SOAP MEP (Message Exchange Patterns)

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∟SOAP MEP (Message Exchange Patterns)

This chapter provides notes on SOAP Request-Response MEP (Message Exchange Pattern), SOAP Response Message Exchange Pattern, SOAP Web Method Feature, and SOAP Action Feature.

What Are SOAP Message Exchange Patterns

Request-Response Message Exchange Pattern

Response Message Exchange Pattern

Web Method Feature

SOAP Action Feature

Takeaways:

SOAP MEP (Message Exchange Patterns) are abstract presentations of how the SOAP framework specification can be extended to meet specific communication needs.
Request-Response MEP - A pattern where a request SOAP message followed by a response SOAP message are exchanged between two SOAP nodes. The pattern namespace is: http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/mep/request-response/.
Response MEP - A pattern where a SOAP node sends a request without any SOAP message to another node, and expects the other node sending back a SOAP message. The pattern namespace is: http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/mep/soap-response/.
Web Method Feature - A SOAP feature that allows SOAP nodes to communicate to each other with an extra information indicates a Web method name. The feature namespace is: http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/features/web-method/.
SOAP Action Feature - A SOAP feature that allows SOAP nodes to communicate to each other with an extra information indicates an activation identification. The feature namespace is: http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap/features/action/.