Re: [Quantlib-dev] FpML & SOAP volunteering interests

[Eric E. <eri...@na...>]

Hi Prashant,

> Hi,
>
> I am Prashant Sarode. I have strong experience in FpML (4.1-4.4
> especially Post-Trade Processes/Mid-2-Back Office side) and SOAP based
> services. I am new to but very interested in QuantLib project and its
> user community.

Welcome.

> I am writing this email to the group to:
>
> 1>Volunteer myself for the request from QuantLib website around any
> potential work that overlaps/involves QuanLib + FpML and SOAP. My
> longest experience has been around FpML + SOAP in a J2EE tech
> stack---now moving into grid technology stack.

In the mailing list archives you can see that the subject of FpML-enabling
QuantLib has been under discussion for some time.  In an initial exchange,
a high-level design was sketched out.  Subsequent correspondence about
implementation led to the creation of module QuantLib-FpML on the svn
trunk, but to my knowledge no further progress was made.  If you're
interested in picking this up I imagine you would find a lot of interest.

An alternative to FpML is serialization based on ValueObjects in
ObjectHandler.  This approach is less sophisticated but easier to
implement.  This functionality has been implemented on the subversion
trunk for inclusion in the upcoming release of QuantLib version 0.9.0.

Regards,
Eric