WSMakeStubs, a nightmare?

I’m not quite sure of the state of things, but fact is I’ve had lots of problems with WSMakeStubs, and I’m looking for alternatives. WSMakeStubs makes stubs for webservices in Objective C (and C++, but I haven’t used that). WikiBooks have an excelent article on what to watch out for and tips when using WSMakeStubs, you can check it out here. I’m seriously considering just wrapping the SOAP XML myself and doing some XPath on the result, but come on, Apple, it shouldn’t have to be that hard. My bugreport (#5944524) hasn’t been touched, and I guess for a good reason: Apple must have zillions of them, it seems everywhere I hear about WSMakeStubs I hear how it’s not working. I hope they put this tool into shape quickly, it would be a real benefit, especially with all the iPhone programming going on. Just look at how easy this is in Visual Studio, how easy Axis2 makes it. Even PHP libraries like nusoap are easy to use compared to WSMakeStubs. Apple, I’m sooo looking forward to WSMakeStubs 2.0 :-)

Share and Enjoy:
  • Print
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
niklas

About niklas

Hi. I’m Niklas Saers, often called Nik, and this is my weblog. I make great iOS, Mac and Java software, play the recorder and enjoy life with my beautiful wife. You can learn more about me, view my résumé, or grab me via LinkedIn or Facebook. In addition to this site I am frequently posting thoughts on Twitter and photos on Flickr. You can read more about me and how to get in touch with me here.
This entry was posted in Technology. Bookmark the permalink.

4 Responses to WSMakeStubs, a nightmare?

  1. niklas niklas says:

    Just quickly pointing out that WSMakeStubs is at version 0.2, and it was that as well in 2004. Meanwhile it seems that Phanfare has got their head around it with gSOAP

  2. niklas niklas says:

    More tips to fix bugs here: egg-tech.com

  3. niklas niklas says:

    Still no resolution, correctly re-filed as bug #6023909 under iPhone bugs

  4. niklas niklas says:

    MacResearch also sings the blues about WSMakeStub and tells everyone to submit bug reports.Bug #6023909 was listed as a duplicate of bug #6005858.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>