What is the correct way to derive wsdl information from a JAXWS service? I have deployed into WEB-INF\servicejars the sample java_first_jaxws-1.6.1.jar;
The JAXWS Deployer deploys it; no doubt, and it does not need a service.xml for that. Whe I proceed with the examples README as said to get a wsdl using http://localhost:8080/axis2/services/HelloWorld?wsdl I get the error shown below. As we depend and deploy only a jar file into the servicejars directory, there is no need to have a service.xml file at all, because all the deployers do is interogating the java_first_jaxws-1.6.1.jar file's annotations to setup axis2 internal structures to make use of the service. What is wrong? documentation or my understanding saying that we don't need a service.xml file in conjunction with JAXWS services? <error> <description>Unable to generate WSDL 1.1 for this service</description> <reason>If you wish Axis2 to automatically generate the WSDL 1.1, then please set useOriginalwsdl as false in your services.xml</reason> javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException: Error occurred generating WSDL file for Web service implementation class {demo.hw.server.HelloWorldImpl} at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.builder.JAXWSRIWSDLGenerator.generate Wsdl(JAXWSRIWSDLGenerator.java:198) at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.builder.JAXWSRIWSDLGenerator.initiali ze(JAXWSRIWSDLGenerator.java:390) at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.builder.JAXWSRIWSDLGenerator.getWSDL( JAXWSRIWSDLGenerator.java:383) at org.apache.axis2.description.AxisService.printWSDL(AxisService.java:1394 ) at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.ListingAgent.handleWSDLRequest(ListingAg ent.java:327) at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.ListingAgent.processListService(ListingA gent.java:183) at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.AxisServlet.doGet(AxisServlet.java:260) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica tionFilterChain.java:290) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt erChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValv e.java:233) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValv e.java:191) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java :127) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java :102) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve. java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:2 98) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:85 2) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process( Http11Protocol.java:588) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.j ava:396) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecuto r.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.ja va:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/xml/ws/api/server/Container at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method) at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2427) at java.lang.Class.getMethod0(Class.java:2670) at java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:1603) at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.description.builder.JAXWSRIWSDLGenerator.generate Wsdl(JAXWSRIWSDLGenerator.java:179) ... 22 more Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.xml.ws.api.server.Container at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader .java:1516) at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader .java:1361) ... 27 more </error> When I DO http://localhost:8080/axis2/services/HelloWorld?wsdl2 A NICE WSDL OUTPUT IS CREATED. Is it that output that I would have to derive ALL wsdl information, even for my Visual Studio driven svcutil.exe generating stubs? For any hints and clarifications thanksful Josef