Axis 2 webservice notes

Eclipse's Web Tools Platform supports Axis 2.x

1. Download the latest Axis2 runtime from here(http://ws.apache.org/axis2/download.cgi) and extract it.
2. Now we point Eclipse WTP to downloaded Axis2 Runtime. Open Window -> Preferences -> Web Services -> Axis2 Preferences
Select the Axis2 Runtime tab and point to the correct Axis2 runtime location.

3. Creating webservice

a) Create a dynamic web project. (Axis2Server)
b) In project facets,
Set Dynamic Web Module facet to 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 or 2.5.
If unable to change it edit .settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml file
(this file is displayed in Navigator view)

Set Axis2 Web Services facet.

c) Create service resource

package com.ws.hello;

import com.ws.bean.InnerBean;
import com.ws.bean.MyBean;

public class HelloOperation {
 public String sayHello(String name){
  return "Hello "+name;
 }
 public MyBean sayBean(){
  MyBean bean = new MyBean();
  InnerBean ibean = new InnerBean();
  ibean.setBeanVal("this is bean value");
  bean.setIb(ibean);
  return bean;
 }
}


package com.ws.bean;

public class InnerBean {
 private String beanVal;

 public String getBeanVal() {
  return beanVal;
 }

 public void setBeanVal(String beanVal) {
  this.beanVal = beanVal;
 }
}
package com.ws.bean;

public class MyBean {
 private InnerBean ib;

 public InnerBean getIb() {
  return ib;
 }

 public void setIb(InnerBean ib) {
  this.ib = ib;
 }
}

d) Select HelloOperation.java, open File -> New -> Other... -> Web Services -> Web Service
Check server, webservice runtime and service project.

click next.
This page is the service.xml selection page. if you have a custom services.xml, you can include that by clicking the Browse button.
For the moment, just leave it at the default.

Test the deployed webservice endpoint.

http://localhost:8085/Axis2Server/axis2-web/index.jsp

http://localhost:8085/Axis2Server/services/HelloOperation?wsdl

4. Creating client

Create a dynamic web project and enable axis2 project facet.
Now we'll generate the client for the newly created service by referring the wsdl generated by the Axis2 Server.
Open File -> New -> Other... -> Web Services -> Web ServiceClient.

Check server/webservice runtime and project selected. All the rest i kept default.

Note that after successful client code generation. You will find a stub and callback handler class in client project.
Try the below code in a main function or servlet method.

HelloOperationStub stub = new HelloOperationStub();
SayHello sayHello = new SayHello();
sayHello.setName("john");
SayHelloResponse response = stub.sayHello(sayHello);
System.out.println(response.get_return());

SayBean temp = new SayBean();

SayBeanResponse response1 = stub.sayBean(temp);
System.out.println(response1.get_return().getIb().getBeanVal());