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Paper: Web Services in AIPS++
Volume: 295, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XII
Page: 313
Authors: Waters, B.; Benson, J.; Cornwell, T.; Ye, J.; Douthit, M.
Abstract: The ease of distributed computing in AIPS++ has traditionally obviated the need for standard networking components, such as those found in Java, Python, or Perl. However, Glish is able to ``wrap'' arbitrary commands, enabling us to link powerful, Java-based toolkits to Glish's event-based, client-server processing model. We have used this technique to implement a SOAP-based Cone Search web service for the Virtual Observatory. Integration of Java with AIPS++ leveraged industry-standard toolkits, and simplified the code.
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