Abstract
The usage of Web services has recently increased. Therefore, it is important to select right type of Web services at the project design stage. The most common implementations are based on SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) and REST (Representational State Transfer Protocol) styles. Maintainability of REST and SOAP Web services has become an important issue as popularity of Web services is increasing. Choice of the right approach is not an easy decision since it is influenced by development requirements and maintenance considerations. In the present research, we present the comparison of SOAP and REST based Web services using software evaluation metrics. To achieve this aim, a systematic literature review will be made to compare REST and SOAP Web services in terms of the software evaluation metrics.
Highlights
The most common implementations are based on SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) and REST (Representational State Transfer Protocol) styles
We present the comparison of SOAP and REST based Web services using software evaluation metrics
Each of these approaches has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it is important to choose the right type of Web services, otherwise it can lead to certain problems in data exchange or impose some restrictions
Summary
Nowadays the most common way to exchange data among information systems is to use Web services. Web services are self-contained, modular and dynamic applications by their nature [1]. Most common implementations are based on SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) and REST (Representational State Transfer Protocol) styles. Each of these approaches has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it is important to choose the right type of Web services, otherwise it can lead to certain problems in data exchange or impose some restrictions. This paper compares SOAP and REST approaches to give recommendations on how to opt the right Web service type at a project design phase
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