SOAP message with attachment server-side implementation

Hi,

I searched all over the internet and i only found clients that send SOAP messages with attachments, like this one here. Clients call a web service using something like this:

But what about the server side ? What does the server parameter looks like ? How does the server return a SOAP message with attachment ?

on the server side, the binary data of the attachment will be handled in a DataHandler object.

Thanks, but i know how to read a SOAP message. I don't know what are the web service method parameters and how do i return a SOAP message back to the client.

A tutorial of the SAAJ api is available at the Sun site. It may aid you -> http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-3669/bnbhg?a=view

Like i said in my first post, it's a tutorial for the client, there is nothing about the server

Hi!
If you want to use SAAJ in a web service endpoint implementation class, then your web service endpoint implementation class will have to implement the Provider interface and be annotated with the @WebServiceProvider annotation.
Thus you can look for any example of implementing a web service using the Provider interface. If you do not find any, check my SCDJWS study notes at page 157. There you can find an example showing how to process and return SOAP messages using JAXB. I imagine it cannot be that difficult to modify the example to use SAAJ.
Best wishes!

Thanks.

What about when recieving a soap message ? What's the parameter ?

Hi!
No, that is not the appropriate way to do it.
If you want to process raw SOAP messages, you should develop an endpoint implementation class that implements the Provider interface and that is annotated with @WebServiceProvider.
See the same example that I referred you to in the earlier post.
Best wishes!

I'm still having a bit of trouble. I don't understand how do i read to the SOAPMessage. Let's say i have a class named "TestClass" that implements the Provider<SOAPMessage> interface.

1. Client calls an operation from TestClass using connection.call(message, endPoint);. What exactly is endPoint, adress to the Service ? Like http://localhost:8080/TestClass/TestClassService ?
2. TestClass calls the invoke method automaticly ?
3. I read the SOAPMessage inside the invoke method ?

Is this correct ?

Also, can i have normal web service operations in TestClass ?

Is there any way to read a SOAPMessage with attachment without using @WebServiceProvider ? I have lots of operations in my @WebService, and if i change the annotation, it doesn't work anymore, wsdl goes crazy.

Hi!
You could try to use a handler that extracts the attachment of a SOAP message and inserts it into the message context of the request.
Alternatively, you could save the attachment to disk and insert some kind of reference to the attachment in the message context.

This way you do not have to change the implementation style of your webservice endpoint implementation class(es) and can still receive attachments with the requests to the service.
Best wishes!

I know this must be very easy for you, but it's not for me

How do i send a SOAP message with attachment to a specific operation, the call is:
SOAPMessage result = connection.call(message,endPoint);

I don't see how can i relate the message with the operation...

I'd wish i could find an example with both client and server.

Thanks Ivan, you seems the only one that knows this stuff and is willing to help.

Hi!
If you are not clear about the concept of handlers, please see a fully working example (which implements logging of SOAP messages) in my SCDJWS notes:
http://faq.javaranch.com/content/Exam-Objectives-5.pdf
Take a look at section 9.5 on page 325.
Best wishes!

Hi Parvan,

I am facing the same issue with what you had. I've been trying to find what should be on the service endpoint to deal with SOAPMessage result = connection.call(message,endPoint);

Just wondering if you have the anwser for it as yet? or can you direct me to webpage which might have the solution.

Thanks.

Luut

Sorry, but i didn't, i used base64 to send the files

Can I ask if you still use SOAPMessage result = connection.call(message,endPoint); on you ws client application or you use the generated artifacts?

Thanks,
Luut

No, i don't use the call.

I convert my image to bytes, then bytes to base64, and send it as a string. It's not working on the phone tho, only on the emulator.

Alex.