WADL (Web Application Description Language)

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∟WADL (Web Application Description Language)

This section describes what is WADL (Web Application Description Language), an XML-based file format that describes REST Web services.

What Is WADL (Web Application Description Language)? A WADL document is an XML-based file that describes REST Web services.

Here is an example of WADL document file, Hello_REST.wadl, that describes the Hello REST Web service provided in the previous section:

<application xmlns="http://wadl.dev.java.net/2009/02"
   xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
   xmlns:hy="https://www.herongyang.com/Service">
   <doc xml:lang="en" title="Hello_REST"/>
   <resources base="https://www.herongyang.com/Service/">
   <resource path="Hello_REST.php">
   <method name="GET">
   <request>
   <param name="Message" type="xsd:string" style="query"/>
   </request>
   <response status="200">
   <representation mediaType="application/xml" element="hy:Result"/>
   </response>
   </method>
   </resource>
   </resources>
</application>

As you can see, a WADL document is similar to a WSDL (Web Service Definition Language) document.

Table of Contents

About This Book

SoapUI - Web Service Testing Tool

SOAP Web Service and SoapUI

►REST Web Service and SoapUI

What Is REST Web Service

Hello REST Web Service

►WADL (Web Application Description Language)

Loading WADL Documents into SoapUI

Viewing REST Service Properties

REST Web Service Request Template

Submitting REST Test Requests

HTTP Request and Response Raw Data

Creating REST Project without WADL

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Discontinued: GetInfoByState - Get ZIP Codes of a Given US State

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Discontinued: GetGeoIP - Get Country by IP Address

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Discontinued: ConvertWeight - Convert Weight Unit

Discontinued: ChangeAreaUnit - Convert Area Unit

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Discontinued: GetQuote - Get Stock Quote

Discontinued: GetSunSetRiseTime - Get Sunrise and Sunset Time

Discontinued: GetWeatherByZipCode - Get Weather by ZIP Code in US

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