From: Jeremy Nix [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 4:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: OT: Reliability of WSDL architecture
This question is more directed at the Webservices in general, as opposed to Axis, but since I'm using Axis as the wrapper for my web service, it seemed like a good place to start. I'm relatively new to Axis/Soap, so if the answer is trivial, I apologize.
We've created XML services in the past to deal with B2B communications outside the realm of Soap and WSDL. Using plain HTTP and XML as the architecture, we were forced to create callbacks on both sides (client/server) to make sure that messages were received.
Example:
-Client A
sends XML request to Server B
-Server B sends
back XML acknowledgement of request to Client A
-Server B sends XML request to Client A with actual response
-Client A sends back XML acknowledgement of request
to Server A
This was our way of dealing with the HTTP protocol in a manner that guarantees the delivery of messages.
Does Soap/WSDL/Axis guarantee the delivery of messages? If so, how?
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Jeremy Nix
Senior Application Developer
Southwest Financial Services, LTD.
(513) 621-6699 x1158
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