Introduction to Web Services

Srinath Vasireddy
Support Professional
Developer Support
Microsoft Corporation
Agenda
 What is a Web service?
 Technologies used
 XML, SOAP, WSDL, DISCO, and UDDI
 Walkthrough creating a Web service
 Walkthrough creating a Web service client
 References
 Q&A

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What is a Web Service?
 A programmable application component that
is accessible via standard Internet protocols
 Web page with functions
 Available for a variety of clients
 Examples: stock quotes, traffic conditions,
calculators, news, weather, et cetera

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Technologies Used
 Standard way to represent data
 XML (and XML schemas)
 Common, extensible message format
 SOAP
 Common, extensible contract language
 Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
 Way to discover site services
 Disco
 Way to discover service providers
 Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI)

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XML
 Extensible Markup Language
 Language for describing documents with
structured data
 Industry standard
 XML Schemas – XSD
 XML based
 Language for describing data types
 For more information, read:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnwebsrv/html/xmloverchap2.asp

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SOAP
 A simple, XML-based protocol for exchanging
structured and type information on the Web
 Industry standard
 Lightweight and XML-based protocol
 Can support different protocols and formats:
HTTP, SMTP, and MIME
 SOAP message
 For more information, read:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/soap/

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WSDL
 It is an XML document describing Web
services
 Define data types (XSD)
 Define messages in terms of types
 Define bindings to transport protocol, message
format
 SOAP 1.1, HTTP Get/Post, MIME
 Define services as collections of ports
 WSDL.exe
 For more information read:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnwebsrv/html/wsdlexplained.asp

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DISCO
 Document Discovery
 A client finds a particular Web services by
discovery
 Document discovering services at a
particular URL
 Document is in XML format
 Document has .disco and .vsdisco
extensions
 Disco.exe
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UDDI
 Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration
 Enables businesses to publish and discover
information about who provides what services
 Specification for distributed Web service
registries: white pages, yellow pages, and
green pages
 Builds on HTTP, XML, and SOAP
 For more information, read:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnexxml/html/xml12182000.asp
http://www.uddi.org/about.html

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Web Services Platform
 ASP.NET
 ATL Server
 .NET remoting
 Microsoft® SOAP Toolkit

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ASP.NET Web Service
 Leveraging existing ASP developers
 Easy to build, deploy, and administer as a
Web application
 File extension is .asmx
 End point is represented by URL

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Creating a Web Service (1)
 Open Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET
 Select the language
 Select the project type: ASP.NET Web Service

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Creating a Web Service (2)
 .asmx and .asmx.cs
 Web.config
 Global.asax
 WebService1.vsdisco

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Creating a Web Service (3)
 Inside Service1.asmx

<%@ WebService Language="c#"

Codebehind="Service1.asmx.cs"
Class="WebService1.Service1"
%>

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Creating a Web Service (4)
Inside Service1.asmx.cs
 Add WebService attribute’s Namespace
property
[WebService(Namespace="http://localhost/webservice1/")]
public class Service1 : System.Web.Services.WebService

 Uncomment the following code:

[WebMethod]
public string HelloWorld()
{
return "Hello World";
}
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Creating a Web Service (5)
 Compile the Web
service

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Creating a Web Service (6)
 Run the Web service

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Creating a Web Service Client (1)
 Create a Microsoft Visual C#™ console application

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Creating a Web Service Client (2)
 Add Web reference (1)

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Creating a Web Service Client (3)
 Add Web reference (2)

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Creating a Web Service Client (4)
 Proxy file is created: Reference.cs

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Creating a Web Service Client (5)
 Client code
using System;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Class1
{
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
localhost.Service1 wsproxy = new localhost.Service1();
Console.WriteLine(wsproxy.HelloWorld());
}
}
}

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Creating a Web Service Client (6)
 Run the Web service client

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Summary
 What is a Web service?
 Technologies used
 XML, SOAP, WSDL, DISCO, and UDDI
 Walkthrough of creating a Web service
 Walkthrough of creating a Web service client

Start building Web services today!

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References
 Programming the Web with XML Web
services
Visual Studio .NET Help
ms-help://MS.VSCC/MS.MSDNVS/vsent7/html/vxconProgrammableWebServices.htm

 XML and SOAP Serialization

Visual Studio .NET Help
ms-help://MS.VSCC/MS.MSDNVS/cpguide/html/cpconserialization.htm
 Web Services Community
Go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/managed/default.asp
On left frame, drill down to
.NET Development > Framework > dotnet.framework.aspnet.webservices

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