Semantic Web Applications Developer) > Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) > Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: +44(0)117 9287096 (Direct) > Tel: +44(0)117 9287193 (Office) >
