Unable to get standard SSL client to work with axis2 web service

Question

Alright I have a wsdl with web methods that I create stubs via axis2java with the following command:

wsdl2java -uri https://path/to/service?wsdl -p com.my.java.package

It generates all the required stubs but I am having a hard time actually using them. I have two URLs both HTTPS however one of them has message encryption with rampart. I have been able to get the more difficult message encrypted URL to work fine.

I initialize my encrypted stub like follows:

ConfigurationContext ctx = ConfigurationContextFactory.createConfigurationContextFromFileSystem("repository", null);

NetWS_0Stub stub = new NetWS_0Stub(ctx, aEndPoint);
ServiceClient client = stub._getServiceClient();

Options options = new Options();
options.setTo(new EndpointReference(aEndPoint));
options.setProperty(RampartMessageData.KEY_RAMPART_POLICY,  this.loadPolicy("repository/policy/HTTPS_Policy.xml"));
client.setOptions(options);
client.engageModule("rampart");

return stub;

For my non-encrypted (HTTPS ONLY) I have tried the above method of stub initializing as well as the following:

ConfigurationContext ctx = ConfigurationContextFactory.createConfigurationContextFromFileSystem("repository", null);

NetWS_0Stub stub = new NetWS_0Stub(ctx, aEndPoint);
ServiceClient client = stub._getServiceClient();

Options options = new Options();
options.setTo(new EndpointReference(aEndPoint));
client.setOptions(options);

The plain HTTPS stub does not work. At best I get a soap header missing exception. I can however use these web methods via SOAPui. So I know the URL/WSDL/web methods are working great. I am more familiar with wsimport and not axis2.... axis2 seems much more difficult to do such a simple thing.

How am I supposed to setup the stub for calling a non-message encrypted web service? Why is axis2 such a pain to work with? Is it just a problem with me not understanding something. If SOAPui can immediately generate web requests/responses then I feel the axis2 tool should be able to do the same especially since the web methods were creating and accessed via axis2 in glassfish. I have not setup SOAPui with any keystore/truststore it just works when I give it the wsdl.

If anyone needs particular code samples let me know I am unsure what information would even help someone help me out.

Brandon Brandon · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-07T16:19:36

I found a solution and will share for any other unfortunate individuals who are working with axis2.

ConfigurationContext ctx = ConfigurationContextFactory.createConfigurationContextFromFileSystem("repository", null);

NetWS_0Stub stub = new NetWS_0Stub(ctx, aEndPoint);
ServiceClient client = stub._getServiceClient();

Options options = new Options();
options.setTo(new EndpointReference(aEndPoint));
//Added chunking property:
options.setProperty(org.apache.axis2.transport.http.HTTPConstants.CHUNKED, Boolean.FALSE);
client.setOptions(options);
//Engaged rampart module:
client.engageModule("rampart");

return stub;

Above is the magic combination that worked for me. Adding the rampart module back in it gave me a chunking exception and after adding that property regarding chunking it worked. I am not sure if this particular web service I was connecting to has special settings requiring the above config but it was very frustrating getting the perfect combination.

Unable to get standard SSL client to work with axis2 web service

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