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SOAP Class

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The SOAP Component is a generic SOAP client supporting SOAP 1.1 that is used to communicate with SOAP servers.

Class Name

IPWorks_SOAP

Procedural Interface

 ipworks_soap_open();
 ipworks_soap_close($res);
 ipworks_soap_register_callback($res, $id, $function);
 ipworks_soap_get_last_error($res);
 ipworks_soap_get_last_error_code($res);
 ipworks_soap_set($res, $id, $index, $value);
 ipworks_soap_get($res, $id, $index);
 ipworks_soap_do_addcookie($res, $cookiename, $cookievalue);
 ipworks_soap_do_addnamespace($res, $prefix, $namespaceuri);
 ipworks_soap_do_addparam($res, $paramname, $paramvalue);
 ipworks_soap_do_attr($res, $attrname);
 ipworks_soap_do_buildpacket($res);
 ipworks_soap_do_config($res, $configurationstring);
 ipworks_soap_do_doevents($res);
 ipworks_soap_do_evalpacket($res);
 ipworks_soap_do_hasxpath($res, $xpath);
 ipworks_soap_do_interrupt($res);
 ipworks_soap_do_reset($res);
 ipworks_soap_do_sendpacket($res);
 ipworks_soap_do_sendrequest($res);
 ipworks_soap_do_value($res, $paramname);

Remarks

The SOAP Class implements a standard SOAP client as specified in the SOAP 1.1 specification.

The class uses HTTP to communicate with SOAP servers, and an internal XML parser to process the results. The SOAP requests are specified by first setting the SOAP Method and MethodURI, as well as optional parameters in the Params properties. Then set the target URL and call the SendRequest method.

The results will be provided through the ReturnValue property and the Params properties (for output parameters). Additionally, properties such as XPath, XElement, XText, etc. allow for more granular traversal of the SOAP response.

If the server returns an error, the FaultCode, FaultString, and FaultActor properties will provide information about the error condition.

The class may also be used in offline mode. This is supported by methods such as BuildPacket and EvalPacket. The corresponding SOAP packet will be stored in the SOAPPacket property. Offline mode is important in cases where the underlying SOAP transport is not HTTP, but another mechanism (e.g. SMTP and POP for email).

By providing direct access to the SOAP packet in offline mode, the class allows for possible extension and full control over the SOAPPacket. The SendPacket method may then be used to send the custom-created SOAPPacket to the destination URL.

Property List


The following is the full list of the properties of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

AcceptA list of acceptable MIME types for the request.
ActionURIThe value of the SOAP-Action header.
AuthorizationThe Authorization string to be sent to the server.
AuthSchemeThe authentication scheme to use when server authorization is required.
ConnectedShows whether the component is connected.
ContentTypeContent type for SOAP request data.
CookieCountThe number of records in the Cookie arrays.
CookieDomainThe domain of a received cookie.
CookieExpirationThis property contains an expiration time for the cookie (if provided by the server).
CookieNameThe name of the cookie.
CookiePathThis property contains a path name to limit the cookie to (if provided by the server).
CookieSecureThis property contains the security flag of the received cookie.
CookieValueThis property contains the value of the cookie.
FaultActorActor of any faults returned by the SOAP server.
FaultCodeCode of any faults returned by the SOAP server.
FaultStringTextual description of any faults returned by the SOAP server.
FirewallAutoDetectThis property tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
FirewallTypeThis property determines the type of firewall to connect through.
FirewallHostThis property contains the name or IP address of firewall (optional).
FirewallPasswordThis property contains a password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.
FirewallPortThis property contains the TCP port for the firewall Host .
FirewallUserThis property contains a user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall.
FollowRedirectsDetermines what happens when the server issues a redirect.
IdleThe current status of the component.
IfModifiedSinceA date determining the maximum age of the desired document.
LocalFileThe path to a local file for downloading. If the file exists, it is overwritten.
LocalHostThe name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
MethodThe remote Method .
MethodURIThe URI corresponding to the SOAP Method .
NamespaceCountThe number of records in the Namespace arrays.
NamespacePrefixThe Prefix for the Namespace .
NamespaceURINamespace URI associated with the corresponding Prefix .
OtherHeadersOther headers as determined by the user (optional).
ParamCountThe number of records in the Param arrays.
ParamAttrsExtra attributes for the parameter.
ParamNameThe name of the Method parameter.
ParamValueThe value of the Method parameter.
ParsedHeaderCountThe number of records in the ParsedHeader arrays.
ParsedHeaderFieldThis property contains the name of the HTTP header (same case as it is delivered).
ParsedHeaderValueThis property contains the header contents.
PasswordA password if authentication is to be used.
PragmaA browser/server specific header line (optional).
ProxyAuthSchemeThis property is used to tell the component which type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy.
ProxyAutoDetectThis property tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available.
ProxyPasswordThis property contains a password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
ProxyPortThis property contains the TCP port for the proxy Server (default 80).
ProxyServerIf a proxy Server is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.
ProxyUserThis property contains a user name, if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
RefererReferer URL/document (optional).
ReturnValueValue returned by the SOAP Method .
SOAPEncodingThe type of SOAP Encoding used for SOAP requests.
SOAPHeaderContents of the optional SOAP header sent to the server.
SOAPPacketFull contents of the SOAP packet.
StatusLineThe first line of the last server response.
TimeoutA timeout for the component.
TransferredDataThe contents of the last response from the server.
TransferredDataLimitThe maximum of data to be transferred.
TransferredHeadersThe full set of headers as received from the server.
URLThe URL to fetch.
UserA user name if authentication is to be used.
ValueFormatFormat of data returned or set.
AttrCountThe number of records in the Attr arrays.
AttrNameThe Name provides the local name (without prefix) of the attribute.
AttrNamespaceAttribute namespace.
AttrPrefixAttribute prefix (if any).
AttrValueAttribute value.
XChildrenThe number of children of the element pointed to by XPath .
XElementThe name of the element pointed to by XPath .
XNamespaceThe namespace of the element pointed to by XPath .
XParentThe parent of the element pointed to by XPath .
XPathA path into the SOAPPacket received by the server.
XPrefixThe prefix of the element pointed to by XPath .
XTextThe text of the element pointed to by XPath .

