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Protocol Resources
The following are links to documentation, samples and surveys regarding the protocols used within VSO:
Web Services
Web Services is a generic term to refer to applications which expose APIs over the internet. SOAP is one protocol for implementing web services.
- Web Services Activity, (links to various web services documentation), from the W3C.
- Web Services tutorial, from W3 Schools.
SOAP : Simple Object Access Protocol
SOAP is an attempt to standardize passing XML messages over the internet, to allow systems to interact with each other.
- A brief SOAP introduction
- SOAP Specifications, from the W3C.
- SOAP tutorial, from W3 Schools.
XML : eXtensible Markup Language
XML is a format for encoding data in a machine readable way, which can be further extended as needs arise.
- XML Specifications, from the W3C.
- XML tutorial, from W3 Schools.
HTTP : Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTP was a protocol original designed to serve web pages, but is also used as the common transport for web services.
- HTTP documents, from the W3C.
WSDL : Web Services Description Language
WSDL is an XML format to describe how to interact with a web service. WSDL allows various programming tools to automate part of the process of writing client software to interact with web services.
- WSDL specification, from the W3C
- WSDL tutorial, from W3 Schools.