I have a web service that sends a name to a web service called sayHello(), and receives a String "Hello, name". I want to change the point-to-point connection to something like this:
web service ---> Mule ESB ---> web service
I wonder how can I do that? I've searched for a long time but I didn't find useful document on this topic. Which endpoints should I use?
Thanks.
It depends on the type of webservice you need to expose and consume:
For exposing SOAP based webservices, you can use some strategies,
1) Proxying webservices with Protocol Bridging or WSProxyService
https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-user-guide/v/3.7/proxying-web-services
2) Proxying webservices with CXF
https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-user-guide/v/3.7/proxying-web-services-with-cxf
3) Building a webservice with CXF
https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-user-guide/v/3.7/building-web-services-with-cxf
For exposing RESTful webservices, you should design a RAML and then use the APIKit component
https://docs.mulesoft.com/anypoint-platform-for-apis/apikit-tutorial
For consuming SOAP based webservices, you should use the Webservice Consumer component
https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-user-guide/v/3.7/web-service-consumer
For consuming REST webservices, you should use the HTTP Request Connector :
https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-user-guide/v/3.7/http-request-connector
So, if you want to expose a SOAP webservice (not a proxy service), that internally consumes a SOAP webservice, you can use:
HTTPListener->CXF->WebserviceConsumer
If you want to expose a webservice proxy you can use the ProtocolBridging or CXF strategy.
If you want to expose a REST webservice, that internally consumes a REST webservice, you can use:
HTTPListener->APIKit->HTTPRequest
And so on..
This describes a scenario that you are trying to fulfill https://docs.mulesoft.com/anypoint-platform-for-apis/proxying-your-api
