Programming Web Services with XML-RPC: Creating Web Application Gateways (Paperback)

Foreword

Preface

1. Introduction
What XML-RPC Does
Where XML-RPC Excels
A Quick Tour of the Minefields

2. The XML-RPC Protocol
Choreography
Data Types
Request Format
Response Format
The Nil Value
A DTD for XML-RPC

3. Client-Server Communication: XML-RPC in Java
Why XML-RPC for Java?
The XML-RPC Java Library
Building XML-RPC Clients
Building XML-RPC Servers
Creating XML-RPC Handlers
Three Practical Examples
Moving Toward Cross-Platform Peer-to-Peer

4. XML-RPC and Perl
Perl's Implementation of XML-RPC
Data Types
XML-RPC Clients
XML-RPC Servers
Integrating XML-RPC into a Web Server

5. Integrating Web Applications: XML-RPC in PHP
Getting the XML-RPC Library for PHP
Understanding the Client Classes
Mapping Data Between PHP and XML-RPC
Invoking Methods
Building XML-RPC Servers in PHP
Connecting Web Applications
What PHP and XML-RPC Can Do

6. XML-RPC and Python
Python Implementations of XML-RPC
Installing PythonWare XML-RPC
Data Types
XML-RPC Clients
XML-RPC Servers
Integrating XML-RPC into a Web Server
Using Zope as an XML-RPC Server

7. Bridging XML-RPC and COM: XML-RPC in ASP
Using XML-RPC with ASP
Making Active Server Pages More Active
Data Types and the API
Building an Address Book Web Service with ASP
Talking to MS Access from Linux
An XML-RPC Client in ASP
Creating a Window to Linux
Connections and Caveats

8. XML-RPC and the Web Services Landscape
The Web Services Vision
Public XML-RPC Services
Design Considerations for Any XML-RPC Application
Beyond XML-RPC
Protocol Design Choices
XML-RPC and Web Services

A. The XML You Need for XML-RPC

B. The HTTP You Need for XML-RPC

Index