Mastering XML for SOA and Web Services Training

Chapter 1. Getting Started with XML

• Unstructured Text Document
• An Employee Document
• What is XML ?
• Why Study XML?
• Data and Document Structure
• Elements
• First XML
• Another Example of XML
• Well-formed vs. Valid XML Document
• Presentation Style
• Goals of XML
• Usage of XML
• Summary

Chapter 2. XML Syntax

• Empty and Non-Empty Elements
• XML Naming Rules
• Rules for XML Tags
• Nesting and Hierarchy of XML Elements
• Simple XML
• Sections of an XML Document
• XML Constructs…
• XML Declaration
• Processing Instructions
• Is the XML Declaration a Processing Instruction ?
• XML Elements
• Tag Attributes
• Comment Tags
• CDATA Tags
• Entity References
• Character References
• Namespaces
• Namespace URLs
• Namespaces
• Using XML Namespaces
• Working with Binary Data
• Encoding Binary Data
• Specifying Content Type of Binary Data
• Summary

Chapter 3. Basic XML Schemas

• What is XML Schema ?
• Goals of Schema
• Converting DTDs to Schema
• Recall: Namespaces
• The equivalent schema
• Sample instance document
• Documents Needed
• XML Schema Namespaces
• Link Documents to Schemas
• Inline element declarations
• Schema Data Types
• Schema Type Definitions
• Schema Simple Data Types
• Primitive Data Types
• Simple Types
• Facet – Restrictions on Element Content
• Using the Facet
• More Samples
• Define Simple Element Type
• Element Declaration
• Element Occurrence Indicators
• Complex Type
• Attribute Declaration
• Attribute Declarations
• Occurrence of Attributes
• Value Constraints on Attributes
• Sequence Element
• Element Choices
• Express any order
• Annotations

Chapter 4. XPath Fundamentals

• Xpath
• Tree Structure
• Example
• XPath Examples
• XPath Core Definitions
• Wildcards and Multiple Matches
• Other Node Operators
• Path Operators
• Predicates
• Predicate Relationships and Attributes
• More Predicate Examples
• Predicates Chaining and Indexing
• XPath Expressions
• XPath Numbers
• XPath Strings
• XPath Booleans
• XPath Functions
• String Functions
• Boolean Functions
• Number Functions
• XSLT and XPath
• XPath and Content Based Routing
• Summary

Chapter 5. Introduction to XQuery

• What Is XQuery?
• XQuery Uses
• XQuery Properties
• XPath and XSLT
• XQuery Flow
• XQuery Participants
• Sample XQuery Source
• Simple Example Queries
• FLWOR Queries
• F-WOR Explained
• L Explained
• Wrapping Output
• Converting Output
• Inline Output
• Data Rendering
• Functions
• Joins
• Join Example
• Summary

Chapter 6. Introduction to XSL

• Formatting XML Documents
• XSL
• Three Parts of XSL
• XSLT – XSL Transformation
• <xsl:stylesheet>
• <?xml-stylesheet>
• <xsl:template>
• <xsl:template>
• <xsl:value-of>
• Navigating with XPath
• Navigating With XPath
• <xsl:for-each>
• <xsl:if>
• XPath Boolean expressions
• XPath Boolean Expressions
• <xsl:choose>
• <xsl:apply-templates>
• <xsl:sort>
• The Music Collection Example – Introduction
• The Music Collection Example – Sample XML file
• The Music Collection Example – Retrieving owner details
• The Music Collection Example – Retrieving the core data
• The Music Collection Example – Current Output
• The Music Collection Example – Retrieving canadianContent data
• The Music Collection Example – Current Output
• The Music Collection Example – Retrieving media data
• The Music Collection Example – Final Output
• Formatting XML Documents

