Stefan, An <http:consumer/> is an external endpoint. It is available from the outside world and is used to expose a service that is available to the outside world using plain HTTP or HTTP/SOAP. It will receive an HTTP request, send a MessageExchange through the ESB and optionally send back the reponse over HTTP.
An <http:provider/> is an internal endpoint, that is available from the ESB itself. It is used make an external HTTP or HTTP/SOAP service availble in the ESB. This is similar to what you do with your <cxfbc:provider/>, you make the external service hosted at https://e-depottest.smals-mvm.be/fphp/3.1/ws/PersonQuery.jws available inside the ESB. It receives a MessageExchange and does an HTTP request from that. If you combine both of them, like you are doing here, you are using ServiceMix as a web service proxy: with the <cxfbc:provider/> you make the service available on the ESB and you can use all kinds of consumer endpoints (HTTP, JMS, ...) to allow the outside world to access the service again. Does this clarify the consumer/producer lingo for you? stlecho wrote: > > Hi, > > Based on the documentation "A consumer endpoint is a server-side http > endpoint that will consume plain HTTP, or HTTP+SOAP requests and send them > into the NMR to a given JBI endpoint" I think I should use a consumer > endpoint. Why should I use a provider, which - again according to the > documentation - is called (internally?) by the NMR ? > > I definitely would like to receive an answer, so I will change the MEP and > use "http://www.w3.org/2004/08/wsdl/in-out"; instead. > > Regards, Stefan. > > > Edell Nolan wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> From looking at your modules I am just thinking that maybe your >> http:endpoint should be a consumer so that it can receive >> your request forward it to the cxf-bc and it makes the call to the >> external >> web service. >> >> Also your have defined it to have a mep as in-only - so you won't get a >> response back. >> >> Is this was you want to do ? >> >> Edell. >> >> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 4:40 PM, stlecho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Edell, >>> >>> I've done the suggested modifications and the deployment of the SA is >>> working :o). Thank you very much for helping me. >>> >>> Now I would like to test via the http:endpoint the call to the >>> webservice. >>> I've tried to send an HTTP request to http://localhost:8192/bridge but >>> received a Connection Refused message. Which URL should I use to send a >>> request to my webservice ? >>> >>> Regards, Stefan Lecho. >>> >>> >>> Edell Nolan wrote: >>> > >>> > Hi, >>> > >>> > I can deploy your tutorial-sa with the following changes. >>> > >>> > (I had to change the location of the directories to be polled etc in >>> the >>> > file su >>> > and change the locationURI in the cxf-bc to some server I could have >>> > access >>> > to) >>> > >>> > So if you change the following it should work for you >>> > >>> > In the tutorial-cxf-bc the xbean.xml should look like the following >>> > >>> > <beans xmlns:cxfbc="http://servicemix.apache.org/cxfbc/1.0"; >>> > xmlns:dummy="urn://fsb.belgium.be/fphp/v3_0"> >>> > >>> > <cxfbc:provider >>> > wsdl="classpath:PersonQuery.wsdl" >>> > locationURI=" >>> > https://e-depottest.smals-mvm.be/fphp/3.1/ws/PersonQuery.jws"; >>> > service="dummy:PersonQuery" >>> > endpoint="PersonQuerySoap"/> >>> > >>> > </beans> >>> > >>> > The reason that it could not find the service definition is that it >>> was >>> > not >>> > in the wsdl. >>> > It will look for the service defined in the wsdl that you specify and >>> the >>> > service will take >>> > the default target namespace defined there which was different to the >>> one >>> > you were specifying. >>> > >>> > Also in the tutorial-http-su - add in the namespace >>> xmlns:dummy="urn:// >>> > fsb.belgium.be/fphp/v3_0" >>> > and have the service specified as dummy:PersonQuery. >>> > >>> > Hope this helps, Edell. >>> > >>> > >>> > On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Edell Nolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> >> Hi, >>> >> >>> >> Can you send your complete xbean.xml files. >>> >> >>> >> Are you sure you have not defined >>> >> >>> http://www.credoc.be/<http://www.credoc.be/PersonQuery%7DPersonQuery>in >>> >> any of your xbean.xml files. >>> >> >>> >> It looks to have the namespace defined incorrectly somewhere. >>> >> >>> >> Edell. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 7:13 PM, stlecho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> The credoc namespace is defined as "http://www.company.com";. The >>> leading >>> >>> "/" >>> >>> is a copy/paste error :o(. In the code I'm using >>> >>> "jbi:service:http://www.company.com/PersonQueryIn";. