Starting DemoServices

The Membrane Registry distribution contains a program called DemoServices, that provides a graphical userinterface for starting and stopping two Web Services. The services can be used to explore the membrane registry.

Requirements

In order to run the DemoServices you need JDK 1.6 or JAX-WS in the classpath.

Starting DemoServices

If you have configured Windows to run jar files, simply doubleclick DemoServices.jar in the tutorial subdirectory, else:

Go to the command promt
Change to the tutorial subdirectory(e.g. cd C:\membrane\tutorial).
Run DemoService.jar with
```
java -jar DemoService.jar
```

Image 1: Starting DemoServices form the command promt.

A simple user interface will pop up

Image 2: The DemoService UI

Starting a Web Service

By pressing the start/stop button you can control the execution of the services. Press the start button to start the HRService.

Image 3: HRService started

Hint:If you get trouble with the portnumbers, you can change them in the textfield before starting!

Retrieving the WSDL

You can copy the WSDL location of a service started by DemoServices by selecting and pressing Ctr-C Open the URL http://localhost:8080/HRService?wsdl in your browser to retrieve the WSDL.

Image 4: WSDL in the browser

Now you can see the WSDL of the HRService in your browser. But WSDL is hard to read. Let see in the next part of the tutorial what membrane registry can do to help you exploring WSDL.