ServicesFromWSDL

Generate swift or java classes, which provide methods defined by the WSDL of a soap service

A macOS command line tool that generates Swift or Java code to interface with a soap service.

Use it in conjunction with the other tool SwiftDTO, which creates the required model classes.

Written in Swift 3.

Features

Processes WSDL files and creates appropriate methods for each service
Generates immutable Swift struct definitions

What is code generation?

Using a code generator is very different from using a library API. If you have never worked with a code generator before, check out this blog post for a quick overview.

How to get it

Download the ServicesFromWSDL app binary from the latest release
Copy ServicesFromWSDL to your desktop
Open a Terminal window and run this command to give the app permission to execute:

chmod +x ~/Desktop/ServicesFromWSDL

Or build the tool in Xcode yourself:

Clone the repository / Download the source code
Build the project
Open a Finder window to the executable file
Drag ServicesFromWSDL from the Finder window to your desktop

How to install it

Assuming that the ServicesFromWSDL app is on your desktop…

Open a Terminal window and run this command:

cp ~/Desktop/ServicesFromWSDL /usr/local/bin/

Verify ServicesFromWSDL is in your search path by running this in Terminal:

ServicesFromWSDL

You should see the tool respond like this:

Expected string argument defining the output folder and at least one path to an XML file!
Usage: ServicesFromWSDL [options]
...

Now that a copy of ServicesFromWSDL is in your search path, delete it from your desktop.

You're ready to go! 🎉

How to use it

Open a Terminal window and pass ServicesFromWSDL a "-d" switch followed by a path to the directory, you want to output the class files and one or more WSDL files:

ServicesFromWSDL -d /path/to/outputDirectory/ /path/to/some/service.wsdl