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Edell Nolan wrote: >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Hi, >>> >>> > >>> >>> > I am not sure that you need the starting '/' >>> >>> > >>> >>> > should this not be >>> jbi:service:http://www.company.com/PersonQueryIn"; >>> >>> > >>> >>> > from("jbi:service:/http://www.company.com/PersonQueryIn";) >>> >>> > .convertBodyTo(DOMSource. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> class) >>> >>> >> .to(jbi:service:/http://www.company.com/PersonQuery); >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> > >>> >>> > also what have you defined the credoc namespace to be. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Edell. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:44 PM, stlecho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Hi, >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> I'm trying to use ServiceMix to make a call to an external >>> >>> webservice, >>> >>> >> but >>> >>> >> I >>> >>> >> have some difficulties in find the wright configuration. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> The WSDL used by the external webservice contains >>> >>> >> <service name="PersonQuery"> >>> >>> >> <port name="PersonQuerySoap" binding="s0:PersonQuerySoap"> >>> >>> >> <soap:address >>> >>> >> location="http://vilcanota:7002/fphp/3.1/ws/PersonQuery.jws"/> >>> >>> >> </port> >>> >>> >> </service> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Based on this WSDL definition, I've defined a cxfbc:provider with >>> the >>> >>> >> same >>> >>> >> service and endpoint as defined in the WSDL. >>> >>> >> <cxfbc:provider >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> wsdl=" >>> >>> https://e-depottest.smals-mvm.be/fphp/3.1/ws/PersonQuery.jws?WSDL="; >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> locationURI=" >>> >>> https://e-depottest.smals-mvm.be/fphp/3.1/ws/PersonQuery.jws"; >>> >>> >> service="credoc:PersonQuery" >>> >>> >> endpoint="PersonQuerySoap" >>> >>> >> /> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> I've defined a JMS consumer, so that my clients can use JMS to >>> >>> connect >>> >>> to >>> >>> >> ServiceMix: >>> >>> >> <jms:consumer >>> >>> >> service="credoc:PersonQueryReceiver" >>> >>> >> endpoint="jmsEndpoint" >>> >>> >> targetService="credoc:PersonQueryIn" >>> >>> >> destinationName="personquery.in" >>> >>> >> connectionFactory="#connectionFactory"/> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> I've defined a simple Camel router that forwards the incoming JMS >>> >>> request >>> >>> >> to >>> >>> >> the cxfbc provider: >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> from("jbi:service:/http://www.company.com/PersonQueryIn";) >>> >>> >> .convertBodyTo(DOMSource.class) >>> >>> >> .to(jbi:service:/http://www.company.com/PersonQuery); >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> When deploying this configuration, I'm receiving the following >>> error: >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> "<loc-message>org.apache.cxf.service.factory.ServiceConstructionException: >>> >>> >> Could not find definition for service >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> {http://www.credoc.be/PersonQuery}PersonQuery<http://www.credoc.be/PersonQuery%7DPersonQuery> >>> <http://www.credoc.be/PersonQuery%7DPersonQuery> >>> >>> <http://www.credoc.be/PersonQuery%7DPersonQuery> >>> >>> >> .</loc-message>" >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> I've tried several options, but without any success :o(. Where >>> should >>> >>> >> this >>> >>> >> PersonQuery service be defined ? >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Regards, Stefan. >>> >>> >> -- >>> >>> >> View this message in context: >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> http://www.nabble.com/Difficulty-in-configuring-external-webservice-call-tp19070587p19070587.html >>> >>> >> Sent from the ServiceMix - User mailing list archive at >>> Nabble.com. >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> View this message in context: >>> >>> >>> http://www.nabble.com/Difficulty-in-configuring-external-webservice-call-tp19070587p19075160.html >>> >>> Sent from the ServiceMix - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://www.nabble.com/Difficulty-in-configuring-external-webservice-call-tp19070587p19091393.html >>> Sent from the ServiceMix - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> >> >> > > ----- --- Gert Vanthienen http://www.anova.be -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Difficulty-in-configuring-external-webservice-call-tp19070587p19095961.html Sent from the ServiceMix - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
