SOAP简单对象访问协议
SOAP(Simple Object Access Protocol )简单对象访问协议是在分散或分布式的环境中交换信息的简单的协议,是一个基于XML的协议,它包括四个部分:
SOAP封装(envelop),封装定义了一个描述消息中的内容是什么,是谁发送的,谁应当接受并处理它以及如何处理它们的框架;
SOAP编码规则(encoding rules),用于表示应用程序需要使用的数据类型的实例;
SOAP RPC表示(RPC representation),表示远程过程调用和应答的协定;
SOAP绑定(binding),使用底层协议交换信息。
虽然这四个部分都作为SOAP的一部分,作为一个整体定义的,但他们在功能上是相交的、彼此独立的。特别的,信封和编码规则是被定义在不同的XML命名空间(namespace)中,这样使得定义更加简单。
A SOAP Example
In the example below, a GetStockPrice request is sent to a server. The request has a StockName parameter, and a Price parameter will be returned in the response. The namespace for the function is defined in "http://www.example.org/stock" address.
The SOAP request:
POST /InStock HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.org
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: nnn
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<soap:Envelope
xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2001/12/soap-envelope"
soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2001/12/soap-encoding">
<soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
<m:GetStockPrice>
<m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
</m:GetStockPrice>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
A SOAP response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: nnn
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<soap:Envelope
xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2001/12/soap-envelope"
soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2001/12/soap-encoding">
<soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
<m:GetStockPriceResponse>
<m:Price>34.5</m:Price>
</m:GetStockPriceResponse>
</soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>