Chapter 7. XML in Applications

• Topics
• Needs for Using XML in Applications
• Basic Functionalities Required for XML Applications
• XML Parser
• SAX
• How it Works
• DOM
• DOM Parsing
• Applying XML Across System Boundaries
• Using XML on the Client Side
• Using XML on the Server Side
• Using XML in Non-Networked Systems
• Using XML in RDBMS
• J2EE Patterns
• Using XML in Servlets
• Creating XML Middleware for Accessing Databases
• Transforming RDBMS Data to XML Data
• Transforming XML Data to RDBMS Data
• Storing XML Data in Oracle RDBMS, MySQL or SQL Server
• Storing XML Data in Oracle RDBMS, MySQL or SQL Server
• Storing XML Data in Oracle RDBMS, MySQL or SQL Server (or another more commonly used database)
• Storing XML Data in Oracle RDBMS, MySQL or SQL Server

Chapter 8. Data Modeling With XML Schema

• Data Modeling
• Sample Modeling
• Capturing Information
• Modeling Techniques
• Modeling Properties
• Naming Guidelines
• Naming Rules
• Name Separators
• Vocabulary Differences
• Creating A Schema
• Schema Types
• Available Schema Types
• Schema Data Type Facets
• Data Type Facets
• Databases and Schema Data Types
• Modeling For Reuse

Chapter 9. Schema Configuration Management

• Evolving Schema
• Managing XML Schema
• Management Techniques
• Internal Techniques
• Schema Version Attribute
• Adding An Attribute
• Namespace Change
• File-Based Mechanisms
• External
• Which To Use?
• Summary

Chapter 10. XML Performance

• Historical Context for XML Performance
• Parsing Strategies
• XML Parsing Strategies – DOM
• XML Parsing Strategies – SAX
• XML Parsing Strategies – Pull
• Comparing Parsing Strategies
• Optimizing and Accelerating XML Messaging
• Asynchronous Messaging
• Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0
• Asynchronous Performance
• Performance Best Practices
• Summary

Chapter 11. Introduction to SOAP Web Services

• A Conceptual Look at Services
• Defining Services
• Service Communication Analogy
• Three Key Service Questions
• Connecting the Dots
• SOA: Runtime Implementation
• What Is a Web Service?
• Enterprise Assets as Services
• Typical Development Workflow
• Advantages of Web Services
• Web Service Business Models
• Example: Internal System Integration
• Example: Business Process Externalization
• Web Services Standards
• Binding via SOAP
• SOAP in Protocol Stack
• SOAP Structure
• SOAP Message Architecture
• Applying SOAP
• Interface via WSDL
• WSDL Structure
• Applying WSDL
• Locating a Service
• UDDI Overview
• UDDI Terminology
• UDDI Structure
• Applying UDDI
• WS-I Overview
• WS-I Deliverables
• Summary

Chapter 12. Web services Description Language (WSDL)

• WSDL Overview
• WSDL Document Tags
• WSDL Namespaces
• <definitions>
• <import>
• <types>
• <message>
• <portType>
• <operation>
• One-way <operation>
• Request-Response <operation>
• Solicit-Response <operation>
• Notification <operation>
• Modeling Simple Operation
• Modeling Complex Operation
• Modeling Complex Message
• <binding>
• More on <binding>
• <binding> Syntax
• SOAP Binding Example
• <service> and <port>
• More on <port>
• WSDL SOAP Binding Extensions
• soap:binding
• soap:operation
• RPC or Document Style?
• WSDL API for Java
• Summary

Chapter 13. Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

• SOAP Overview
• SOAP Document Components
• Example SOAP Request Document
• Example SOAP Response Document
• The <Envelope> Element
• The <Header> Element
• The <Body> Element
• SOAP Communication Style
• Communication Style Example
• Setting the Style in WSDL
• RPC/Encoded Style
• RPC/Literal Style
• Document/Literal Style
• Document/Literal Wrapped Style
• Summary

Chapter 14. REST Services

• Many Flavors of Services
• Understanding REST
• Principles of RESTful Services
• REST Example – Create
• REST Example – Retrieve
• REST Example – Update
• REST Example – Delete
• REST Example – Client Generated ID
• SOAP Equivalent Examples
• REST Example – JSON
• REST vs SOAP Communication
• More REST vs SOAP
• REST vs SOAP Summary
• Famous RESTful Services
• Additional Resources
• Summary