[CXF-542] Support the factory pattern using a single stateless service endpoint

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.0-RC
• Component/s: Core
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Gary Tully
• Created: 17/Apr/07 21:17
• Updated: 25/Apr/07 08:38
• Resolved: 25/Apr/07 08:38

Description

provide support fo the features described at http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-cxf-dev/200704.mbox/[e-mail]%3e

The factory pattern of statefull service interaction does not scale with webservices. However in the case of a single implementation endpoint where the state is embedded in the endpoint reference, it is possible to scale the factory pattern in a reasonable matter. the state embedded in the endpoint reference is used as a key into some persistent store that is used for the duration on the request dispatch.

Support of this nature requires a mechanism to propagate state in an endpoint reference. ie: create an endpoint reference for an existing service with an embedded id, the option to retrieve the id at runtime from the current endpoint reference.

For a client, an easy way to use an endpoint reference is required. Something like the jaxws2.0 service.getPort(endpointreferencetype...)