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Accessing XML payload of Metro 2.0 Request/Response Web Service

I am developing a web service, using Metro 2.0 and Tomcat 6, and I have a requirement to be able to log the XML payload of the request and response of a web method for development/support reasons. The payload would only be logged when in debug mode.

The Web Service uses a servlet implementation (com.sun.xml.ws.transport.http.servlet.WSServlet and .WSServletContextListener classes), if that affects the answer.

Is this even possible?

Thanks in advance, Andy

Solution

  • Try setting these system properties:

    -Dcom.sun.metro.soap.dump=true
-Dcom.sun.xml.ws.assembler.client=true

    The SOAP messages go to system out, which I believe Tomcat logs.