| | 1 | = Protocol Resources = |
| | 2 | |
| | 3 | The following are links to documentation, samples and surveys regarding the protocols used within VSO: |
| | 4 | |
| | 5 | == Web Services == |
| | 6 | |
| | 7 | Web Services is a generic term to refer to applications which expose APIs over the internet. SOAP is |
| | 8 | one protocol for implementing web services. |
| | 9 | |
| | 10 | * [http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/ Web Services Activity], (links to various web services documentation), from the W3C. |
| | 11 | * [http://www.w3schools.com/webservices/default.asp Web Services tutorial], from W3 Schools. |
| | 12 | |
| | 13 | == SOAP : Simple Object Access Protocol == |
| | 14 | |
| | 15 | SOAP is an attempt to standardize passing XML messages over the internet, to allow systems to interact |
| | 16 | with each other. |
| | 17 | |
| | 18 | * [http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2000/02/09/feature/index.html A brief SOAP introduction] |
| | 19 | * [http://www.w3.org/TR/soap/ SOAP Specifications], from the W3C. |
| | 20 | * [http://www.w3schools.com/soap/default.asp SOAP tutorial], from W3 Schools. |
| | 21 | |
| | 22 | == XML : eXtensible Markup Language == |
| | 23 | |
| | 24 | XML is a format for encoding data in a machine readable way, which can be further extended as needs arise. |
| | 25 | |
| | 26 | * [http://www.w3.org/XML/ XML Specifications], from the W3C. |
| | 27 | * [http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp XML tutorial], from W3 Schools. |
| | 28 | |
| | 29 | == HTTP : Hypertext Transfer Protocol == |
| | 30 | |
| | 31 | HTTP was a protocol original designed to serve web pages, but is also used |
| | 32 | as the common transport for web services. |
| | 33 | |
| | 34 | * [http://www.w3.org/Protocols/ HTTP documents], from the W3C. |
| | 35 | |
| | 36 | == WSDL : Web Services Description Language == |
| | 37 | |
| | 38 | WSDL is an XML format to describe how to interact with a web service. WSDL allows various |
| | 39 | programming tools to automate part of the process of writing client software to interact |
| | 40 | with web services. |
| | 41 | |
| | 42 | * [http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl WSDL specification], from the W3C |
| | 43 | * [http://www.w3schools.com/wsdl/default.asp WSDL tutorial], from W3 Schools. |
