Port Type Agnostic Proxy Support For Web Services Intermediaries

A system for port type agnostic proxy support for web services intermediaries, the system comprising:

• means for receiving in a web services intermediary a request for execution of a web services operation, wherein:
• the web services intermediary includes a proxy, wherein no configuration data available to the proxy describes an endpoint of the target service and the requester submits requests for operations in port types completely unknown to the intermediary;
• and
• the request includes parametric information from which an endpoint for a target service that supports the operation is identified;
• means for identifying, in dependence upon the parametric data, the endpoint for a target service that supports the operation;
• means for creating a target service request for execution of the operation on the target service, further comprising:
• means for composing the request in a data structure useful in a binding-neutral interface;
• and
• means for calling the binding-neutral interface, passing the request as a call parameter;
• and
• means for issuing the target service request to the target service.

A computer program product for port type agnostic proxy support for web services intermediaries, the computer program product comprising:

• a recording medium;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving in a web services intermediary a request for execution of a web services operation, wherein:
• the web services intermediary includes a proxy, wherein no configuration data available to the proxy describes an endpoint of the target service and the requester submits requests for operations in port types completely unknown to the intermediary;
• and
• the request includes parametric information from which an endpoint for a target service that supports the operation is identified;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying, in dependence upon the parametric data, the endpoint for a target service that supports the operation;
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a target service request for execution of the operation on the target service, further comprising:
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for composing the request in a data structure useful in a binding-neutral interface;
• and
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for calling the binding-neutral interface, passing the request as a call parameter;
• and
• means, recorded on the recording medium, for issuing the target service request to the target service.