What's the easiest way for a Java Swing client to consumer a webservice?

Question

I have a Java Swing application client that I want to use to consume certain webservices, but I want to make it as painless as possible to code (because really all I want is the info). I do understand that whatever solution is used will need to stub the POJO's too.

If you'd like to give a demo, that would be great, or if you can point to a tutorial that would also be really appreciated.

I did look at Axis, including the more recent Axis2, but it's a bit more complex than I was hoping (aka. I have to learn something). At least just for some quick prototype testing and not real development, more for the sake of just saying I can, is there something or a tutorial out there?

Answer 1

Try http://sourceforge.net/projects/wsdl2javawizard/.

Answer 2

Are you writing the web service yourself? Use springframework's HttpInvokerProxyFactoryBean and HttpInvokerServiceExporter. I use these and swear by them.

Also you want to use apache's HttpClient.

Are you using someone else's web service? Pick a framework (axis/castor/metro?) and have it generate stubs.

Answer 3

I hate to say it, but the easiest way was to actually learn Axis2.