Apache News Online: 02 September 2006 - Apache Axis2/C 0.93 released

September 02, 2006

The Apache Axis2C Development Team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Axis2/C version 0.93. You can download this release from http://ws.apache.org/axis2/c/download.cgi

Key Features

AXIOM, an XML object model optimized for SOAP 1.1/1.2 Messages. This has complete XML infoset support.
Support for one-way messaging (In-Only) and request response messaging (In-Out)
Description hierarchy (configuration, service groups, services, operations and messages)
Directory based deployment model
Archive based deployment model
Context hierarchy (corresponding contexts to map to each level of description hierarchy).
Raw XML message receiver
Module architecture, mechanism to extend the SOAP processing model
Module version support
Transports supports: HTTP
- Both simple axis server and Apache2 httpd module for server side
- Client transport with ability to enable SSL support
Service client and operation client APIs
REST support (HTTP POST case)
WS-Addressing, both the submission (2004/08) and final (2005/08) versions
MTOM/XOP support
Code generation tool for stub and skeleton generation for a given WSDL (based on Java tool)
- Axis Data Binding (ADB) support
Security module with UsernameToken support
REST support (HTTP GET case) - New
Dynamic invocation support (based on XML schema and WSDL implementations) - New

Major Changes Since Last Release

REST support for HTTP GET case
XML Schema implementation
Woden/C implementation that supports both WSDL 1.1 and WSDL 2.0
Dynamic client invocation (given a WSDL, consume services dynamically)
Numerous improvements to API and API documentation
Many bug fixes, especially, many paths of execution previously untouched were tested along with Sandesha2/C implementation

TODOs Remaining for 1.0

We welcome your early feedback on this implementation. Thanks for your interest in Axis2C

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