AndroMDA WebService Cartridge Profile

This profile contains all elements that can be applied on the model used as the MDA transformation process. These elements are specific to the AndroMDA WebService Cartridge component.

Stereotypes
Stereotypes are the names you sometimes see appear in UML diagrams, they typically look like <<MyStereotype>> and can be applied on any type of UML model element.
Tagged Values
Sometimes it happens you want to add information to the model but there is no clean way of doing it. In those cases you may want to resort to tagged values, but these cases should be considered with caution. A tagged value is something extra, something optional, and the application should run fine without them.

Service(Back to Stereotypes)
Applied on: class
Creates a WSDD file for each model element with this stereotype. Each method to be exposed, must be stereotyped with the <<WebServiceOperation>> stereotype.
WebService(Back to Stereotypes)
Applied on: class
Creates a WSDD service fragment and exposes ALL methods of the element as a web service.
WebServiceOperation(Back to Stereotypes)
Applied on: Service operation
This is used in conjunction with the <<Service>> stereotype. Adds the method to the list of allowed methods which will be exposed as a web service. You MUST place this stereotype on an operation if you want it exposed as a web service (unless you add the <<WebService>> stereotype to your class).
ValueObject(Back to Stereotypes)
Applied on: class
Allows the definition of complex types. These types can be related to each other through associations and if the association multiplicity is greater than 1, then an array reference will be generated (instead of a Collection).
Enumeration(Back to Stereotypes)
Applied on: class
Allows the definition of enumerated types. These types MUST define their attributes as frozen .
Nullable(Back to Stereotypes)
Applied on: Service operation parameter
Allows you to define whether or not operation parameters can be nullable or nillable (in WSDL terms). If this is NOT defined on a parameter, then a null check will be generated for that parameter on the service operation.
@andromda.webservice.style(Back to Tagged Values)
Applied on: Service and WebService
Defines the style of the web service to be generated (i.e. wrapped, document, rpc).
@andromda.webservice.use(Back to Tagged Values)
Applied on: Service and WebService
The use of the service to be generated (i.e. literal, encoded).
@andromda.webservice.provider(Back to Tagged Values)
Applied on: Service and WebService
The provider to use for the service, by default its RPC which will use a plain java object as the provider. Another value that can be specified is EJB , if this is specified, then its expected that either the EJB or Hibernate cartridge is being used with this cartridge.
@andromda.role.name(Back to Tagged Values)
Applied on: An actor with a dependency to a <<WebService>>
Optionally allows you to define the name of the role (if it needs to be different than the name of the actor that defines the role).