BEA WebLogic Platform 7

WebLogic Server provides the following components for service registry functionality:

• Implementation of the UDDI 2.0 API. That is, WebLogic Server is capable of being a UDDI operator that can host your own private registry of Web services. Start the server by running

  < w1_home >\weblogic700\samples\server\config\examples\startExamplesServer.cmd

  When the WebLogic Examples server is started, it deploys an endpoint that acts as a UDDI listener who understands all the UDDI API SOAP messages. This endpoint is actually a J2EE Web application found in

  < wl_home >\weblogic700\samples\server\config\examples\examplesServer\.internal\uddi.war

• A UDDI client proxy layer (Java API). Using it, you can conveniently write Java programs that make UDDI searches or publish actions, without needing to craft the UDDI SOAP calls or parse the UDDI SOAP responses like those shown in Listings 31.1 and 31.2.

• A browser-based tool, called the UDDI Directory Explorer, for managing your private registry. It also acts as a registry of public or external UDDI registries on which you can perform searches.