Abstract:
WS-Addressing EndpointReferences represent Web service endpoints and are propagated in the SOAP Envelope as part of Web service interactions. There is disclosed a method, apparatus and computer program for resolving (or modifying) aspects of the EndpointReference at the time of its propagation based on the EndpointReference recipient. Different recipients will potentially receive differing EndpointReferences. Aspects of the EndpointReference are re-resolved as the SOAP XML representing the EndpointReference is generated for the EndpointReference's propagation. For example, the location of the recipient might make a difference to the address propagated - if the recipient is outside a firewall, it may be appropriate to provide the recipient with the address of the firewall itself and to allow the firewall to re-route any request from the data to the web service endpoint. Alternatively, metadata contained within the EndpointReference might vary depending on the recipient - policy metadata contained within the EndpointReference might specify more stringent security requirements depending on the recipient.
Abstract:
A debug service 350 is provided in a distributed network environment, such as a cloud computing environment. A debug agent 341 is connected with a workload process 311 to operate alongside it in a deployed application 310. The debug service receives 351 a request from the process that debugging is required. The service gathers information required for a debug session, including the source code 321 of the process, and then attaches itself to the process to carry out the debug session, interacting with the agent to do so. The session may be called based on failure criteria, or by user request. The service may operate across boundaries between workload processes where they collaborate to form the application, and may check that it has the required information for the next process to be debugged. The arrangement allows the operation of debugging methods in environments where normal methods are unable to function effectively.