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Introduction : Web Services in OpenEdge : Comparing OpenEdge support for SOAP WSA and REST Web services
 

Comparing OpenEdge support for SOAP WSA and REST Web services

The following table summarizes SOAP WSA and REST application support in OpenEdge.
Table 1. WSA and REST support in OpenEdge
WSA
REST
OpenEdge Components deployed on the Web server
*Web Services Adapter (WSA)
*Web service property file
*Web Service Application Descriptor (WSAD) file
*Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file
*Web Application Archive (WAR) files
*REST Management Agent (optional)
Web service development tools
*ProxyGen,
*WSDL Analyzer (bprowsdldoc)
*Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge (PDSOE)
*RESTGEN
Management tools
*OpenEdge Management/ OpenEdge Explorer
*WSA Management Utility (WSAMAN)
*OpenEdge Management/ OpenEdge Explorer,
*REST Management Utility (RESTMAN)
Supported AppServer session models
*Session-managed
*Session-free
*Session-free
Supported AppServer operating modes
*State-free (recommended)
*Stateless
*State-aware
*State-reset
*State-free (preferred)
*Stateless (limited functionality)