Web Service Locator

org.eclipse.wst.ws.webServiceLocator

This extension point is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.

This extension point is provided to register locators that extend AbstractWebServiceLocator. These locators are used by WebServiceFinder to locate Web services for the purpose of Web service discovery.

<!ELEMENT extension (webServiceLocator+ , webServiceLocatorCategory+)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT webServiceLocator EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST webServiceLocator

id          CDATA #REQUIRED

class       CDATA #REQUIRED

label       CDATA #REQUIRED

description CDATA #IMPLIED

icon        CDATA #IMPLIED

category    CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT webServiceLocatorCategory EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST webServiceLocatorCategory

id          CDATA #REQUIRED

label       CDATA #REQUIRED

description CDATA #IMPLIED

icon        CDATA #IMPLIED

category    CDATA #IMPLIED>


Extenders should implement org.eclipse.wst.ws.internal.wsfinder.AbstractWebServiceLocator. The WebServiceLocatorRegistry uses this extension point to retrieve all locators.