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+# BeSimpleSoap [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/BeSimple/BeSimpleSoap.png?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/BeSimple/BeSimpleSoap)
+
+Build SOAP and WSDL based web services
+
+# Components
+
+BeSimpleSoap consists of five components ...
+
+## BeSimpleSoapBundle
+
+The BeSimpleSoapBundle is a Symfony2 bundle to build WSDL and SOAP based web services.
+For further information see the [README](https://github.com/BeSimple/BeSimpleSoap/blob/master/src/BeSimple/SoapBundle/README.md).
+
+## BeSimpleSoapClient
+
+The BeSimpleSoapClient is a component that extends the native PHP SoapClient with further features like SwA, MTOM and WS-Security.
+For further information see the [README](https://github.com/BeSimple/BeSimpleSoap/blob/master/src/BeSimple/SoapClient/README.md).
+
+## BeSimpleSoapCommon
+
+The BeSimpleSoapCommon component contains functionylity shared by both the server and client implementations.
+For further information see the [README](https://github.com/BeSimple/BeSimpleSoap/blob/master/src/BeSimple/SoapCommon/README.md).
+
+
+## BeSimpleSoapServer
+
+The BeSimpleSoapServer is a component that extends the native PHP SoapServer with further features like SwA, MTOM and WS-Security.
+For further information see the [README](https://github.com/BeSimple/BeSimpleSoap/blob/master/src/BeSimple/SoapServer/README.md).
+
+## BeSimpleSoapWsdl
+
+For further information see the [README](https://github.com/BeSimple/BeSimpleSoap/blob/master/src/BeSimple/SoapWsdl/README.md).
+
+# Installation
+
+If you do not yet have composer, install it like this:
+
+```sh
+curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin
+```
+
+Create a `composer.json` file:
+
+```json
+{
+    "require": {
+        "besimple/soap": "dev-master"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Now you are ready to install the library:
+
+```sh
+php /usr/local/bin/composer.phar install
+```
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+# BeSimpleSoapClient
+
+The BeSimpleSoapClient is a component that extends the native PHP SoapClient with further features like SwA, MTOM and WS-Security.
+
+# Features (only subsets of the linked specs implemented)
+
+* SwA: SOAP Messages with Attachments [Spec](http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP-attachments)
+* MTOM: SOAP Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism [Spec](http://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-mtom/)
+* WS-Security [Spec1](http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-soap-message-security-1.0.pdf), [Spec2](http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0.pdf)
+* WS-Adressing [Spec](http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/addr/)
+
+# Installation
+
+If you do not yet have composer, install it like this:
+
+```sh
+curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin
+```
+
+Create a `composer.json` file:
+
+```json
+{
+    "require": {
+        "besimple/soap-client": "dev-master"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Now you are ready to install the library:
+
+```sh
+php /usr/local/bin/composer.phar install
+```
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+# BeSimpleSoapCommon
+
+The BeSimpleSoapCommon component contains functionylity shared by both the server and client implementations.
+
+# Features
+
+* Common interfaces for SoapClient and SoapServer input/output processing flow
+* MIME parser for SwA and MTOM implementation
+* Soap type converters
+
+# Installation
+
+If you do not yet have composer, install it like this:
+
+```sh
+curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin
+```
+
+Create a `composer.json` file:
+
+```json
+{
+    "require": {
+        "besimple/soap-common": "dev-master"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Now you are ready to install the library:
+
+```sh
+php /usr/local/bin/composer.phar install
+```
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+# BeSimpleSoapServer
+
+The BeSimpleSoapServer is a component that extends the native PHP SoapServer with further features like SwA, MTOM and WS-Security.
+
+# Features (only subsets of the linked specs implemented)
+
+* SwA: SOAP Messages with Attachments [Spec](http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP-attachments)
+* MTOM: SOAP Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism [Spec](http://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-mtom/)
+* WS-Security [Spec1](http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-soap-message-security-1.0.pdf), [Spec2](http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0.pdf)
+
+# Installation
+
+If you do not yet have composer, install it like this:
+
+```sh
+curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin
+```
+
+Create a `composer.json` file:
+
+```json
+{
+    "require": {
+        "besimple/soap-server": "dev-master"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Now you are ready to install the library:
+
+```sh
+php /usr/local/bin/composer.phar install
+```
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+# BeSimpleSoapWsdl
+
+TODO ...
+
+# Installation
+
+If you do not yet have composer, install it like this:
+
+```sh
+curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin
+```
+
+Create a `composer.json` file:
+
+```json
+{
+    "require": {
+        "besimple/soap-wsdl": "dev-master"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Now you are ready to install the library:
+
+```sh
+php /usr/local/bin/composer.phar install
+```
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