Package com.sun.xml.ws.mex.client

Class MetadataClient

java.lang.Object
com.sun.xml.ws.mex.client.MetadataClient
public class MetadataClient extends Object
Class used for retrieving metadata at runtime. The intended usage is:

MetadataClient mClient = new MetadataClient();
Metadata mData = mClient.retrieveMetadata(someAddress);

Utility methods will be added for common usages of the metadata. For instance, the service and port QNames from the endpoint can be retrieved from the metadata with:

Map<QName, List<PortInfo>> names = mClient.getServiceAndPortNames(mData);

  • Constructor Details

    • MetadataClient

      public MetadataClient()
      Default constructor.

  • Method Details

    • retrieveMetadata

      public Metadata retrieveMetadata(@NotNull String address)
      Method used to load the metadata from the endpoint. First soap 1.2 is used, then 1.1. If both attempts fail, the client will try again adding "/mex" to the address.

      If any wsdl or schema import elements are found with empty location attributes, these attributes are removed. In the case of data returned to JAX-WS through ServiceDescriptorImpl, these attributes are added back in with appropriate location information.

      Parameters:
      address - The address used to query for Metadata
      Returns:
      The metadata object, or null if no metadata could be obtained from the service
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    • retrieveMetadata

      public Metadata retrieveMetadata(@NotNull MetadataReference reference)
      Currently only supports Get requests (not Get Metadata), so we only need the reference's address. Any metadata about the request is ignored.
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    • getServiceInformation

      public List<PortInfo> getServiceInformation(@NotNull Metadata data)
      Used to retrieve the service and port names and port addresses from metadata.
      Returns:
      A list of PortInfo objects
      See Also: