/*
 * TempGetter.java
 *
 * Created on May 21, 2003, 11:57 PM
 */

import electric.registry.Registry;

/**
 *
 * @author  unknown
 * @version 
 */
public class TempGetter {

    /** Creates new TempGetter */
    public TempGetter() {
    }
    
    /* 
     * Prompt the user for zip code, get the temp, display.
     *
     */
    public void run() {
        try {
            System.out.println("In run");
            ITemperaturePortType temps = TemperatureServiceHelper.bind();
            System.out.println("Got temps, prompting user.");
            String zip = javax.swing.JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter the ZIP.");
            float selectedTemp = temps.getTemp("45202");
            System.out.println("Temperature: " + selectedTemp);
            javax.swing.JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Temperature: " + selectedTemp);
            
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Exception caught in run().  Message: " +e.getMessage());
            e.printStackTrace();
            
        }
    }
    
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        TempGetter tg = new TempGetter();
        tg.run();
    }

}
 
 

• Now, the two files that GLUE generated.  Again, note the simplicity.

// generated by GLUE/wsdl2java on Wed May 21 23:26:56 EDT 2003
public interface ITemperaturePortType
  {
  float getTemp( String zipcode );
  }
 

// generated by GLUE/wsdl2java on Wed May 21 23:26:56 EDT 2003
import electric.registry.Registry;
import electric.registry.RegistryException;

public class TemperatureServiceHelper
  {
  public static ITemperaturePortType bind() throws RegistryException
    {
    return bind( "file://Projects/30IT398/chatService/genserver/TemperatureService.wsdl" );
    }

  public static ITemperaturePortType bind( String url ) throws RegistryException
    {
    return (ITemperaturePortType) Registry.bind( url, ITemperaturePortType.class );
    }
  }
 

• Screen capture of the running program, using 45202 at 12:45 AM on 5/22/2003:

 Open Lab 

Your choice:

• Write a quick interface.  Generate the classes for a Web Service.  Use either GLUE or jwsdp
• Make a sexier UI for the TempGetter.
• Make a client for another Web Service on www.xmethods.net.