Thanks, no I haven't dropped REST, as an alternative. if the manager command for deploy using http put will work then that might be a shortcut.
But my desire for WSDL/SOAP is because it will then work with BPEL process flows and has better error handling and fits with our JMS AND ESB clients... Ollie Mark Thomas-18 wrote: > > Mike Oliver wrote: >> Thanks, >> >> The URI commands don't quite cut it. >> >> As I stated I want to deploy a new war file. > > It supports that. Using PUT if I recall correctly. > >> The use of HttpClient to connect and send commands is one thing but to >> use >> these commands requires all files to already exist on the server to be >> referenced by the command. > > Nope. You can upload files as required. > > You don't have to use HttpClient if you really don't want to. Everything > is simple enough that you can do it directly to the socket. That said, > HttpClient does make it easier, particularly around error handling. > >> I want to deploy a new war file and SOAP envelope is far more what I have >> in >> mind. > > You seem to have dropped your "or RESTful" option from your original > e-mail. > > If you absolutely want to use SOAP, you'll probably have to roll your > own. I'm not aware of a SOAP solution to this problem. I'd suggest using > the ManagerServlet as a starting point. > > Mark > >> >> Ollie >> >> David Smith-2 wrote: >>> Color me crazy, but I'm working on a WSDL project now and ... well ... >>> yuck. Sorry .. just had to get that out of my system. :-) >>> >>> The services offered by manager should work for what you want. The link >>> below is for tomcat 6, but there are equivalents for whatever version >>> you are working with: >>> >>> http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/manager-howto.html#Supported%20Manager%20Commands >>> >>> --David >>> >>> Mike Oliver wrote: >>>> Hmmm, >>>> >>>> I am not looking for the contents of /manager either in HTML or XML. >>>> >>>> The "manager" application you access at /manager/html can perform >>>> "operations" like start, stop, deploy, undeploy, check status, etc. >>>> >>>> out of the box I can setup a manager role and grant that to a user, >>>> login >>>> as >>>> that user and access the /manager/html user interface to do these >>>> operations. In that I can upload a new war file, stop or start or >>>> undeploy >>>> existing applications and check status. >>>> >>>> With a Web Service Definition Language file that points to a SOAP Web >>>> Service Implementation those same operations could be executed by >>>> posting >>>> a >>>> SOAP message to the operations defined and pointed to by the WSDL file. >>>> >>>> With the Web Services interface my central application can do all of >>>> the >>>> operations, securely, and as part of a workflow, not requiring me to >>>> navigate my browser to each instance of Tomcat and repeat an operation >>>> like >>>> deploying a new war file to update all the instances that need it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Peter Lin wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think he wants it in XML format, and be able to bind it to an object >>>>> model >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Mike Oliver wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok perhaps I was unclear. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have multiple instances of Tomcat installed and need to manage the >>>>>>> applications deployed on those instances. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Currently I must login with a username and password to each instance >>>>>>> /manager application through the normal user interface. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What I want to do is automate that so I can access that same >>>>>>> instance >>>>>>> with >>>>>>> that same username and password but via Web Services from a central >>>>>>> location >>>>>>> using WSDL or REST. >>>>>>> >>>>>> Understood. So what do you need that http://host:port/manager (rather >>>>>> than http://host:port/manager/html) does not support? >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Has-anyone-created-a-WSDL-for-the-Manager-Application-tp23746190p23753113.html Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
