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JAX-WS 2.0.1 Server Runtime

This document describes the architecture of server side JAX-WS 2.0.1 runtime.

JAX-WS 2.0.1 Server Runtime Sequence Diagram

Message Flow

A Web Service invocation starts with either the WSServletDelegate or the ServerConnectionImpl. Both of these classes find the appropriate RuntimeEndpointInfo and invokes the Tie.handle method. This method first creates a MessageInfo used to gather inforrmation about the message to be received. A RuntimeContext is then created with the MessageInfo and the RuntimeModel retrieved from the RuntimeEndpointInfo. The RuntimeContext is then stored in the MessageInfo. The EPTFactory is retrieved from the EPTFactoryFactoryBase and also placed in the MessagInfo. A MessageDispatcher is then created and the receive method is invoked. There will be two types of MessageDispatchers for JAX-WS 2.0.1, SOAPMessageDispatcher (one for client and one for the server) and an XMLMessageDispatcher (one for the client and one for the server).

The MessageDispatcher.receive method orchestrates the receiving of a Message. The SOAPMessageDispatcher first converts the MessageInfo to a SOAPMessage. The SOAPMessageDispatcher then does mustUnderstand processing followed by an invocation of any handlers. The SOAPMessage is then converted to an InternalMessage and stored in the MessageInfo. The converting of the SOAPMessage to an InternalMessage is done using the decoder retrieved from the EPTFactory that is contained in the MessageInfo. Once the SOAPMessage has been converted to an InternalMessage the endpoint implementation is invoked via reflection from the Method stored in the MessageInfo. The return value of the method call is then stored in the InternalMessage. An internalMessage is then created from the MessageInfo. The SOAPEncoder is retrieved from the EPTFactory stored in the MessageInfo. The SOAPEncoder.toSOAPMessage is then invoked to create a SOAPMessage from the InternalMessage. A WSConnection is then retrieved from the MessageInfo and the SOAPMessage is returned over that WSConnection.


External Interactions

SAAJ API

  • JAX-WS creates SAAJ javax.xml.soap.SOAPMessage from the HttpServletRequest. At present, JAX-WS reads all the bytes from the request stream and then creates SOAPMessage along with the HTTP headers.

javax.xml.soap.MessageFactory(binding).createMessage(MimeHeaders, InputStream)

  • SOAPMessage parses the content from the stream including MIME data

  • com.sun.xml.internal.ws.server.SOAPMessageDispatcher::checkHeadersPeekBody()

    SOAPMessage.getSOAPHeader() is used for mustUnderstand processing of headers. It further uses javax.xml.soap.SOAPHeader.examineMustUnderstandHeaderElements(role)

    SOAPMessage.getSOAPBody().getFistChild() is used for guessing the MEP of the request

  • com.sun.xml.internal.ws.handler.HandlerChainCaller:insertFaultMessage()

    SOAPMessage.getSOAPPart().getEnvelope() and some other SAAJ calls are made to create a fault in the SOAPMessage

  • com.sun.xml.internal.ws.handler.LogicalMessageImpl::getPayload() interacts with SAAJ to get body from SOAPMessage

  • com.sun.xml.internal.ws.encoding.soap.SOAPEncoder.toSOAPMessage(com.sun.xml.internal.ws.encoding.soap.internal.InternalMessage, SOAPMessage). There is a scenario where there is SOAPMessage and a logical handler sets payload as Source. To write to the stream, SOAPMessage.writeTo() is used but before that the body needs to be updated with logical handler' Source. Need to verify if this scenario is still happening since Handler.close() is changed to take MessageContext.

  • com.sun.xml.internal.ws.handlerSOAPMessageContextImpl.getHeaders() uses SAAJ API to get headers.

  • SOAPMessage.writeTo() is used to write response. At present, it writes into byte[] and this byte[] is written to HttpServletResponse.

JAXB API

JAX-WS RI uses the JAXB API to marshall/unmarshall user created JAXB objects with user created JAXBContext. Handler, Dispatch in JAX-WS API provide ways for the user to specify his/her own JAXBContext. JAXBTypeSerializer class uses all these methods.

