SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND ACCESSING WEBSERVICES

摘要

A method of responding to a request from a client to a Web service is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) processing the request to identify a resource file and a requested action, wherein the request is encoded in one of a plurality of protocols; b) accessing the resource file which includes data describing the Web service; c) processing the request using at least a portion of the data to produce a response; and d) returning a response to the client. A computer system is also disclosed. The computer system includes a client adapted to send a request to a Web service, and a middleware which receives the request from the client. The computer system also includes a resource file accessible to the middleware. The resource fil e includes data describing the Web service. The middleware identifies the resource file and requested action from the request, which is encoded in one of a plurality of protocols.