# Calling a SOAP service from within a Rails controller **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 26, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-soap-service-from-within-a-rails-controller/97696 "2006-01-26T17:51:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deanhiller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@deanhiller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deanhiller)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-soap-service-from-within-a-rails-controller/97696/1 "2006-01-26T17:51:45Z")
The following works fine as a standalone ruby program: * * * t = Time.now starter = Time.local(t.year,t.mon, t.day) + (24 \*3600) ender = starter + 7 \* 24 \*3600 lat = 40.352039 lon = -74.191961 require ‘soap/wsdlDriver’ params = {:maxt =\> false, :mint =\> false, :temp =\> true, :dew =\> false, :pop12 =\> false, :qpf =\> false, :sky =\> false, :snow =\> false, :wspd =\> false, :wdir =\> false, :wx =\> false, :waveh =\> false, :icons =\> false, :rh =\> false, :appt =\> true} wsdl = “[http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/xml/DWMLgen/wsdl/ndfdXML.wsdl](http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/xml/DWMLgen/wsdl/ndfdXML.wsdl)” drv = SOAP::WSDLDriverFactory.new(wsdl).create\_rpc\_driver drv.wiredump\_dev = STDOUT if $DEBUG dwml = drv.NDFDgen(lat, lon, ‘time-series’, starter, ender, params) puts dwml require ‘xsd/mapping’ data = XSD::Mapping.xml2obj(dwml).data * * * However, when I try to call the same from within a ruby controller, I get: SOAP::HTTPStreamError in Weather\_map#data 502: Bad Gateway The code in my controller is: * * * ``` def get_weather lat = params[:lat] lon = params[:lon] t = Time.now starter = Time.local(t.year,t.mon, t.day) + (24 *3600) ender = starter + 7 * 24 *3600 params = {:maxt => false, :mint => false, :temp => true, :dew => ``` false, :pop12 =\> false, :qpf =\> false, :sky =\> false, :snow =\> false, :wspd =\> false, :wdir =\> false, :wx =\> false, :waveh =\> false, :icons =\> false, :rh =\> false, :appt =\> true} ``` wsdl = ``` “[http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/xml/DWMLgen/wsdl/ndfdXML.wsdl](http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/xml/DWMLgen/wsdl/ndfdXML.wsdl)” drv = SOAP::WSDLDriverFactory.new(wsdl).create\_rpc\_driver drv.wiredump\_dev = STDOUT if $DEBUG dwml = drv.NDFDgen(lat, lon, ‘time-series’, starter, ender, params) ``` @data = XSD::Mapping.xml2obj(dwml).data end ``` * * * ---
**Author:** ![deanhiller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@deanhiller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deanhiller)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-soap-service-from-within-a-rails-controller/97696/2 "2006-01-26T20:55:48Z")
On Jan 26, 2006, at 10:49 AM, Dean H. wrote: > SOAP::HTTPStreamError in Weather\_map#data > > 502: Bad Gateway Did you try grabbing this file with a web browser, wget, curl, open- uri, etc.? Sounds like there could be a problem with the remote server. Also, it looks like you’re going to be downloading the WSDL every time your controller runs. I’d download the WSDL and put it somewhere in your app so that you aren’t having to wait for that file every time. – ~akk > **[Adam Keys is typing](https://therealadam.com)** > > Developer and engineering manager at large ---
**Author:** ![deanhiller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@deanhiller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deanhiller)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-soap-service-from-within-a-rails-controller/97696/3 "2006-01-26T21:35:17Z")
On 1/26/06, Adam K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On Jan 26, 2006, at 10:49 AM, Dean H. wrote: > > > SOAP::HTTPStreamError in Weather\_map#data > > > > 502: Bad Gateway > > Did you try grabbing this file with a web browser, wget, curl, open- > uri, etc.? Sounds like there could be a problem with the remote server. Yes I did, works fine within both a web browser, or as I stated before, within a standalone ruby program. The error occurs within the SOAP call, only when a rails controller is the client. > Also, it looks like you’re going to be downloading the WSDL every > time your controller runs. I’d download the WSDL and put it > somewhere in your app so that you aren’t having to wait for that file > every time. OK, thanks, I will do that. but I’m more concerned with the error with SOAP call, here is the stack trace: SOAP::HTTPStreamError in Weather\_map#data 502: Bad Gateway RAILS\_ROOT: ./script/…/config/… Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace c:/ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/1.8/soap/streamHandler.rb:200:in `send_post' c:/ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/1.8/soap/streamHandler.rb:109:in `send’ c:/ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/1.8/soap/rpc/proxy.rb:170:in `route' c:/ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/1.8/soap/rpc/proxy.rb:141:in `call’ c:/ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/1.8/soap/rpc/driver.rb:178:in `call' c:/ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/1.8/soap/rpc/driver.rb:232:in `nDFDgen’ c:/ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/1.8/soap/wsdlDriver.rb:117:in `NDFDgen’ ---
**Author:** ![deanhiller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@deanhiller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deanhiller)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-soap-service-from-within-a-rails-controller/97696/4 "2006-01-28T01:06:58Z")
well it turns out I was passing bad parameters to the service. weird response though…