The following two JAXB classes are implemented by JAX-WS to enable/implement MTOM and XOP

JAXB Runtime-API (private contract)

JAX-WS RI uses these private API for serialization/deserialization purposes. This private API is used to serialize/deserialize method parameters at the time of JAXBTypeSerializer class uses all these methods.

/** * <h1>JAX-WS 2.0.1 Server Runtime</h1> * <P>This document describes the architecture of server side * JAX-WS 2.0.1 runtime. </p> * * <h3>JAX-WS 2.0.1 Server Runtime Sequence Diagram</h3> * <img src='../../../../../jaxws/basic-server.seq.png'> * * * <H3>Message Flow</H3> * <P>A Web Service invocation starts with either the * {@link com.sun.xml.internal.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServletDelegate WSServletDelegate} * or the {@link com.sun.xml.internal.ws.transport.http.server.ServerConnectionImpl ServerConnectionImpl}. * Both of these classes find the appropriate {@link com.sun.xml.internal.ws.server.RuntimeEndpointInfo RuntimeEndpointInfo} * and invokes the {@link com.sun.xml.internal.ws.server.Tie#handle(com.sun.xml.internal.ws.api.server.WSConnection, * com.sun.xml.internal.ws.spi.runtime.RuntimeEndpointInfo) Tie.handle} * method. This method first creates a {@link com.sun.pept.ept.MessageInfo MessageInfo} * used to gather inforrmation about the message to be received. A * {@link com.sun.xml.internal.ws.server.RuntimeContext RuntimeContext} * is then created with the MessageInfo and the {@link com.sun.xml.internal.ws.api.model.SEIModel RuntimeModel} * retrieved from the RuntimeEndpointInfo. The RuntimeContext is then * stored in the MessageInfo. The {@link com.sun.pept.ept.EPTFactory EPTFactory} * is retrieved from the {@link com.sun.xml.internal.ws.server.EPTFactoryFactoryBase EPTFactoryFactoryBase} * and also placed in the MessagInfo. A {@link com.sun.pept.protocol.MessageDispatcher MessageDispatcher} * is then created and the receive method is invoked. There will be two * types of MessageDispatchers for JAX-WS 2.0.1, SOAPMessageDispatcher * (one for client and one for the server) and an XMLMessageDispatcher * (one for the client and one for the server).</P> * <P>The MessageDispatcher.receive method orchestrates the receiving of * a Message. The SOAPMessageDispatcher first converts the MessageInfo * to a SOAPMessage. The SOAPMessageDispatcher then does mustUnderstand * processing followed by an invocation of any handlers. The SOAPMessage * is then converted to an InternalMessage and stored in the * MessageInfo. The converting of the SOAPMessage to an InternalMessage * is done using the decoder retrieved from the EPTFactory that is * contained in the MessageInfo. Once the SOAPMessage has been converted * to an InternalMessage the endpoint implementation is invoked via * reflection from the Method stored in the MessageInfo. The return * value of the method call is then stored in the InternalMessage. An * internalMessage is then created from the MessageInfo. The SOAPEncoder * is retrieved from the EPTFactory stored in the MessageInfo. The * SOAPEncoder.toSOAPMessage is then invoked to create a SOAPMessage * from the InternalMessage. A WSConnection is then retrieved from the * MessageInfo and the SOAPMessage is returned over that WSConnection.</P> * <P><BR> * </P> * <H3>External Interactions</H3> * <H4>SAAJ API</H4> * <UL> * <LI><P>JAX-WS creates SAAJ javax.xml.soap.SOAPMessage * from the HttpServletRequest. * At present, JAX-WS reads all the bytes from the request stream and * then creates SOAPMessage along with the HTTP headers.