[mod_python] Mod_python Doc-style help

Conrad Steenberg conrad at hep.caltech.edu
Sat Jun 26 09:44:26 EDT 2004


On Sat, 2004-06-26 at 08:36, Conrad Steenberg wrote:
> Hi John
> 
> I'm using this snippet in a mod_python-based server (clarens.sf.net):
> 
> try:
>   import ZSI
>   from ZSI import ParsedSoap, SoapWriter, TC, ZSI_SCHEMA_URI, \
>     FaultFromFaultMessage, _child_elements, Fault
> except:
>   ZSI=None
> 
> 
>         try:
>           ps = ParsedSoap(data)

Btw, "data" above is the message body received from the client.

>           method=ps.body_root.localName
>           arg_data = _child_elements(ps.body_root)
>           if len(arg_data) == 0:
>             arg = []
>           else:
>             tc = TC.Any()
>             arg = [ tc.parse(e, ps) for e in arg_data ]
>           decoded=[str(method),arg]
>         except ZSI.ParseException, e:
>           write_response_soap(req,build_fault_soap_exception(req,e))
>           return apache.OK
> 
> 
> I.e. the method name would be in "method" and the arguments in "arg". I
> don't know if this would work for a doc-style service...
> 
> The two methods referenced in the exception handler are:
> 
> def write_response_soap(req,message,code=apache.OK):
>  req.content_type='text/xml; charset="utf-8"'
>  req.headers_out['Server'] = "Clarens Apache/ZSI SOAP server %s"%_version
>  req.send_http_header()
>  req.write(message)
> 
> and 
> 
> def build_fault_soap(req,call,code,message):
>   return ZSI.Fault(code,message).AsSOAP()
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Conrad
> 
> On Fri, 2004-06-25 at 07:25, Ertl, John wrote:
> > All,
> > The all to common "I am new to mod_python".  I have been using the ZSI SOAP
> > module for a simple RPC style web service that uses AsCGI for the dispatch.
> > I have been given the chance to work on a Virtual server that allows me to
> > use mod_python without messing up everyone else.   I have the simple example
> > of mod_python and ZSI working but now I want to look at turning the RPC
> > style web service into a doc-style service.   What I can't figure out is how
> > do I get to the soap body?   If any of you are familiar with ZSI I assume I
> > could use ParsedSoap but I am not sure what to do ParsedSoap on.  Is there a
> > better way to make a web service with mod_python?   In the little I have
> > read mod_python looks very promising but I just am just not able to link the
> > pieces together. 
> > 
> > Any ideas or simple examples would be appreciated.
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > John Ertl
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Conrad Steenberg <conrad at hep.caltech.edu>


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