Programming Web Services with Perl Practical Advice for Rapid Web Services Development

Name: Programming Web Services with Perl Practical Advice for Rapid Web Services Development
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ISBN: 9780596002060

ISBN-10: 0596002068

ISBN-13: 9780596002060

Edition: 2002

Authors: Randy J. Ray, Pavel Kulchenko, Pavel Kulchenko

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Given Perl's natural fit for web applications development, it's no surprise that Perl is also a natural choice for web services development. It's the most popular web programming language, with strong implementations of both SOAP and XML-RPC, the leading ways to distribute applications using web services. But books on web services focus on writing these applications in Java or Visual Basic, leaving Perl programmers with few resources to get them started. "Programming Web Services with Perl changes that, bringing Perl users all the information they need to create web services using their favorite language. "Programming Web Services with Perl steers clear of the hype surrounding web…

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/14/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.19" long x 1.19" tall
Weight: 1.716
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to Web Services


History


The Web Services Dream


The Web Services Cold Shower


Who to Believe?


Web Services in the Real World



HTTP and XML Basics


HTTP


XML


XML Schema



Introduction to XML-RPC


History of XML-RPC


Example Client: Meerkat


Limitations of XML-RPC



Programming XML-RPC


Perl Toolkits for XML-RPC


RPC::XMLSimple


XMLRPC::Lite


RPC::XML



Introduction to SOAP


Background


XML Definitions


RPC over SOAP


SOAP Transport


Further Reading



Programming SOAP


A Toolkit Approach


DevelopMentor's SOAP Module


The SOAP::Lite Module


Other SOAP-Related Modules



Serving SOAP over HTTP


Basic SOAP::Lite Servers


The Application


Designing the Server


Tying the Interface Code to SOAP


Improving the Code and the Service


Ideas for Further Exploration



SOAP Services Without HTTP


Choosing a Protocol


Authentication


Transports with Server and Client


Standalone Protocols


Creating New Transport Modules



Service Description with WSDL


Basic WSDL


WSDL Programming



Service Advertising and Discovery with UDDI


Defining UDDI


Programming with UDDI::Lite



REST: Representational State Transfer


Defining REST


REST Principles


Programming REST



Advanced Web Services Topics


Message Routing


Packaging


Security


Services Discovery


Reliable Messaging


Business Process Management


Implementation Considerations


WS-Next



XML-RPC Toolkit Programming Reference



SOAP::Lite Programming Reference



XML-RPC Example Code



SOAP Example Code



WSDL and UDDI Examples



Bibliography and References


Index