RE: Example WSDL Binding for SOAP/TCP

Jean-Jacques, thanks for explaining how one might define such a binding using the proposed features model for WSDL.
 
--Jeff
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From:	 Jean-Jacques Moreau [mailto:moreau@crf.canon.fr]	
Sent:	 Tue 11/12/2002 8:46 AM	
To:	 Jeffrey Schlimmer	
Cc:	 www-ws-desc@w3.org	
Subject:	 Re: Example WSDL Binding for SOAP/TCP	
 	

Jeff,

Interesting. I tend to look at a SOAP/TCP binding the other way
round, starting from a SOAP perspective first, then mapping it to
WSDL.  ;-)

The SOAP1.2 SOAP/TCP binding (sic) would provide for transporting
a SOAP message from an initial SOAP sender to an ultimate SOAP
receiver. Internally, it would provide framing, etc. From a SOAP
processor POV, however, the binding would provide complete SOAP
envelope infosets, just like the current SOAP 1.2 HTTP binding does.

When used in conjunction with the SOAP Request-Response MEP, the
ImmediateDestination property would indicate the IRC server's
hostname and port number.

This would work well with Glen's/Amy's (revised) proposal. No
extra keywords are necessary, I think.

Does this make sense?

Jean-Jacques.

Jeffrey Schlimmer wrote:
> At the recent W3C WSDL WG face-to-face meeting, I offered to write up a
> sample binding for SOAP over TCP (SOAP/TCP) to illustrate a binding that
> could use output-input (was solicit-response) and/or output-only (was
> notify) operations within a WSDL portType. The example only illustrates
> the latter, but it would not be difficult to construct a similar example
> that illustrated the former.
>
> 
>
> EXAMPLE
>
> 
>
> For example, imagine a hypothetical service that understands a SOAP
> version of Internet Relay Chat (IRC). To connect to the service, a
> client would use the Connect operation. The client would then use the
> JoinChannel operation to join a particular channel. To submit a new
> message, the client would use the NewMessage operation, and the service
> would push that message out to other clients using the PropagateMessage
> operation.
>
> 
>
> When bound to SOAP/TCP, the client would create a TCP connection to the
> service, and all messages between the client and service would pass
> along that TCP connection.
>
> 
>
> Here's what the WSDL might look like:
>
> 
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
>
> <wsdl:definitions
>
>   xmlns:wsdl="http://www.w3.org/@@@@/@@/wsdl"
>
>   xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
>
>   xmlns:stp="http://example.org/2002/10/soap/tcp"
>
>   xmlns:tns="http://example.org/2002/10/soapirc"
>
>   xmlns:xsTns="http://example.org/2002/10/soapirc/types"
>
>   targetNamespace="http://example.org/2002/10/soapirc">
>
> 
>
> <wsdl:types>
>
>   <xs:schema
>
>     targetNamespace="http://example.org/2002/10/soapirc/types">
>
> 
>
>     <xs:element name="Connect" type="xsTns:ConnectType" />
>
>     <xs:complexType name="ConnectType">
>
>       <xs:sequence>
>
>         <xs:element name="name" type="xs:normalizedString" />
>
>         <xs:element name="eMailAddress" type="xs:anyURI" />
>
>         <xs:element name="nickName" type="xs:token" />
>
>         <xs:element name="altNickName" type="xs:token" minOccurs="0" />
>
>       </xs:sequence>
>
>     </xs:complexType>
>
>     <xs:element name="ConnectResponse" type="xsTns:ConnectResponseType" />
>
>     <xs:complexType name="ConnectResponseType">
>
>       <xs:sequence>
>
>         <xs:element name="versionNumber" type="xs:string" />
>
>         <xs:element name="MOTD" type="xs:string" />
>
>       </xs:sequence>
>
>     </xs:complexType>
>
>     <!-- Disconnect TODO -->
>
> 
>
>     <xs:element name="JoinChannel" type="xsTns:JoinChannelType" />
>
>     <xs:complexType name="JoinChannelType">
>
>       <xs:sequence>
>
>         <xs:element name="channelName" type="xs:token" />
>
>       </xs:sequence>
>
>     </xs:complexType>
>
>     <xs:element name="JoinChannelResponse"
>
>       type="xsTns:JoinChannelResponseType" />
>
>     <xs:complexType name="JoinChannelResponseType">
>
>       <xs:sequence>
>
>         <xs:element name="topic" type="xs:string" />
>
>         <xs:element name="nickNames" type="xsTns:listOfToken" />
>
>       </xs:sequence>
>
>     </xs:complexType>
>
>     <xs:simpleType name="listOfToken">
>
>       <xs:list itemType="xs:token" />
>
>     </xs:simpleType>
>
>     <!-- LeaveChannel TODO -->
>
> 
>
>     <xs:element name="NewMessage" type="xsTns:MessageType" />
>
>     <xs:element name="PropagateMessage" type="xsTns:MessageType" />
>
>     <xs:complexType name="MessageType">
>
>       <xs:sequence>
>
>         <xs:element name="messageText" type="xs:string" />
>
>       </xs:sequence>
>
>     </xs:complexType>
>
> 
>
>   </xs:schema>