</P> * </UL> * <P>javax.xml.soap.MessageFactory(binding).createMessage(MimeHeaders, InputStream)</P> * <UL> * <LI><P>SOAPMessage parses the content from the stream including MIME * data</P> * <LI><P>com.sun.xml.internal.ws.server.SOAPMessageDispatcher::checkHeadersPeekBody()</P> * <P>SOAPMessage.getSOAPHeader() is used for mustUnderstand processing * of headers. It further uses * javax.xml.soap.SOAPHeader.examineMustUnderstandHeaderElements(role)</P> * <P>SOAPMessage.getSOAPBody().getFistChild() is used for guessing the * MEP of the request</P> * <LI><P>com.sun.xml.internal.ws.handler.HandlerChainCaller:insertFaultMessage()</P> * <P>SOAPMessage.getSOAPPart().getEnvelope() and some other SAAJ calls * are made to create a fault in the SOAPMessage</P> * <LI><P>com.sun.xml.internal.ws.handler.LogicalMessageImpl::getPayload() * interacts with SAAJ to get body from SOAPMessage</P> * <LI><P>com.sun.xml.internal.ws.encoding.soap.SOAPEncoder.toSOAPMessage(com.sun.xml.internal.ws.encoding.soap.internal.InternalMessage, * SOAPMessage). There is a scenario where there is SOAPMessage and a * logical handler sets payload as Source. To write to the stream, * SOAPMessage.writeTo() is used but before that the body needs to be * updated with logical handler' Source. Need to verify if this * scenario is still happening since Handler.close() is changed to take * MessageContext.</P> * <LI><P>com.sun.xml.internal.ws.handlerSOAPMessageContextImpl.getHeaders() * uses SAAJ API to get headers.</P> * <LI><P>SOAPMessage.writeTo() is used to write response. At present, * it writes into byte[] and this byte[] is written to * HttpServletResponse.</P> * </UL> * <H4>JAXB API</H4> * <P>JAX-WS RI uses the JAXB API to marshall/unmarshall user created * JAXB objects with user created {@link javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext JAXBContext}. * Handler, Dispatch in JAX-WS API provide ways for the user to specify his/her own * JAXBContext. {@link com.sun.xml.internal.ws.encoding.jaxb.JAXBTypeSerializer JAXBTypeSerializer} class uses all these methods.</P> * <UL> * <LI><p>{@link javax.xml.bind.Marshaller#marshal(Object,XMLStreamWriter) Marshaller.marshal(Object,XMLStreamWriter)}</p> * <LI><P>{@link javax.xml.bind.Marshaller#marshal(Object,Result) Marshaller.marshal(Object, DomResult)}</P> * <LI><P>{@link javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller#unmarshal(XMLStreamReader) Object Unmarshaller.unmarshal(XMLStreamReader)}</P> * <LI><P>{@link javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller#unmarshal(Source) Object Unmarshaller.unmarshal(Source)}</P> * </UL> * The following two JAXB classes are implemented by JAX-WS to enable/implement MTOM and XOP * <UL> * <LI><P>{@link javax.xml.bind.attachment.AttachmentMarshaller AttachmentMarshaller}</P> * <LI><P>{@link javax.xml.bind.attachment.AttachmentUnmarshaller AttachmentUnmarshaller}</P> * </UL> * <H4>JAXB Runtime-API (private contract)</H4> * <P>JAX-WS RI uses these private API for serialization/deserialization * purposes. This private API is used to serialize/deserialize method * parameters at the time of JAXBTypeSerializer class uses all * these methods.</P> * <UL> * <LI><P>{@link com.sun.xml.internal.bind.api.Bridge#marshal(BridgeContext, Object, XMLStreamWriter) Bridge.marshal(BridgeContext, Object, XMLStreamWriter)}</P> * <LI><P>{@link com.sun.xml.internal.bind.api.Bridge#marshal(BridgeContext, Object, Node) Bridge.marshal(BridgeContext, Object, Node)}</P> * <LI><P>{@link com.sun.xml.internal.bind.api.Bridge#unmarshal(BridgeContext, XMLStreamReader) Object Bridge.unmarshal(BridgeContext, XMLStreamReader)}</P> * </UL> * **/
package com.sun.xml.internal.ws.server; import com.sun.xml.internal.bind.api.BridgeContext; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamWriter; import javax.xml.transform.Source; import javax.xml.transform.Result; import org.w3c.dom.Node;