WebServices Frameworks

Java WebServices Development Tools:

Apache CXF: Apache CXF is an open source services framework. CXF helps you build and develop services using frontend programming APIs, like JAX-WS and JAX-RS. These services can speak a variety of protocols such as SOAP, XML/HTTP, RESTful HTTP, or CORBA and work over a variety of transports such as HTTP, JMS or JBI.

Apache Axis2: is a Web Services / SOAP / WSDL engine, the successor to the widely used Apache Axis SOAP stack. There are two implementations of the Apache Axis2 Web services engine - Apache Axis2/Java and Apache Axis2/C.

Apache Wink: Apache Wink is a simple yet solid framework for building RESTful Web services. It is comprised of a Server module and a Client module for developing and consuming RESTful Web services.

JAX-WS: JAVA-API( XML-based Webservices, means mainly WSDL/SOAP though REST is possible too )

RI(Reference Implementation): JAX-WS: { javax.xml.ws.**.* , core Web services support } = JAX-WS “RI” [is subset of] Metro
Note: Metro = JAX-WS “RI” + WSIT/Tango ( WSIT/Tango provides support for Security, Reliability, Transactions and Interoperability with .NET 3.0 )

JAX-RS: JAVA-API( RESTful Web Services )
RI(RI(Reference Implementation): JAX-RS = { javax.ws.rs.**.* } = Jersey

AWS Toolkit for Eclipse: The AWS Toolkit for Eclipse is an open source plug-in for the Eclipse Java IDE that makes it easier for developers to develop, debug, and deploy Java applications using Amazon Web Services. With the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse, you’ll be able to get started faster and be more productive when building AWS applications.

Eclipse WST Web Services UI: The Web Services project is a sub-project in the Eclipse WTP Top-Level Project. The project consists of two components: The JST Web services component, which contains tools for developing and interacting with Java Web services and the WST Web services component, which contains tools for Web services development which is not Java specific.

Eclipse with Lomboz plugin: Lomboz is an open source and free J2EE development environment for businesses and individuals. You can develop, test, profile and deploy Web, Web services, Java, J2EE and EJB applications with this IDE. Lomboz has comprehensive support for most J2EE standard application server runtimes, and supports most popular open source runtimes such as JOnAS, and other vendor runtime environments. Lomboz is buillt on the Eclipse open source platform and the Web Tools Platform (WTP) projects.

OpenSource WebService Testing Tools:

• soapUI

• TestMaker

• WebInject

Miscellaneous:

• Tools to view HTTP requests and responses - Wireshark, Fiddler, IEInspector HTP Analyser, Firebug, HttpFox

           Web Development: Client side debugging tools/plugins inside Browser:

            Chrome => Chrome developer Tools ( F12 )

            Firefox  => FireBug/Poster

            IE          => Fiddler

• Tools to test RESTful Webservices - RESTClient(from GoogleCode; A Java application to test RESTful webservices), HTTP4E(REST HttpClient for Eclipse)

• POSTER add-on to Firefox - RESTful Web Services can be tested using a firefox addon called Poster. It's a developer tool for interacting with web services and other web resources that lets you make HTTP requests, set the entity body, and content type. This allows you to interact with web services and inspect the results.

• Microsoft’s WCF & Service Trace Viewer Tool - Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Service Trace Viewer Tool helps you analyze diagnostic traces that are generated by WCF

ref:

Open Source Web Services Tools in Java - http://java-source.net/open-source/web-services-tools

WebServices (SOAP vs REST) - http://www.ajaxonomy.com/2008/xml/web-services-part-1-soap-vs-rest

JAX-WS and JAX-RS United in CXF - http://sberyozkin.blogspot.com/2011/01/jax-ws-and-jax-rs-united-in-cxf.html