Mike -
I've also put a great deal of thought to this idea. In "Struts Kick Start" I wrote a chapter on integration between Struts and Axis. I included a sample application as well as build scripts and detailed instructions for building and running it. I also use web services heavily at work and use Axis (as well as the Weblogic web services components). I've also been negotiating with another publisher to coauthor an Axis book - and two Axis commiters are my coauthors. Our proposal has been accepted by them and we are getting close to contract. I'd like to be part of your group on this effort. Maybe we can set something up at sourceforge. My initial thoughs are a bit different than yours in terms of the design, but I think we can work things out. Kevin http://www.strutskickstart.com "Mike Oliver" To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: (bcc: Kevin Bedell/Systems/USHO/SunLife) 01/17/2003 10:45 AM Subject: Axis/SOAP proposal for Struts Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" Struts Users, I would like to propose that Struts be extended to support another entry point. The ActionServlet would be augmented by an Axis/SOAP Web Services Interface to Struts. FormBeans would be part of the payload for requests. Responses would be generated by Forwards for SOAP. This new Axis entry point would do the same work as ActionServlet with the only significant difference being the construction of the FormBean. Incoming SOAP Requests would be configured to call the same RequestHandlers and as far as the actions go they won't know that the source was an HTML Form or a serialized FormBean. I feel this will give a great deal of flexibility to Applications where they want a Web Browser User Interface as well as Web Services for the same Application Data Model and Business Logic. I am planning on doing this anyway, and felt it applicable to this group and would offer to share it as a sub project and would welcome contributions of thought, expertise and code. Michael Oliver Chief Technology Officer AppsAsPeers LLC 7391 S. Bullrider Ave. Tucson, AZ 85747 520.574.1150 Voice 520.844.1036 Fax 520.270.8862 Cell http://www.appsaspeers.com <http://www.appsaspeers.com/> Home Page [EMAIL PROTECTED] SMS http://www.ollie.ezpeer.net <http://www.ollie.ezpeer.net/> Personal Home Page http://www.ollie.im-live.com/im-live/ Instant Chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN Messenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo Instant Messenger MikeOliverAZ Aol Instant Messenger --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
