Re: [Fwd: Does the SOAP/HTTP binding require a SOAP env in the response]

Here's an excerpt from a proposal[6] I sent to the async TF that  
describes the changes I think are necessary to the existing HTTP  
binding to make it useable with non-anonymous WS-Addr ReplyTo and  
FaultTo.

> 1. SOAP 1.2 HTTP Binding
>
> Tweak the existing SOAP 1.2 binding[1] as follows.
>
> 1.1 New Features
>
> Say that it supports the SOAP 1.2 Addressing 1.0 feature[2] using  
> the SOAP 1.2 Addressing 1.0 Module[3].
>
> 1.2 Update table 17[4]
>
> Add a new row for HTTP response code 202
>
> Status Code: 202
> reason phrase: Accepted
> Significance/Action: The response message (if any) will be sent to  
> the node identified by the http://www.w3.org/@@@@/@@/addressing/ 
> feature/ReplyEndpoint property of the SOAP 1.2 Addressing 1.0  
> feature[2].
> NextState: Success
>
> 1.3 Update table 19[5]
>
> Update row describing status line to support HTTP response code 202:
>
> Change: "200, or set according to Table 20 if a SOAP fault was  
> generated."
> To: "200, 202 or set according to Table 20 if a SOAP fault was  
> generated. 202 is used when the http://www.w3.org/@@@@/@@/ 
> addressing/feature/ReplyEndpoint property of the SOAP 1.2  
> Addressing 1.0 feature requires a response to be sent to an  
> alternate destination. In this case the responding node follows the  
> behaviour described in 7.5.1 Behavior of Requesting SOAP Node to  
> send the response message to the specified destination."
>
> Update row describing HTTP entity body:
>
> Change: "SOAP message serialized according to the rules for  
> carrying SOAP messages in the media type given by the Content-Type  
> header field."
> To: "Empty or SOAP message serialized according to the rules for  
> carrying SOAP messages in the media type given by the Content-Type  
> header field."

Marc.

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-soap12-part2-20030624/#soapinhttp
[2] http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/2004/ws/addressing/ws-addr- 
soap.html?content-type=text/html;%20charset=utf-8#s12feature
[3] http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/2004/ws/addressing/ws-addr- 
soap.html?content-type=text/html;%20charset=utf-8#s12module
[4] http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-soap12-part2-20030624/ 
#tabreqstatereqtrans
[5] http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-soap12-part2-20030624/ 
#tabresstaterecheads
[6] http://www.w3.org/mid/F37A5A89-14D6-4A46-96EC-E2581E7D43F6@Sun.COM

On Aug 10, 2005, at 1:03 PM, Anish Karmarkar wrote:

> Forwarding it to dist-app for discussion.
>
> -Anish
> --
>
> From: Anish Karmarkar <Anish.Karmarkar@oracle.com>
> Date: August 10, 2005 2:05:29 AM EDT
> To: "'w3c-xml-protocol-wg@w3.org' " <w3c-xml-protocol-wg@w3.org>
> Subject: Does the SOAP/HTTP binding require a SOAP env in the response
>
>
> I took an action to send a proposal to the WG to answer the  
> question that has been raised in the WS-Addressing [1], WSD [2][3],  
> (as well as in the async TF).
>
> The question:
> When using the SOAP HTTP binding [4], and the request-response MEP  
> [5], is it required that the SOAP response be sent over the HTTP  
> response for the success case?
>
> Suggested answer:
>
> Per the SOAP HTTP binding for the request-response MEP, the SOAP  
> response has to be sent as the entity-body of the HTTP response, in  
> the success case.
>
> Section 7.5.2.2 of SOAP 1.2 part 2. Table 19 makes it clear that  
> the HTTP entity body of the HTTP Response must contain the SOAP  
> message and the status line is either 200 or as described by table 20.
>
> Sections 7.5.1.2, 7.5.1.3 and 7.5.1.4 also support this. From section
> 7.5.1.2:
> 'In cases where "Fail" is one of the choices, the transition is  
> dependent on whether a SOAP message is present in the HTTP  
> response. If a SOAP message is present, the next state is "Sending 
> +Receiving" or Receiving", otherwise the next state is "Fail".'
>
> From section 7.5.1.3:
> 'The response message is assumed to contain a SOAP envelope serialized
> according to the rules for carrying SOAP messages in the media type
> given in the Content-Type header field.'
>
> From section 7.5.1.4:
> 'The response message is assumed to contain a SOAP envelope serialized
> according to the rules for carrying SOAP messages in the media type
> given in the Content-Type header field.'
>
> Although the SOAP HTTP binding does not allow an empty entity-body  
> in the HTTP response for the success case, SOAP does allow one to:
> 1) write a new binding to transport SOAP over HTTP that supports  
> the request-response MEP and does allow such a behavior
> 2) write a SOAP header specification that changes how the SOAP HTTP  
> binding works.
>
>
> Comments?
>
> -Anish
> --
>
> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-addressing/ 
> 2005Jun/0107.html
> [2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-dist-app/2004Nov/0003.html
> [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-dist-app/2004Jul/0012.html
> [4] http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-soap12-part2-20030624/#soapinhttp
> [5] http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-soap12-part2-20030624/ 
> #singlereqrespmep
>
>
>
>

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Marc Hadley <marc.hadley at sun.com>
Business Alliances, CTO Office, Sun Microsystems.