[Xml-compile] multiple WSDL files, the first of which does not have a service definition

[Mark Overmeer]

* Karen Etheridge (perl at froods.org) [121004 16:31]:
> On Thu, Oct 04, 2012 at 01:01:25PM +0200, Mark Overmeer wrote:
> > * Karen Etheridge (perl at froods.org) [121003 20:41]:
> > > I have a WSDL split out over multiple files, with the <wsdl:service> tag
> > > defined in the second file.
> > > I am loading them via:
> > > my $wsdl = XML::Compile::WSDL11->new($wsdlfiles[0]);
> > > $wsdl->addWSDL($_) foreach @wsdlfiles[1 .. $#wsdlfiles-1];
> > 
> > The provision for multiple WSDLs is to be able to support multiple
> > XML protocols within one client or server.  It is not my intention
> > to support breaking-up WSDLs into components.  The only accepted
> > concept is import and includes within the type definition.
> > I do not consider this a bug: it is just how WSDLs are made.
> 
> Oh, is this not legal?  The first WSDL file does contain a <wsdl:import>
> tag referencing the second file, so it is the expectation of the schema
> author that all WSDL files would be loaded.
> 
> I'm looking for mention of this in official specs - if I can find something
> indicating that it is not permitted, I can take this back to the schema
> author and request that they merge the files back into one.

  http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl#_document-n

It says: you are allowed to reference other WSDLs in import
However: only when they use an other namespace.
-- 
Regards,

               MarkOv

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