wsdl2perl.pl doesn't completely parse the WSDL file for all its types

[Ted Byers]

I don't have an option here as the web service is created using a SOAP
server. I would have preferred a normal form based submission
service, but the service provider insists on SOAP.

NB: This is Activestate perl 5.12, on Windows 7 (but when I finish my
tests it will be deployed on a web version of Windows server).

Here is what I ran to get the types I need in order to use their
service, and the output I received:

C:\Projects\SOAP>perl wsdl2perl.pl https://merchant.paytoo.info/api/merchant/?wsdl
found unrecognised attribute {http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/}
arrayType (ignored) at C:/Perl64/site/lib/SOAP/WSDL/Base.pm line 130.
Creating complexType class MyTypes/PaytooTransactionType.pm
Creating complexType class MyTypes/PaytooRequestType.pm
Creating complexType class MyTypes/PaytooDocumentType.pm
Creating complexType class MyTypes/PaytooAccountType.pm
Creating complexType class MyTypes/MerchantApiResponse.pm
Creating complexType class MyTypes/PaytooRequestSearchCriterias.pm
Creating complexType class MyTypes/ArrayOfPaytooRequestType.pm
C:/Perl64/site/lib/SOAP/WSDL/Generator/Template/XSD\complexType.tt
undef error - no node at C:/Perl64/site/lib/SOAP/WSDL/Generator/
Template/Plugin/XSD.pm line 55

SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template:lugin::XSD::create_xsd_name('SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template:lugin::XSD=SCALAR(0x4de64b0)',
'') called at C:\Perl64\site\lib\SOAP\WSDL\Generator\Template\XS
D\complexType\attributeSet.tt line 42
eval {...} called at C:\Perl64\site\lib\SOAP\WSDL\Generator
\Template\XSD\complexType\attributeSet.tt line 42
eval {...} called at C:\Perl64\site\lib\SOAP\WSDL\Generator
\Template\XSD\complexType\attributeSet.tt line 6
eval {...} called at C:\Perl64\site\lib\SOAP\WSDL\Generator
\Template\XSD\complexType\attributeSet.tt line 7

Template:ocument::__ANON__('Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)')
called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/Template/Document.pm line 151
eval {...} called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/Template/Document.pm
line 149

Template:ocument:rocess('Template:ocument=HASH(0x4f98d30)',
'Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)') called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/
Template/Context.pm line 347
eval {...} called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/Template/Context.pm
line 321

Template::Context:rocess('Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)',
'complexType/attributeSet.tt', undef, 'localize me!') called at C:/
Perl64/site/lib/Template/Context.pm line 409

Template::Context::include('Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)',
'complexType/attributeSet.tt') called at C:\Perl64\site\lib\SOAP\WSDL
\Generator\Template\XSD\complexType\contentModel.tt line 19

eval {...} called at C:\Perl64\site\lib\SOAP\WSDL\Generator
\Template\XSD\complexType\contentModel.tt line 7

Template:ocument::__ANON__('Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)')
called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/Template/Document.pm line 151
eval {...} called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/Template/Document.pm
line 149

Template:ocument:rocess('Template:ocument=HASH(0x4fa00b8)',
'Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)') called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/
Template/Context.pm line 347
eval {...} called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/Template/Context.pm
line 321

Template::Context:rocess('Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)',
'complexType/contentModel.tt', undef, 'localize me!') called at C:/
Perl64/site/lib/Template/Context.pm line 409

Template::Context::include('Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)',
'complexType/contentModel.tt') called at C:\Perl64\site\lib\SOAP\WSDL
\Generator\Template\XSD\complexType.tt line 18
eval {...} called at C:\Perl64\site\lib\SOAP\WSDL\Generator
\Template\XSD\complexType.tt line 7

Template:ocument::__ANON__('Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)')
called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/Template/Document.pm line 151
eval {...} called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/Template/Document.pm
line 149

Template:ocument:rocess('Template:ocument=HASH(0x4fb9140)',
'Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)') called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/
Template/Context.pm line 347
eval {...} called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/Template/Context.pm
line 321

Template::Context:rocess('Template::Context=HASH(0x4f9a838)',
'Template:ocument=HASH(0x4fb9140)') called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/
Template/Service.pm line 94
eval {...} called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/Template/Service.pm
line 91

Template::Service:rocess('Template::Service=HASH(0x4fb9cb8)',
'complexType.tt', 'HASH(0x4f985a8)') called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/
Template.pm line 66
Template:rocess('Template=HASH(0x4f9d400)',
'complexType.tt', 'HASH(0x4f985a8)', 'MyTypes/
ArrayOfPaytooRequestType.pm') called at C:/Perl64/site/lib/SOAP/WSDL/
Generator/Template.pm line 66

SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template::_process('SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template::XSD=SCALAR(0x4471b48)',
'complexType.tt', 'HASH(0x4dbcac8)', 'MyTypes/
ArrayOfPaytooRequestType.pm') called at C:/Per
l64/site/lib/SOAP/WSDL/Generator/Template/XSD.pm line 232

SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template::XSD::visit_XSD_ComplexType('SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template::XSD=SCALAR(0x4471b48)',
'SOAP::WSDL::XSD::ComplexType=SCALAR(0x49d77a8)') called at C:/Perl64/
site
/lib/SOAP/WSDL/Base.pm line 62

SOAP::WSDL::Base::_accept('SOAP::WSDL::XSD::ComplexType=SCALAR(0x49d77a8)',
'SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template::XSD=SCALAR(0x4471b48)') called at C:/
Perl64/site/lib/SOAP/WSDL/Generator/Template/
XSD.pm line 90

SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template::XSD::generate_typelib('SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template::XSD=SCALAR(0x4471b48)',
undef) called at :/Perl64/site/lib/SOAP/WSDL/Generator/Template/XSD.pm
line 76


SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template::XSD::generate('SOAP::WSDL::Generator::Template::XSD=SCALAR(0x4471b48)')
called at wsdl2perl.pl line 148 at C:/Perl64/site/lib/SOAP/WSDL/
Base.pm line 62


Sorry about the messy format of the output. I just copied and pasted
from the console I ran the command in. I have no idea what most of
that output means, except it is clear that wsdl2perl.pl properly
processed the first half dozen classes defined in that wsdl file and
then died a nasty death.

I appear to be able to function using SOAP::Lite, at least with the
functin calls that take only simple strings. But I do not know how to
proceed in order to pass data to those functions that take complex
data types.

I have never worked with SOAP or WSDL before, so forgive me if this
seems a bit simple. I guess there's a couple questions to ask that
would get me functional.

1) can you point your browser to that wsdl file specified on the
command I show above and tell me if there is a simple way to get
wsdl2perl.pl to parse it completely and correctly?
2) failing that, on looking at the files it did create, it looks like
those classes are primarily hashes (sometimes with certain values
being hashes themselves). Hence the question: If I can infer the
structure of the hash required, can I simply create a hash, with all
the keys expected for the type in question, and then just pass a
reference to that hash as the argument for it in the functions I
access through SOAP::Lite?

 

[J. Gleixner]

I don't have an option here as the web service is created using a SOAP
server. I would have preferred a normal form based submission
service, but the service provider insists on SOAP.

NB: This is Activestate perl 5.12, on Windows 7 (but when I finish my
tests it will be deployed on a web version of Windows server).

Here is what I ran to get the types I need in order to use their
service, and the output I received:

C:\Projects\SOAP>perl wsdl2perl.pl https://merchant.paytoo.info/api/merchant/?wsdl
found unrecognised attribute {http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/}
arrayType (ignored) at C:/Perl64/site/lib/SOAP/WSDL/Base.pm line 130.

[...]

Sorry about the messy format of the output. I just copied and pasted
from the console I ran the command in. I have no idea what most of
that output means, except it is clear that wsdl2perl.pl properly
processed the first half dozen classes defined in that wsdl file and
then died a nasty death.

I appear to be able to function using SOAP::Lite, at least with the
functin calls that take only simple strings. But I do not know how to
proceed in order to pass data to those functions that take complex
data types.

I have never worked with SOAP or WSDL before, so forgive me if this
seems a bit simple. I guess there's a couple questions to ask that
would get me functional.

Working with WSDL's usually ends up to not be simple.. unfortunately.

1) can you point your browser to that wsdl file specified on the
command I show above and tell me if there is a simple way to get
wsdl2perl.pl to parse it completely and correctly?

Looks like the line causing the problem is:

<xsd:attribute ref="soap-enc:arrayType"
wsdl:arrayType="tnsaytooRequestType[]"/>

Specifically the type of 'wsdl:arrayType'.

Possibly the 'Adding missing information' in SOAP::WSDL::Manual might
help.

2) failing that, on looking at the files it did create, it looks like
those classes are primarily hashes (sometimes with certain values
being hashes themselves). Hence the question: If I can infer the
structure of the hash required, can I simply create a hash, with all
the keys expected for the type in question, and then just pass a
reference to that hash as the argument for it in the functions I
access through SOAP::Lite?

It generates a lot of helpful classes which makes coding and using
the SOAP services much easier. I've only used it on one project,
however I didn't run into any parsing problems.

Possibly you can avoid using it and do everything yourself. Looks like
'void' is a method that can be called.. something like this might
work for that method

my $s = SOAP::Lite
-> service( 'https://merchant.paytoo.info/api/merchant/?wsdl' );
my $elem = SOAP:ata->name( 'request_id' => 12345 )->type( 'xsd:int' );
my $som = $s->void( $elem);

If you're able to see example envelope information, it makes it
easier to build your request.

Helpful site for using SOAP & SOAP::Lite : http://www.soaplite.com/

FWIW: I avoid Java at all costs, however using Eclipse's Web Service
features, it correctly creates the methods, in Java, based on a
WSDL, after entering very minimal information (e.g. URL). Possibly
that might be much less work.