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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: SOAP <-> DCOP
From:       Rik Hemsley <rik () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-06-23 0:43:04
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#if Kurt Granroth
> On Thursday 21 June 2001 11:09 pm, Rik Hemsley wrote:
> > Has anyone thought of gluing DCOP and SOAP together ? Does anyone
> > know of any efforts in this area ? If there's nothing happening, I
> > think I might have a go.
>
> Nobody is doing anything, AFAIK.  I was always *going* to extend
> kxmlrpcd to handle SOAP (should be pretty easy) but have never found
> (made) the time.

Actually, after I'd got quite far into reading and implementing the SOAP 
specs I realised that SOAP is basically just an extended version of 
XMLRPC. I then looked at your kxmlrpc code and saw it was very similar to 
my own :)

> Were you thinking of doing a SOAP client library as well?  As in DCOP
> to SOAP, not just SOAP to DCOP?

Yes. I've written a class that parses a SOAP envelope and gives you the 
parameters you need to make a DCOP call. Right now I can send use a SOAP 
message to set my kdesktop background :) Next I'll do the necessary stuff 
for doing the reverse.

I don't know if anyone has a use for this stuff yet, because the SOAP 
spec still needs some work. Perhaps people are using it ? I don't know.

Anyway, I'll finish the implementation and we can announce it. It will be 
good PR if nothing else :)

BTW, having read all the docs and written some implementation, I've 
decided that SOAP is a great protocol :)

Rik

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