Book Description

If you’d like to learn how to create web services (in particular, using Apache CXF or Axis2) and make some sense of various standards like JAX-WS, JAX-RS, JAXB, SOAP, WSDL, REST, MTOM, WS-Security, WS-Policy, XML Encryption and XML Signature, then this book is for you. Why? 1) It has a tutorial style that walks you through in a step-by-step manner.2) It is concise. There is no lengthy, abstract description.3) Many diagrams are used to show the flow of processing and high level concepts so that you get a whole picture of what’s happening.4) It contains working code.5) The first two chapters are freely available on http://www.agileskills2.org. You can judge it yourself.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Designing the interface for a simple web service
Chapter 2 Implementing a web service
Chapter 3 Viewing the SOAP message
Chapter 4 Accepting multiple parameters
Chapter 5 Sending and receiving complex data structures
Chapter 6 Sending binary files
Chapter 7 Invoking lengthy operations
Chapter 8 Signing and encrypting SOAP messages
Chapter 9 Creating scalable web services with REST
Chapter 10 Deploying your services and integrating them with Spring Download Now »

Book Description

Apache CXF framework helps you to develop a standards-based programming model and also provides a flexible deployment model for deploying web services. Developing SOAP and RESTful applications can be made easy by using Apache CXF framework. However, getting started with developing web services using the Apache CXF framework is not easy.

This is the first book that gives details on how to use the Apache CXF framework for developing SOAP and REST web services. It is a hands-on practical guide that simplifies working with CXF framework as it covers all major aspects with real-world examples. The chapters cover the various CXF features in detail and each has systematic steps with practical, simple examples to implement these features on your web services.

The book introduces the Apache CXF framework and its features such as Frontend API, Data Bindings, Transports, Spring-based configuration, and CXF tools. It also has chapters on SOAP and RESTful services. It will help you create RESTful services that support XML as well as the widely accepted Java Script Object Notation (JSON) format. It explains the components of CXF architecture that help developers customize the Apache CXF framework to suit the target application. The book covers both code-first and contract-first approaches for service deployment. You will see how to develop services in a flexible deployment model offered by CXF, unit test them in a stand-alone environment, and finally promote them in an application server environment. Download Now »