>
> </wsdl:types>
>
> 
>
> <wsdl:message name="Connect">
>
>   <wsdl:part name="Connect" element="xsTns:Connect" />
>
> </wsdl:message>
>
> <wsdl:message name="ConnectResponse">
>
>   <wsdl:part name="ConnectResponse"
>
>     element="xsTns:ConnectResponse" />
>
> </wsdl:message>
>
> <wsdl:message name="JoinChannel">
>
>   <wsdl:part name="JoinChannel"
>
>     element="xsTns:JoinChannel" />
>
> </wsdl:message>
>
> <wsdl:message name="JoinChannelResponse">
>
>   <wsdl:part name="JoinChannelResponse"
>
>     element="xsTns:JoinChannelResponse" />
>
> </wsdl:message>
>
> <wsdl:message name="NewMessage">
>
>   <wsdl:part name="NewMessage"
>
>     element="xsTns:NewMessage" />
>
> </wsdl:message>
>
> <wsdl:message name="PropagateMessage">
>
>   <wsdl:part name="PropagateMessage"
>
>     element="xsTns:PropagateMessage" />
>
> </wsdl:message>
>
> 
>
> <wsdl:portType name="SoapIrcPortType">
>
>   <wsdl:operation name="Connect">
>
>     <wsdl:input message="tns:Connect" />
>
>     <wsdl:output message="tns:ConnectResponse" />
>
>   </wsdl:operation>
>
>   <wsdl:operation name="JoinChannel">
>
>     <wsdl:input message="tns:JoinChannel" />
>
>     <wsdl:output message="tns:JoinChannelResponse" />
>
>   </wsdl:operation>
>
>   <wsdl:operation name="NewMessage">
>
>     <wsdl:input message="tns:NewMessage" />
>
>   </wsdl:operation>
>
>   <wsdl:operation name="PropagateMessage">
>
>     <wsdl:output message="tns:PropagateMessage" />
>
>   </wsdl:operation>
>
> </wsdl:portType>
>
> 
>
> <wsdl:binding name="SoapIrcBinding"
>
>     type="tns:SoapIrcPortType">
>
>   <stp:binding
>
>     framing="http://example.org/2002/10/soap/tcp/dime" />
>
> </wsdl:binding>
>
> 
>
> <wsdl:service name="SoapIrcService">
>
>   <wsdl:port name="SoapIrcServicePort"
>
>       binding="tns:SoapIrcBinding">
>
>     <stp:address
>
>       location="tcp://example.com:1027/SoapIrc" />
>
>   </wsdl:port>
>
> </wsdl:service>
>
> 
>
> </wsdl:definitions>
>
> 
>
> FRAMING
>
> 
>
> When we send SOAP messages directly over the TCP stream we will probably
> want to frame them; adding framing makes it easier to detect the
> boundaries between SOAP messages.
>
> 
>
> DIME [1] is a simple, lightweight message format that has been
> explicitly limited to provide a few core services needed for
> encapsulating messages. To use DIME for framing, the SOAP Envelopes
> would be records within a DIME stream.
>
> 
>
> Of course, this proposal is not predicated on DIME and one could use
> other framing mechanisms.
>
> 
>
> REPLY TO
>
> 
>
> Operations that begin with an output operation must have been given a
> "reply to" address.  For many bindings, such as with the HTTP binding,
> the REPLY TO address is implied by the transport and is transparent to
> the protocol defined by the WSDL portType. Here we assume the SOAP TCP
> binding would use this approach, and the "reply to" address would be the
> source IP address of the packet initiating the TCP connection.
>
> 
>
> Note that it would also be possible to define a well-know REPLY-TO
> "header" that could be used in place of the transport source address -
> this would make the REPLY TO mechanism more general; e.g., it could be
> applied to many different WSDL bindings, or it could be used to send
> messages from different sources over a single TCP stream.
>
> 
>
> MODEL
>
> 
>
> Messages between a given endpoint and a WSDL port bound to SOAP/TCP
> would flow over a TCP connection. Messages for any operation variety
> (i.e., input-only, input-output, output-input, output-only) could be
> exchanged over such a connection.
>
> 
>
> A WSDL port bound to SOAP/TCP would indicate the address of the WSDL
> port. The simplest approach would be to list an IPv4/v6 address and TCP
> port number. Alternatively, we could define an appropriate URI scheme
> with a default TCP port number; the WSDL port address could be a URI of
> that scheme. (The example above shows the second approach.)
>
> 
>
> Either way, if a TCP connection didn't exist between an endpoint and the
> WSDL port, the endpoint could open a TCP connection using the location
> of the WSDL port.
>
> 
>
> STYLE AND USE
>
> 
>
> For simplicity, assume that the SOAP Body would always be serialized
> using a document-oriented style, and that message parts would always
> appear as literal SOAP Body blocks (no additional "wrappers"). (I don't
> think this assumption is critical to the example.)
>
> 
>
> COMPONENT MODEL
>
> 
>
> A component model for the above would be straightforward, and I'd be
> happy to write it up if there is any interest.
>
> 
>
> --Jeff
>
> 
>
> [1] <http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-nielsen-dime-02.txt>
>

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