[web-services] What is the difference between Document style and RPC style communication?

In WSDL definition, bindings contain operations, here comes style for each operation.

Document : In WSDL file, it specifies types details either having inline Or imports XSD document, which describes the structure(i.e. schema) of the complex data types being exchanged by those service methods which makes loosely coupled. Document style is default.

  • Advantage:
    • Using this Document style, we can validate SOAP messages against predefined schema. It supports xml datatypes and patterns.
    • loosely coupled.
  • Disadvantage: It is a little bit hard to get understand.

In WSDL types element looks as follows:

<types>
 <xsd:schema>
  <xsd:import schemaLocation="http://localhost:9999/ws/hello?xsd=1" namespace="http://ws.peter.com/"/>
 </xsd:schema>
</types>

The schema is importing from external reference.

RPC :In WSDL file, it does not creates types schema, within message elements it defines name and type attributes which makes tightly coupled.

<types/>  
<message name="getHelloWorldAsString">  
<part name="arg0" type="xsd:string"/>  
</message>  
<message name="getHelloWorldAsStringResponse">  
<part name="return" type="xsd:string"/>  
</message>  
  • Advantage: Easy to understand.
  • Disadvantage:
    • we can not validate SOAP messages.
    • tightly coupled

RPC : No types in WSDL
Document: Types section would be available in WSDL

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