Designing Web Services with the J2EE 1.4 Platform: JAX-RPC, SOAP, and XML Technologies (Java Series)

This authoritative guide -- written by members of the Java BluePrints team at Sun Microsystems -- spells out the proven best practices for designing and developing enterprise-level Web services using J2EE 1.4. Web services are key for business-to-business interaction and enterprise application integration. This in-depth book provides all the information and advice that every developer needs to know in order to design and integrate effective web services with the new J2EE 1.4 platform. The Java BluePrints team has written extensively on J2EE enterprise applications, developed and documented design patterns, and has developed two sample applications to illustrate their guidelines and recommendations. All of their best information is shared through this supremely useful new book.

 

Foreword.

About the Authors.

Preface.

1. Introduction.

What Are Web Services?

Challenges of Web Service Development.

Typical Web Service Scenarios.

J2EE 14: The Platform for Web Services.

Conclusion.

2. Standards and Technologies.

Overview of Web Service Standards.

J2EE: The Integrated Platform for Web Services.

Other Java-XML Technologies.

Conclusion.

3. Service Endpoint Design.

Example Scenarios.

Flow of a Web Service Call.

Key Web Services Design Decisions.

Designing a Service's Interaction Layer.

Processing Layer Design.

Publishing a Web Service.

Handling XML Documents in a Web Service.

Deploying and Packaging a Service Endpoint.

Conclusion.

4. XML Processing.

XML Overview.

Outline for Handling XML Documents.

Designing XML-Based Applications.

Implementing XML-Based Applications.

Performance Considerations.

Conclusion.

5. Client Design.

Choosing a Communication Technology.

Scenarios for Web Services-Based Client Applications.

Developing Client Applications to Use a Web Service.

General Considerations.

Conclusion.

6. Enterprise Application Integration.

Integration Requirements and Scenarios.

J2EE Integration Technologies.

Integration Design Approaches.

Data Integration Guidelines.

Guidelines for Integration.

Conclusion.

7. Security.

Security Scenarios.

J2EE Platform Security Model.

Security for Web Service Interactions.

Message-Level Web Service Security.

Conclusion.

8. Application Architecture and Design.

Overview of Adventure Builder.

Order Processing Center Architecture and Design.

Endpoint Design Issues.

Web Service Communication Patterns.

Managing Complex Web Service Interactions.

Building More Robust Web Services.

Conclusion.

Glossary.

Index.