HydraExpress offers a wide range of options that allow you to customize your client. These options control code generation, transports, security, whether the client will operate asynchronously or synchronously, and more.

This chapter introduces the various options available when creating a client. The discussion is based on an example provided with your HydraExpress installation, DayofWeek. First, we’ll generate code, take a closer look at the client proxy and how you might implement it, and then discuss the various options. For an introduction and example on using the code generator, see Chapter 3, Creating a Web Service.

For examples using some of HydraExpress’s more advanced features, such as pluggable, customized transports, or handler chaining, see Part IV, Extending your Applications.