[kepler-users] Deploy a workflow as web service

[Jianwu Wang]

Hi Ahmed,

    It would be great if the Web service is useful to you. I will 
reorganize the documents of this KeplerWebService and tell you when they 
are ready.

    About your question on Web service invocation in Kepler, Kepler 
should support it by our WSWithComplexTypes Actor. If you meet any 
problems with this actor, just let us know. Thanks.

Best wishes

Sincerely yours

Jianwu Wang
jianwu at sdsc.edu

Post-Doctor
Scientific Workflow Automation Technologies (SWAT) Laboratory
San Diego Supercomputer Center 
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, U.S.A. 



Alqaoud wrote:
> Hi Jianwu,
>
> Yes,that would be useful for my research (Interoperability between
> scientific workflow ) and if you can send me any documents or papers
> related to this KeplerWebService I will appreciate that also.
>
>
> I have another question for you,
>
> I tried to import a web service in Kepler(the wsdl is attached), this
> service provide for operation add, subscribe, renewSubscription, and
> unsubscribe. I chose subscribe operation and then I clicked the Commit.
> I tried to use String Constant input type but this input allow me to
> insert just only one string but actually the input type for this
> operation should be several parameter. I used the same web service in
> Triana workflow and Triana allow me to use input unit called WSTypeGen
> that configure all parameters as you see in the second attachment file.
> I don't know which input type in kepler should I use to provide me with
> same result.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ahmed 
>
>
> On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 09:36 -0700, Jianwu Wang wrote:
>   
>> Hi Ahmed,
>>
>>     As far as I know, Kepler does not support transforming a workflow
>> or part of workflow as a Web service directly. 
>>
>>     What we have done similarly to your requirement is a primary Web
>> service which can execute Kepler workflows. The Web service can be
>> accessed at http://swat.sdsc.edu:8088/axis2/services/KeplerWebService?
>> wsdl.
>>
>>     The web service supports SOAP-based and RESTful invocation. The
>> outputs of the Web service are the information of all the display
>> actors of the executed workflow. 
>>
>>     The Web service provides the following operations:
>>       * executeByURI: This operation takes a URI specifying one Kepler
>>         Workflow file, e.g. moml file, to execute.
>>       * executeByURIWithPara: This operation takes a URI specifying
>>         one Kepler Workflow file, e.g. moml file, to execute. And the
>>         parameters of this workflow can be configured.
>>       * executeByContent: This operation execute workflow by providing
>>         workflow content, namely the string of MoML file.
>>       * executeByAttach: This operation attaches the workflow Moml
>>         file for execution and attach output files back for response.
>>       * executeByAttachWithPara: This operation attaches the workflow
>>         Moml file for execution, the parameters of this workflow can
>>         be configured, the output files will be attached back in
>>         response message.
>>    If you think it is useful, I'd like to introduce you more about it,
>> including the client code to invoke it.
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Sincerely yours
>>
>> Jianwu Wang
>> jianwu at sdsc.edu
>>
>> Post-Doctor
>> Scientific Workflow Automation Technologies (SWAT) Laboratory
>> San Diego Supercomputer Center 
>> University of California, San Diego
>> San Diego, U.S.A. 
>>
>>
>> Alqaoud wrote: 
>>     
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm new user to Kepler and I want to ask that is there any  
>>> feature that allow me  to deploy a workflow or part of workflow as a web
>>> service. My question is that If a construct a workflow in
>>> Kepler can I run or deploy it as a web service.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Ahmed
>>>
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