APIs Used to Publish a Service

Overview

The javax.xml.ws.Enddpoint class does the work of publishing a JAX-WS service provider. To publishing an endpoint do the following:

Create an Endpoint object for your service provider.
Publish the endpoint.
Stop the endpoint when application shuts down.

The Endpoint class provides methods for creating and publishing service providers. It also provides a method that can create and publish a service provider in a single method call.

Instantiating an service provider

A service provider is instantiated using an Endpoint object. You instantiate an Endpoint object for your service provider using one of the following methods:

static Endpoint create(Object implementor);
This create() method returns an Endpoint for the specified service implementation. The Endpoint object is created using the information provided by the implementation class' javax.xml.ws.BindingType annotation, if it is present. If the annotation is not present, the Endpoint uses a default SOAP 1.1/HTTP binding.
static Endpoint create(URI bindingID, Object implementor);
This create() method returns an Endpoint object for the specified implementation object using the specified binding. This method overrides the binding information provided by the javax.xml.ws.BindingType annotation, if it is present. If the bindingID cannot be resolved, or it is null, the binding specified in the javax.xml.ws.BindingType is used to create the Endpoint. If neither the bindingID or the javax.xml.ws.BindingType can be used, the Endpoint is created using a default SOAP 1.1/HTTP binding.
static Endpoint publish(String address, Object implementor);
The publish() method creates an Endpoint object for the specified implementation, and publishes it. The binding used for the Endpoint object is determined by the URL scheme of the provided address. The list of bindings available to the implementation are scanned for a binding that supports the URL scheme. If one is found the Endpoint object is created and published. If one is not found, the method fails.
Tip
Using publish() is the same as invoking one of the create() methods, and then invoking the publish() method used in publish to an address.

	Tip
Using `publish()` is the same as invoking one of the `create()` methods, and then invoking the `publish()` method used in publish to an address.

	Important
	The implementation object passed to any of the `Endpoint` creation methods must either be an instance of a class annotated with `javax.jws.WebService` and meeting the requirements for being an SEI implementation or it must be an instance of a class annotated with `javax.xml.ws.WebServiceProvider` and implementing the `Provider` interface.

Publishing a service provider

You can publish a service provider using either of the following Endpoint methods:

void publish(String address);
This publish() method publishes the service provider at the address specified.
Important
The address's URL scheme must be compatible with one of the service provider's bindings.
void publish(Object serverContext);
This publish() method publishes the service provider based on the information provided in the specified server context. The server context must define an address for the endpoint, and the context must also be compatible with one of the service provider's available bindings.

Stopping a published service provider

When the service provider is no longer needed you should stop it using its stop() method. The stop() method, shown in Example 9.1, shuts down the endpoint and cleans up any resources it is using.

Example 9.1. Method for Stopping a Published Endpoint

void stop();

	Important
	Once the endpoint is stopped it cannot be republished.

	Important
	The `address`'s URL scheme must be compatible with one of the service provider's bindings.