Hi
all,
I am deploying some
Axis-based web services using the integrated approach, with all files combined
into a WAR file to be deployed into Tomcat (which happens to be running within
JBoss 3.2.3). Access to the web services is through an Apache httpd fronting
server (for numerous reasons), and the development process is such that we have
several server stacks for development, QA, and production (each with a
JBoss/Tomcat/Axis server and Apache front server). In addition, it is likely
that we will be using NATting firewalls in front of the server
stacks.
I am unable to
figure out how to have the <wsdlsoap:address location="xxx" /> element in
the autogenerated WSDL use the host and port of the corresponding fronting
server. I discovered the <endpointURL /> element in the WSDD, but as far
as I can tell, this specifies a static value, and the host/port can't be
specified from within the packaged WAR file; it needs to be specified somewhere
in the server configuration (e.g. system property, Tomcat or JBoss
configuration, etc.). I'm looking for some kind of solution that would let me
use something like
<endpointURL>${httpd.host.and.port}/axis/services/myService</endpointURL>
in the WSDD (where "httpd.host.and.port" is a system or other externally
specified property). Alternatively, is there an option to force the host/port of
the <wsdlsoap:address location="xxx" /> element to take its value from the
Host: HTTP request header?
The bottom line is
that if the autogenerated WSDL is obtained from http://myhost.mydomain:9999/axis/services/myService?wsdl
, then the host and port in the WSDL's <wsdlsoap:address location="xxx" />
element should use myhost.mydomain:9999 for the host and port portion. This can
be automagically determined, or it can be specified in the server configuration,
but it can't be defined from within the packaged WAR file.
I have to believe
that others have encountered this issue before me. Any assistance or pointers
would be greatly appreciated. BTW, we are using Axis 1.1, but if a solution
exists in 1.2, we can certainly go that route.
Thanks in
advance,
-Mike
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Dr. Michael J. Panzitta
VP, Technology
PeopleMatter, Inc.
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