Check if CXF Webservice is alive

[Ignacio Peluffo]

Hi all!

I have a basic question related with Webservices implemented with CXF.

How can I check if a Webservice is alive before using it? I searched in the forum, Google and I couldn't find any information about this...

Thanks in advance!

[Ivan Krizsan]

Hi!
There are a couple options that you can use:

If the web service is a SOAP web service, or a REST web service with a WADL, then you can issue a HTTP HEAD request for the WSDL or WADL document.

Implement a special "ping" operation (SOAP) in the web service, or "ping" resource (REST), that you call (SOAP) or GET (REST).

Best wishes!

[Ignacio Peluffo]

Ivan Krizsan wrote:Hi!
There are a couple options that you can use:

If the web service is a SOAP web service, or a REST web service with a WADL, then you can issue a HTTP HEAD request for the WSDL or WADL document.

Implement a special "ping" operation (SOAP) in the web service, or "ping" resource (REST), that you call (SOAP) or GET (REST).

Best wishes!

Thank you very much for your response.

Finally, I've decided to implement a special "ping" operation. However, I tried the other option but it didn't work really well because I had some problems with the server certificate (the communication was throw https).

Thanks again!