How to get the source of request from Web Service?

Question

I want to get

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/&quot; xmlns:prin="http://localhost/example&quot;&gt;
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
THIS
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

from webservice request I send from Java.

I use javax.jws

Answer 1

Set the following VM property:

-Dcom.sun.xml.internal.ws.transport.http.client.HttpTransportPipe.dump=true

Answer 2

This can be done programmatically (invasive) or by configuration without changing any code. This page documents how to configure JAX-WS RI:

To dump SOAP messages on the client side, use the following system property:

-Dcom.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.client.HttpTransportPipe.dump=true

To dump SOAP messages on the server side, use the following system property:

-Dcom.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.HttpAdapter.dump=true

Answer 3

Or you can use the man in the middle approach by using a proxy between your client and server like TCPmon or Membrane SOA Monitor. Both are open source under the ASF license. Membrane provides nice XML formatting and highlighting that is especially usful if your SOAP messages are long or complex like messages secured with Web Services Security.