Hi Srini,
If you're not using WS-Security the two stacks each have some advantages
and disadvantages. The main difference on the client side is that CXF is
best used with the JAX-WS frontend, which means you need to have access
to the WSDL at runtime (since that's how JAX-WS handles configuration).
Axis2's JAX-WS support is limited, but it does provide direct
configuration in ADB code generated from WSDL which is in many ways
simpler than the JAX-WS approach. On the server side, with Axis2 you
deploy a web app (WAR) which acts as a host for as many services as you
want to run, and also provides some basic monitoring and control
functions; with CXF you build and deploy a separate web app for each
service.
The two perform about the same unless you're using WS-Security. If
you're using WS-Security CXF gives *much* better performance than Axis2.
The way you configure WS-Security in CXF is also cleaner than in Axis2,
which requires a hacked-up version of the WSDL with embedded security
configuration parameters (CXF just has separate files with the security
configuration parameters).
My IBM developerWorks series on Java Web Services
(http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/views/java/libraryview.jsp?search_by=java+web+services:)
has details on the configuration issues and performance (though the main
performance article on CXF seems to be missing in the search results
right now - I'll post a direct link to that when I can track it down).
- Dennis
Dennis M. Sosnoski
XML and Web Services in Java
Training and Consulting
http://www.sosnoski.com - http://www.sosnoski.co.nz
Seattle, WA +1-425-939-0576 - Wellington, NZ +64-4-298-6117
Srinivasa K wrote:
Hi,
We are trying to migrate to Axis2 and also considering CXF. Could
anybody provide advantages of CXF over Axis2?
And, which one is the best in peformance view?
Appreciate your help on this.
Thanks,
Srini
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