# Trying to send a soap message directly at a server **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 2, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-send-a-soap-message-directly-at-a-server/84223 "2007-02-02T14:46:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinji)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-send-a-soap-message-directly-at-a-server/84223/1 "2007-02-02T14:46:14Z")
I’ve now tried 2 different methods of sending a soap message (read in from a file) at a server, one using the net/http library the other a socket. require ‘soap/wsdlDriver’ require ‘rexml/document’ #require ‘net/http’ require ‘socket’ include Socket::Constants file = File.new(“PDSUpdate.xml”) doc = REXML::Document.new(file) #puts doc #http.post(“[http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk:7778](http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk:7778)”, doc) socket = Socket.new( AF\_INET, SOCK\_STREAM, 0 ) sockaddr = Socket.pack\_sockaddr\_in( 7779, ‘[inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk/orabpel/default/](http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk/orabpel/default/)’ ) socket.connect( sockaddr ) socket.puts doc socket.close Can anyone please tell me the simplest way of sending a SOAP message directly at an address and port. I don’t need the WSDL as I already know the available methods, and just want to write a test stub. ---
**Author:** ![shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinji)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 3:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-send-a-soap-message-directly-at-a-server/84223/2 "2007-02-02T15:06:34Z")
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:46:17 +0900, Max R. wrote: > I’ve now tried 2 different methods of sending a soap message (read in > from a file) at a server, one using the net/http library the other a > socket. Have you tried SOAP4r? [http://dev.ctor.org/soap4r](http://dev.ctor.org/soap4r) Mid ---
**Author:** ![shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinji)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-send-a-soap-message-directly-at-a-server/84223/3 "2007-02-02T15:28:54Z")
mid wrote: > On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:46:17 +0900, Max R. wrote: > > > I’ve now tried 2 different methods of sending a soap message (read in > > from a file) at a server, one using the net/http library the other a > > socket. > > Have you tried SOAP4r? > > [http://dev.ctor.org/soap4r](http://dev.ctor.org/soap4r) > > Mid I have had a look previously, what I’m needing is a howto I suppose. The documentation around some of this stuff is a bit flaky… ---
**Author:** ![shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinji)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-send-a-soap-message-directly-at-a-server/84223/4 "2007-02-02T16:00:42Z")
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:46:17 +0900, Max R. wrote: > Can anyone please tell me the simplest way of sending a SOAP message > directly at an address and port. I don’t need the WSDL as I already know > the available methods, and just want to write a test stub. Here’s what I do in the console (for testing purposes): require “soap/wsdlDriver” wsdl\_url = “[http://webservices.globaladdress.net/globaladdress.asmx?WSDL](http://webservices.globaladdress.net/globaladdress.asmx?WSDL)” factory = SOAP::WSDLDriverFactory.new(wsdl\_url) driver = factory.create\_rpc\_driver This allows me to use the SOAP services available on the GlobalAddress server. I can do a driver.methods to find out what methods (services) are available but in reality I already know what methods are available to me. Do you have a WSDL file to reference? Disclosure: I’m new to all this too so this may be a case of the blind leading the blind but I am successfully consuming services except I’ve also hit a snag too but that’s the topic of another thread 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinji)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-send-a-soap-message-directly-at-a-server/84223/5 "2007-02-04T22:21:24Z")
On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 10:46:17PM +0900, Max R. wrote: > I’ve now tried 2 different methods of sending a soap message (read in > from a file) at a server, one using the net/http library the other a > socket. So what happens when you try these methods? What does tcpdump (Linux) or ethereal (Windows) show at the network level? ``` tcpdump -i eth0 -n -s1500 -vX tcp port 80 ``` > require ‘soap/wsdlDriver’ > require ‘rexml/document’ Why require these libraries? AFAICT you’re just trying to send a pre-existing XML file over HTTP. > #require ‘net/http’ > require ‘socket’ > include Socket::Constants > > file = File.new(“PDSUpdate.xml”) > doc = REXML::Document.new(file) > #puts doc > #http.post(“[http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk:7778](http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk:7778)”, doc) I’d suggest you don’t parse the document using REXML. Just read it in as a file, and then squirt it out over the HTTP connection. I’m not sure how http.post will cope with being given an REXML::Document object. Try “ri Net::HTTP” for some samples of how to do a HTTP POST. (or “ri1.8 Net::HTTP” under Ubuntu). Capture the result in a variable, e.g. res = http.post … and inspect it. Perhaps you should be posting to a more specific URL, e.g. http.post(“[http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk:7778/foo/myapp](http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk:7778/foo/myapp)”, doc) > socket = Socket.new( AF\_INET, SOCK\_STREAM, 0 ) > sockaddr = Socket.pack\_sockaddr\_in( 7779, > ‘[inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk/orabpel/default/](http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk/orabpel/default/)’ ) > socket.connect( sockaddr ) > socket.puts doc > socket.close Doing it this way you’d want a TCPSocket. See [http://www.rubycentral.com/book/lib\_network.html](http://www.rubycentral.com/book/lib_network.html) for some examples. HTH, Brian. ---
**Author:** ![shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinji)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-send-a-soap-message-directly-at-a-server/84223/6 "2007-02-07T12:54:40Z")
Brian C. wrote: > So what happens when you try these methods? > > What does tcpdump (Linux) or ethereal (Windows) show at the network > level? > > ``` > tcpdump -i eth0 -n -s1500 -vX tcp port 80 > > ``` That nothing was going out over HTTP at all. > > require ‘soap/wsdlDriver’ > > require ‘rexml/document’ > > Why require these libraries? AFAICT you’re just trying to send a > pre-existing XML file over HTTP. The soap/wsdlDriver was a hangover from my hacking (in vain) session… > > #require ‘net/http’ > > require ‘socket’ > > include Socket::Constants > > > > file = File.new(“PDSUpdate.xml”) > > doc = REXML::Document.new(file) > > #puts doc > > #http.post(“[http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk:7778](http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk:7778)”, doc) > > I’d suggest you don’t parse the document using REXML. Just read it in as > a > file, and then squirt it out over the HTTP connection. I’m not sure how > http.post will cope with being given an REXML::Document object. > > Try “ri Net::HTTP” for some samples of how to do a HTTP POST. > (or “ri1.8 Net::HTTP” under Ubuntu). I’ve had a look at this documentation, the sections pertaining to POST all refer to form data (e.g. looking at a search box and posting info, setting dates and posting etc.) , rather than an individual POST of a file. > Capture the result in a variable, e.g. res = http.post … > and inspect it. > > Perhaps you should be posting to a more specific URL, e.g. > http.post(“[http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk:7778/foo/myapp](http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk:7778/foo/myapp)”, doc) > > socket = Socket.new( AF\_INET, SOCK\_STREAM, 0 ) > > sockaddr = Socket.pack\_sockaddr\_in( 7779, > > ‘[inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk/orabpel/default/](http://inpsesrh02.inpses.co.uk/orabpel/default/)’ ) > > socket.connect( sockaddr ) > > socket.puts doc > > socket.close > > Doing it this way you’d want a TCPSocket. > See [http://www.rubycentral.com/book/lib\_network.html](http://www.rubycentral.com/book/lib_network.html) > for some examples. Think I’d prefer to avoid the socket route if possible anyway. ---
**Author:** ![shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinji)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-send-a-soap-message-directly-at-a-server/84223/7 "2007-02-07T15:39:48Z")
On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 08:54:43PM +0900, Max R. wrote: > setting dates and posting etc.) , rather than an individual POST of a > file. It looks easy enough to me: require ‘net/http’ doc = \<\ **Author:** ![shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@shinji](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinji)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-send-a-soap-message-directly-at-a-server/84223/8 "2007-02-07T20:04:08Z") Brian C. wrote: > On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 08:54:43PM +0900, Max R. wrote: > > > setting dates and posting etc.) , rather than an individual POST of a > > file. > > It looks easy enough to me: > > require ‘net/http’ > > doc = \<\ > bar! > > EOS > > res = nil > Net::HTTP.start(“[rubyforge.org](http://rubyforge.org)”, 80) do |http| > res = http.post(‘/wibble/wobble’, doc) > end > puts res.inspect I’ll try that, thanks. RI didn’t turn up anything like that example. It has sections on posting form data, but nothing with a simple post. ta