Method and apparatus for web service communication
Methods and apparatuses for web service communication are provided. A first communication is received for a web service that comprises a first address. A second address is then located corresponding to the first address. A second communication, including the request in the first communication, is sent the second address, and the response returned to the originator.
1. An apparatus for web service communication, comprising:
a central processing unit implementing a proxy server adapted to receive a first communication requesting a web service, the first communication including a first address identifying the requested web service;
a Universal Discovery, Description and Integration (UDDI) repository for storing web service addresses accessible by the proxy server; and
wherein the proxy server locates a second address associated with the first address, and sends a second communication including the second address.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first communication is sent from the requesting application.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the requesting application is an internal application.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first address comprises a public address, information associated with the requesting application, or a real web services address associated with the web service.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second address comprises a real web services address associated with the web service, public address, or information associated with the requesting application.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second address is stored in the repository.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the repository is a database, a look-up table or a directory.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the requesting application is an external application.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first communication is received from a non-UDDI-aware application.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second communication is sent to a requesting application.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second communication is sent to a requested application.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the web service is an external web service.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the web service is an internal web service.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the association of the first address and the second address is cached.
15. An apparatus for web service communication, comprising:
means for receiving a first communication requesting a web service, the first communication including a first address identifying the requested web service;
means for locating a second address associated with the first address, wherein the second address is stored in a Universal Discovery, Description and Integration (UDDI) repository; and
means for providing a second communication to a requesting application, wherein the second communication includes the second address.
16. A method for web service communication, comprising:
receiving, at a proxy server, a first communication requesting a web service, the first communication including a first address identifying the requested web service;
locating a second address associated with the first address, wherein the second address is stored in a Universal Discovery, Description and Integration (UDDI) repository;
sending, from the proxy server, a second communication requesting the web service, using the second address;
in response to the second communication, receiving, at the proxy server, a first web service response from the web service;
matching the first web service response to a second web service response; and
sending the second web service response to a requesting application.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first communication is sent from the requesting application.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the requesting application is an internal application.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first address comprises a public address, information associated with the requesting application, or a real web services address associated with the web service.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second address comprises a real web services address associated with the web service, public address, or information associated with the requesting application.
21. The method of claim 16 , wherein the repository is a database, a look-up table or a directory.
22. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second communication includes a request included in the first communication.
23. A computer system comprising:
a processor; and
a program storage device readable by the computer system, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the processor to perform the method claimed in claim 16 .
24. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform the method claimed in claim 16 .
25. The method of claim 16 , wherein the requesting application is an external application.
26. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first communication is received from a non-UDDI-aware application.
27. The method of claim 16 , wherein the web service is an external web service.
28. The method of claim 16 , wherein the web service is an internal web service.
29. The method of claim 16 , wherein the association of the first address and the second address is cached.