I use both Hessian and REST/JSON (using Resteasy). Hessian is by far the easiest approach, and the most idiomatically Java-friendly on both client and server.
REST/JSON is by far the most universally compatible approach. Resteasy works on GAE without issues. Jeff On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 3:08 AM, Brian <hannawaybr...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I've just started to play around with Google App Engine and have run > into an issue that you guys may be able to help me with. I want to > expose a Java web service for exchanging data with clients and was > hoping to do this with a standard SOAP web service using something > like AXIS2. After a little reading I realised that due to GAE > restrictions JAX-RPC and JAX-WS are not currently supported (http:// > groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java/web/will-it-play-in-app- > engine) > My question is simple (although I fear the answer may not be ....), if > I can't use a traditional SOAP web service on GAE what are the > alternatives? I assume many developers are in the same position, > needing to expose Java web services to clients so I'm hoping someone > can point me in the right direction. Are RESTful services an > alternative? I haven't worked with these at all (just traditional SOAP > services) so I'm unsure of their capabilities/restrictions. Any > general advice on how to expose Java web services via GAE would be > much appreciated. > > Brian > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-appeng...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appeng...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
