WSIF aims to extend the flexibility provided by SOAP services into a general model for invoking Web services, irrespective of the underlying binding or access protocols.
SOAP bindings for Web services are part of the WSDL specification, therefore when most developers think of using a Web service, they immediately think of assembling a SOAP message and sending it across the network to the service endpoint, using a SOAP client API. For example: using Apache SOAP the client creates and populates a Call object that encapsulates the service endpoint, the identification of the SOAP operation to invoke, the parameters to send, and so on.
The goals of the Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF) are therefore:
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WSIF: Overview
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Using WSIF to invoke Web services
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Services Invocation Framework (WSIF): Enabling Web services