django-soap-connector

Django project to connect to an existing SOAP web service and transform it into a REST API.

Getting Started

This application constitutes a proof of concept and is totally experimental, use it at your own risk! You can test the application using the VIES validation service.

What is VIES (VAT Information Exchange System)?

It is an electronic mean of validating VAT-identification numbers of economic operators registered in the European Union for cross border transactions on goods or services.

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/

Prerequisites

It is not recommended to use memcached with this project.

Installation

Inside the downloaded repository folder, create a virtual environment and install the dependencies:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Run the django web server and explore the browserable api:

python manage.py runserver 8000

Initialize client and it will automatically retrieve the WSDL file passed in the post request:

curl --location --request POST 'http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/client/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "wsdl": "https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl"
}'

Finds out what services, ports and operations are available to this client:

curl --location --request GET 'http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/client/1/service/'

Verify the validity of a VAT number:

curl --location --request POST 'http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/client/1/service/checkvatservice/checkvatport/checkvat' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "countryCode": "ES",
    "vatNumber": "12345678"
}'

Authors

Fernando M - https://bitbucket.org/gmork2/

License

This project is licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3 - see the LICENSE file for details.