Debug tools for XML SOAP messages

I don't know of any tool out there that will convert the SOAP message back into readable format. I'm sure you could do it with a XSLT style sheet but I don't know of one that exists.

 

 

Here's how I interpret the code when debugging.

 

 

Here is the method signature for LocalLB::SNAT::create():

 

 

struct Translation {
    SnatType type;
    String translation_object;
};
struct SNATDefinition {
    String name;
    Translation target;
};
struct SNATOriginalAddress {
    String original_address;
    String wildmask;
};
struct VLANFilterList {
    EnabledState state;
    String []vlans;
};
void LocalLB::SNAT::create(
    in SNATDefinition[] snats,
    in SNATOriginalAddress[][] original_addresses,
    in VLANFilterList[] vlans
);

 

 

First, let's look and make sure the namespace and method are correct

 

 

                   xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
                   xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
                   xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/1999/XMLSchema"
                   SOAP-ENV:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">
  
    create xmlns:namesp2="urn:iControl:LocalLB/SNAT">

 

 

Looks like this is going to iControl:LocalLB/SNATcreate which is what we want.

 

 

Next look at the parameters.

 

 

The first parameter is a 1-D SNATDefinition array named stats. What looks odd here is that item 1 (type SNATDefinition) in the array is declared as an array of size 2 but it doesn't have any items in it. It does have the correct members (type and translation_object) but translation_object you have defined as null which will likely cause you problems. You should at declare these as empty strings, not nulls.

 

 

      
        
          SnatAutoMap
          
            SNAT_TYPE_AUTOMAP
            
          
        
      

 

 

Now, on to parameter 2 which is of type SNATOriginalAddress[][] named original_addresses. Your code declares it as a single dimensional array with a single item which will cause problems. You'll need to declare this as a 2-D array. The first dimension references the associated entry in the snats variable and the second dimension is a list of original addresses for that snat.

 

 

      
        
          0.0.0.0
        
      

 

 

Lastly, parameter 3 is of type VLANFilterList[] named vlans. You passed in an array of size 0 which is ok as long as don't want to add any VLANs to be filtered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wish debugging the perl interfaces was easier but the dynamic nature of perl can sometimes be it's downside as well.

 

 

Good luck!

 

 

-Joe