Tip: Multiple webservice implementation classes available at the same time under WAS7

If you want to experiment with webservices by providing several alternative implementations of the same webservice (represented by the <wsdl:service> element), each having its own URL, and you're using Websphere 7 and JAX-WS, then:

1. For each alternative implementation, add <wsdl:port> with a unique name under the <wsdl:service> element in the WSDL file. Beware: This is essential to enable multiple implementations.
2. For each alternative implementation, define a servlet and servlet mapping in web.xml like this:

   <servlet id="$IMPLEMENTATION_CLASS_NAME$">
   		<servlet-name>$IMPLEMENTATION_CLASS_NAME$</servlet-name>
   		<servlet-class>$IMPLEMENTATION_CLASS_NAME$</servlet-class>
   		<load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
   	</servlet>
   	<servlet-mapping>
   		<servlet-name>$IMPLEMENTATION_CLASS_NAME$</servlet-name>
   		<url-pattern>/$DESIRED_UNIQUE_URL$</url-pattern>
   	</servlet-mapping>

3. Create the implementations - likely as POJOs denoted with the @WebService annotation - and set the corresponding portName for each of them (@WebService(portName="<unique port name>", ...))
4. Deploy and use

1. Define a unique wsdl:port for each implementation

As mentioned, it's necessary to define a unique wsdl:port for each implementation.

We define two ports, LearningActivityPort1 and LearningActivityPort2, using the same port type (i.e. the same transport protocol etc.).

LearningActivity.wsdl:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<wsdl:definitions ...>
	<wsdl:types>...</wsdl:types>
	<wsdl:message ...>...</wsdl:message>
	<wsdl:portType name="DefaultPortType">...</wsdl:portType>
	<wsdl:binding name="LearningActivityHttpBinding" type=...>...</wsdl:binding>
	<wsdl:service name="LearningActivityHttpService">
		<wsdl:port binding="tns:LearningActivityHttpBinding" name="LearningActivityPort1">
			<soap:address location="http://example.com/myApp/LearningActivityHttpService" />
		</wsdl:port>
		<wsdl:port binding="tns:LearningActivityHttpBinding" name="LearningActivityPort2">
			<soap:address location="http://example.com/myApp/LearningActivityRawXmlService" />
		</wsdl:port>
	</wsdl:service>
</wsdl:definitions>

2. Define a servlet and servlet mapping for each implementation

Next we need to declare each of the webservice implementation classes as a servlet and define a servlet mapping to assign a unique URL to that implementation as described in WAS help: web.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<web-app id="WebApp_ID" version="2.5"
	xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd">
	<display-name>pokusWeb4was7</display-name>

	<servlet id="LearningActivityHttpBindingImpl">
		<servlet-name>LearningActivityHttpBindingImpl</servlet-name>
		<servlet-class>example.LearningActivityHttpBindingImpl</servlet-class>
		<load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
	</servlet>
	<servlet-mapping>
		<servlet-name>LearningActivityHttpBindingImpl</servlet-name>
		<url-pattern>/LearningActivityJaxbService</url-pattern>
	</servlet-mapping>

	<servlet id="LearningActivityRawXmlServiceImpl">
		<servlet-name>LearningActivityRawXmlServiceImpl</servlet-name>
		<servlet-class>example.LearningActivityRawXmlServiceImpl</servlet-class>
		<load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
	</servlet>
	<servlet-mapping>
		<servlet-name>LearningActivityRawXmlServiceImpl</servlet-name>
		<url-pattern>/LearningActivityRawXmlService</url-pattern>
	</servlet-mapping>

	<welcome-file-list>...</welcome-file-list>
</web-app>

When deployed, the two implementation will be thus available under http://localhost:9080/pokusWeb4was7/LearningActivityHttpService and http://localhost:9080/pokusWeb4was7/LearningActivityRawXmlService.

3. Create each implementation linking it to its port name

Finally we write the two implementation, each being assigned to a different port name: example.LearningActivityHttpBindingImpl:

@javax.jws.WebService (serviceName="LearningActivityHttpService", portName="LearningActivityPort1")
public class LearningActivityHttpBindingImpl{

    public TransactionResponseMessage updateLearningActivity(LearningActivityMessage learningActivityMsg) {
        //...
	return response;
    }
}

example.LearningActivityRawXmlServiceImpl:

@javax.jws.WebService (serviceName="LearningActivityHttpService", portName="LearningActivityPort2")
public class LearningActivityRawXmlServiceImpl{

    public TransactionResponseMessage updateLearningActivity(LearningActivityMessage learningActivityMsg) {
        //...
	return response;
    }
}

Closing notes

Notice that with JAX-WS

• You don't need webservice.xml - all the necessary information is (may be) provided via annotations
• You don't need to declare the web services in web.xml unless you need some special configuration (as we do here)

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