SOAP Implementations
Dozens of SOAP implementations now freely exist on the Internet. In fact, as of this writing, SOAPWare.org has referenced a total of 65 implementations. Here are four of the most popular and widely cited implementations.
- Apache SOAP (http://xml.apache.org/soap/)
Open source Java implementation of the SOAP protocol; based on the IBM SOAP4J implementation
- Microsoft SOAP ToolKit 2.0 (http://msdn.microsoft.com/soap/default.asp)
COM implementation of the SOAP protocol for C#, C++, Visual Basic, or other COM-compliant languages
- SOAP::Lite for Perl (http://www.soaplite.com/)
Perl implementation of the SOAP protocol, written by Paul Kulchenko, that includes support for WSDL and UDDI
- GLUE from the Mind Electric (http://www.themindelectric.com)
Java implementation of the SOAP protocol that includes support for WSDL and UDDI
Complete information on Apache SOAP is provided in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5. SOAP::Lite and GLUE are discussed briefly in Chapter 6. For a more complete list, or to find a SOAP implementation for your language or platform of choice, check out http://www.soapware.org/directory/4/implementations.
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