Web Services with Java

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The concept of a web service is rather simple; however, the implementation often faces many challenges from the technical aspects to the overall strategy of a business. This book places the emphasis on the technical implementation and technical challenges of a web service from the field. The book leads you through a journey of developing your first web service application to more complex multitier enterprise application. The examples include the use of commercially available software product such as Oracle Fusion Middleware and open source from the Apache Foundation. Through this journey, you will be able to understand and master a process that enable you to incorporate sound techniques to your web service application

Java Web Services: Up and Running, 2nd edition

Java Web Services: Up and Running

Learn how to develop REST-style and SOAP-based web services and clients with this quick and thorough introduction. This hands-on book delivers a clear, pragmatic approach to web services by providing an architectural overview, complete working code examples, and short yet precise instructions for compiling, deploying, and executing them. You’ll learn how to write services from scratch and integrate existing services into your Java applications.

With greater emphasis on REST-style services, this second edition covers HttpServlet, Restlet, and JAX-RS APIs; jQuery clients against REST-style services; and JAX-WS for SOAP-based services. Code samples include an Apache Ant script that compiles, packages, and deploys web services.

• Learn differences and similarities between REST-style and SOAP-based services
• Program and deliver RESTful web services, using Java APIs and implementations
• Explore RESTful web service clients written in Java, JavaScript, and Perl
• Write SOAP-based web services with an emphasis on the application level
• Examine the handler and transport levels in SOAP-based messaging
• Learn wire-level security in HTTP(S), users/roles security, and WS-Security
• Use a Java Application Server (JAS) as an alternative to a standalone web server