Service Locator for RESTful services

The Service Locator feature can be used for both SOAP and RESTful Web Services.

The Service Locator configuration for Web services using the REST architectural style is similiar to the SOAP services configuration as described in previous sections.

To add the Locator feature to a RESTful service provider, use <jaxrs:features> including the org.talend.esb.servicelocator.cxf.LocatorFeature as below:

<reference id="locatorFeature" interface="org.talend.esb.servicelocator.cxf.LocatorFeature" />

<bean id="orderService" class="demo.service.OrderServiceImpl" />

<jaxrs:server id="orderRESTService" address="/rest">
    <jaxrs:features>
        <ref component-id="locatorFeature" />
    </jaxrs:features>
    <jaxrs:serviceBeans>
        <ref bean="orderService" />
    </jaxrs:serviceBeans>
</jaxrs:server>

To add the Locator feature to a CXF service consumer, use <jaxrs:client> including the org.talend.esb.servicelocator.cxf.LocatorFeature as below:

<reference id="locatorFeature" interface="org.talend.esb.servicelocator.cxf.LocatorFeature" />

<bean id="orderService" class="demo.service.OrderServiceImpl" />

<jaxrs:client id="restClient"
    address="locator://some_useful_information"
    serviceClass="demo.common.OrderService"
    xmlns:serviceNamespace="http://service.demo/"
    serviceName="serviceNamespace:OrderServiceImpl"
    inheritHeaders="true">
    <jaxrs:headers>
        <entry key="Accept" value="application/xml"/>
    </jaxrs:headers>
    <jaxrs:features>
        <ref component-id="locatorFeature" />
    </jaxrs:features>
</jaxrs:client>

As shown in the example above, <jaxrs:client> was configured by setting the serviceName attribute. You need this service name to discover the endpoint from the Locator server. Please note the serviceName attribute specifies a service QName, here xmlns:serviceNamespace="http://service.demo/" serviceName="serviceNamespace:OrderServiceImpl"

The locator protocol in the address attribute is used to enable the Locator feature.