On Jun 27, 2006, at 6:54 PM, Anne Thomas Manes wrote: > It wouldn't be difficult to replicate the capabilities of the UDDI > protocols using HTTP GET and POST. The API is document oriented > with relatively few methods -- they are find, get, and save, > (although a unique set of functions has been defined for each type > of entity). More to the point, each entry in the registry has a > unique URI. So replace the current findxxx and savexxx methods with > a generic POST with the appropriate XML document, and replace > getxxx with a generic GET, and it works. > > Anne > I know, Anne. It just feels good to see you agree ;-)
In fact it has already been done: http://www.xml.com/pub/a/ws/2002/02/06/rest.html?page=2 I can't help but wondering whether the people who originally designed UDDI (any of them around here?) would do it the same way today. REST and HTTP seem to be much more accepted within the WS community than they were back then ... Stefan -- Stefan Tilkov, http://www.innoq.com/blog/st/ > On 6/27/06, Stefan Tilkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 27, 2006, at 2:27 PM, Anne Thomas Manes wrote: > > > Realistically, though, WS-MEX should be designed as an HTTP GET > > operation rather than a SOAP invocation. > > Hear, hear ... next thing you'll know you will suggest to re-invent > UDDI in terms of RESTful HTTP :-) > > > Stefan > -- > Stefan Tilkov, http://www.innoq.com/blog/st/ > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/NhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/service-orientated-architecture/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