Method List


The following is the full list of the methods of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

AddCookieAdds a cookie and the corresponding value to the outgoing request headers.
AddNamespaceAdds a namespace to the Namespaces properties.
AddParamAdds a parameter-value pair.
AttrReturns the value of the specified attribute.
BuildPacketBuild the request packet.
ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting .
DoEventsProcesses events from the internal message queue.
EvalPacketEvaluate the packet in SOAPPacket .
HasXPathDetermines whether a specific element exists in the document.
InterruptInterrupt the current method.
ResetReset the component.
SendPacketSend the packet.
SendRequestSend the request.
ValueReturns the value of a parameter.

Event List


The following is the full list of the events fired by the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

ConnectedFired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).
ConnectionStatusFired to indicate changes in connection state.
DisconnectedFired when a connection is closed.
EndTransferFired when a document finishes transferring.
ErrorInformation about errors during data delivery.
HeaderFired every time a header line comes in.
RedirectFired when a redirection is received from the server.
SetCookieFired for every cookie set by the server.
StartTransferFired when a document starts transferring (after the headers).
StatusFired when the HTTP status line is received from the server.
TransferFired while the response transfers.

Configuration Settings


The following is a list of configuration settings for the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

EncodingStyleNamespacePrefixThe prefix to be used for the Encoding namespace.
MethodNamespacePrefixThe prefix to be used for the Method namespace.
MethodAttributesThe attributes to include in the method element.
RequestPacketThe SOAP packet that was sent to the server during the last request.
XSubTreeA snapshot of the current element in the document.
AcceptEncodingUsed to tell the server which types of content encodings the client supports.
AllowHTTPCompressionThis property enables HTTP compression for receiving data.
AllowIdenticalRedirectURLAllow redirects to the same URL.
AppendWhether to append data to LocalFile.
AuthorizationThe Authorization string to be sent to the server.
BytesTransferredContains the number of bytes transferred in the response data.
EncodeURLIf set to true the URL will be encoded by the component.
FollowRedirectsDetermines what happens when the server issues a redirect.
GetOn302RedirectIf set to true the component will perform a GET on the new location.
HTTPVersionThe version of HTTP used by the component.
IfModifiedSinceA date determining the maximum age of the desired document.
KeepAliveDetermines whether the HTTP connection is closed after completion of the request.
MaxRedirectAttemptsLimits the number of redirects that are followed in a request.
OtherHeadersOther headers as determined by the user (optional).
ProxyAuthorizationThe authorization string to be sent to the proxy server.
ProxyAuthSchemeThe authorization scheme to be used for the proxy.
ProxyPasswordA password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
ProxyPortPort for the proxy server (default 80).
ProxyServerName or IP address of a proxy server (optional).
ProxyUserA user name if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
TransferredDataLimitThe maximum number of incoming bytes to be stored by the component.
TransferredHeadersThe full set of headers as received from the server.
UseChunkedEncodingEnables or Disables HTTP chunked encoding for transfers.
ChunkSizeSpecifies the chunk size in bytes when using chunked encoding.
UserAgentInformation about the user agent (browser).
KerberosSPNThe Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller.
ConnectionTimeoutSets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection.
FirewallAutoDetectTells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
FirewallHostName or IP address of firewall (optional).
FirewallPasswordPassword to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.
FirewallPortThe TCP port for the FirewallHost;.
FirewallTypeDetermines the type of firewall to connect through.
FirewallUserA user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall.
KeepAliveTimeThe inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent.
KeepAliveIntervalThe retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received.
LingerWhen set to True, connections are terminated gracefully.
LingerTimeTime in seconds to have the connection linger.
LocalHostThe name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LocalPortThe TCP port in the local host where the component binds.
MaxLineLengthThe maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found.
MaxTransferRateThe transfer rate limit in bytes per second.
RecordLengthThe length of received data records.
TCPKeepAliveDetermines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled.
UseIPv6Whether to use IPv6.
TcpNoDelayWhether or not to delay when sending packets.
AbsoluteTimeoutDetermines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.
FirewallDataUsed to send extra data to the firewall.
InBufferSizeThe size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket.
OutBufferSizeThe size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket.
IgnoreBadAttributePrefixesIf true, bad (unknown) attribute prefixes are ignored.
IgnoreBadElementPrefixesIf true, bad (unknown) element prefixes are ignored.
CacheContentIf true, the original XML is saved in a buffer.
ErrorOnEmptyAttrIf true, passing an invalid attribute to the Attr method will throw an exception.
PreserveWhitespaceIf true, leading and trailing whitespace in element text is preserved.
CodePageThe system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.

 
 
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