This is a short follow-up to a previous post about Web Services with CXF.
Developing RESTful web services with CXF is quite easy. Here I quickly explore 2 ways to do it.
Web Services
[Tutorial] WSDL to Java with Apache CXF and soapUI
The WSDL2java command generates JAX-WS compliant Java code for the services that are defined in the WSDL document.
This is known as the Top-Down approach (contract first, based on an existing WSDL file).
[Tutorial] Create a Web Service with Apache CXF and JBoss 6
I have recently started studying Apache CXF, the open source web service framework. I am familiar with developing Web Services using EJB 3, Axis or Glue. But not with CXF. Until now.
CXF is a mix of two projects : Celtix and XFire, which explains the name CXF.
It provides support for the JAX-WS, JAX-RS and JAX-RPC specifications.
Developing Web Services using CXF and JBoss is quite easy. The only annoying part is to figure out which JARs libraries
to include in the classpath and which JARs libraries to exclude.
My book on EJB 3 is now on sale
I received an email from the editor informing me that the book is now printed and will be available in bookstores next week (from July 5th, 2010). It is already available for sale on Amazon and ENI. An online version is also available. Here is the cover of the book :