org.embl.ebi.escience.scuflworkers.soaplab
Class Soap

java.lang.Object
  org.embl.ebi.escience.scuflworkers.soaplab.Soap

public class Soap
extends java.lang.Object

Convenience methods for simpler calling of SOAP services using the Axis client. Note that for complex scenarious you might want to construct the Call object yourself.

Author:

Stian Soiland

Constructor Summary

Soap()

Method Summary

static java.lang.Object	callWebService(java.lang.String target, java.lang.String operation) Invoke the web service, passing no parameters, and return the result.
static java.lang.Object	callWebService(java.lang.String target, java.lang.String operation, java.lang.Object[] parameters) Invoke the web service and return the result.
static java.lang.Object	callWebService(java.lang.String target, java.lang.String operation, java.lang.String parameter) Invoke the web service, passing a single String parameter, and return the result.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Soap

public Soap()

Method Detail

callWebService

public static java.lang.Object callWebService(java.lang.String target,
                                              java.lang.String operation)
                                       throws javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException,
                                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Invoke the web service, passing no parameters, and return the result.

Throws:

javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException

java.rmi.RemoteException

See Also:

callWebService(String target, String operation, Object[] parameters)

callWebService

public static java.lang.Object callWebService(java.lang.String target,
                                              java.lang.String operation,
                                              java.lang.String parameter)
                                       throws javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException,
                                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Invoke the web service, passing a single String parameter, and return the result.

Throws:

javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException

java.rmi.RemoteException

See Also:

callWebService(String target, String operation, Object[] parameters)

callWebService

public static java.lang.Object callWebService(java.lang.String target,
                                              java.lang.String operation,
                                              java.lang.Object[] parameters)
                                       throws javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException,
                                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Invoke the web service and return the result.

Parameters:

target - The full URL to the service, example "http://www.ebi.ac.uk/soaplab/services/AnalysisFactory"

operation - The operation name, example "getAvailableCategories"

parameters - A (possibly empty) list of parameters

Returns:

The result returned from calling the webservice operation

Throws:

javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException - If web service facilities are not available

java.rmi.RemoteException - If remote call failed