You might also look into xrds (Extensible Resource Descriptor Sequence) -----Original Message----- From: kpalania [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 11:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: REST and WSDL
Thanks Sergey but I have to be honest. That sort of went above my head for the most part! This is what I understand - * REST does not require a WSDL but it could very well use it. * In the REST world, WADL (Web Application Description Language) is more appropriate than a WSDL. * A SOAP client could work with a RESTful service implementation. Right? Sergey Beryozkin wrote: > > Hi > >> >> Are these mutually exclusive? > > WSDL 1.1 is indeed pretty limited in what it can do > >> Or, is it common to have RESTful services that >> actually have a WSDL definition? > > Have a look at this blog entry : > > http://www.keith-chapman.org/2008/09/restfull-mashup-with-wsdl-20-wso2.h tml > > I guess for CXF be able to generate document descriptions of the (JAX-RS) > services, doing some > WADL support on the server side (auto-generation) would be a good step > forward. WADL is simple and effective language. WSDL 2.0 is a > much more complex 'beast', though more flexible too, it will let you do > REST over TCP-IP if you'd like :-). For CXF evolving as a > strong platform for combining different types of services doing some > (minimal) WSDL 2.0 can be a possible option. I reckon if there > were now a WSDL2.0 aware client runtime wishing to talk REST to CXF, then > it woudn't be too hard just to auto-generate some WSDL 2.0 > instance off the JAX-RS-enabled resource class, in a request CXF JAX-RS > filter... > > Cheers, Sergey > >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/REST-and-WSDL-tp19520452p19520452.html >> Sent from the cxf-user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ---------------------------- > IONA Technologies PLC (registered in Ireland) > Registered Number: 171387 > Registered Address: The IONA Building, Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4, Ireland > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/REST-and-WSDL-tp19520452p19535214.html Sent from the cxf-user mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
