Creating a model for an XML-RPC API?

[dmalcolm]

I have a number of servers to deal with that expose XML-RPC interfaces. I'd like to create Teiid models for them so that I can write relational queries

As far as I can tell, Teiid Designer 6.1 can create a View Model from a web service if I can supply a WSDL definition of the service.

I'm very familiar with XML-RPC, but not at all with WSDL.

I'm wondering:
- is it possible to express XML-RPC interfaces using WSDL? would Teiid be able to abstract them into relational queries?
- if not, is there an XML-RPC backend for Teiid? Would I have to write one using the CDK?

Thanks
Dave

[tejones]

It is possible to convert XML-RPC to a DOC-LIT WSDL file. Here is a decent tutorial on how to accomplish this: http://webservices.xml.com/pub/a/ws/2002/12/18/endpoints.html

Once converted to a valid WSDL file it should import to a relational or web service model without any issues.

Thanks,
Ted

[jdoyle]

Hi Dave

You can do XML-RPC with Teiid as well, but it requires that you have an XSD, or you have to do some tricky hand modeling. I have also been considering adding some other ways to generate a model, such as Relax NG, or a XML example doc.

Do you have any kind of contract for you service?

~jd