We're thrilled to announce the first stable release of bx-compat-soap, the official SOAP web services compatibility module for BoxLang web runtimes. Whether you're modernizing a legacy enterprise integration or building new service-oriented APIs, bx-compat-soap brings the full CFML-Compatible SOAP Webservice Publishing to BoxLang.

What's Included in v1.0

• CFML Parity and Compatibility - bx-compat-soap implements the core features of CFML SOAP web services, ensuring that your existing code and patterns work seamlessly in BoxLang with minimal changes.
• Automatic WSDL generation — Add ?wsdl to any BoxLang class endpoint and a standards-compliant WSDL document is generated automatically from your class metadata.
• SOAP request/response handling — Full parsing and processing of SOAP envelopes with namespace support, type coercion, and automatic serialization of complex types like structs and arrays.
• Remote method invocation — Only methods annotated with access="remote" are exposed, keeping your service surface intentional and secure.
• createObject("webservice", ...) support — Consume any SOAP web service using the familiar CFML syntax, with named arguments, timeout configuration, and authentication options.
• SOAP fault handling — Errors are returned as properly formatted SOAP faults and automatically converted to BoxLang exceptions on the client side.
• SOAPAction routing — Automatic method routing based on SOAPAction headers or URL parameters.
• Rich type mapping — Automatic conversion between BoxLang types (string, numeric, boolean, struct, array) and their XSD counterparts.

If your application talks to enterprise systems over SOAP — or exposes services to them — bx-compat-soap gives you a fully compatible, modern foundation inside BoxLang. Install it today via CommandBox:

install bx-compat-soap

This module is part of our premium modules included in our professional subscriptions. For more information on installation, configuration, and usage, see the official documentation.