spring + tomcat + axis2 == jax-ws web service?

Question

I'm looking for a straightforward example / tutorial for implementing a JAX-WS (soap1.1 and soap1.2) web service based on wsdl definition using spring, axis2 and tomcat.

hint anyone ?

-- Yonatan

Answer 1

There is no such thing as "straightforward" in the world of SOAP. Any example and tutorial is bound to be complex due to the overengineered nature of this beast.

If you can choose your technologies, I'd recommend putting axis aside, and using Tomcat 6 + Java 6 + Metro. Metro is Sun's latest, greatest Java web services (jax-ws) stack. Coupled with JavaEE annotations, it's a relatively painless way to get a web service off the ground quickly.

Sorry to not answer the question directly.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, even the latest version of Metro has issues with tomcat and JDK6 I tried running the sample app on my machine and documented few issues I faced and resolved. For others benefit please check here : Running Metro + Tomcat 6 + JDK 6