<![CDATA[ # Heartbeat services
Provides service method to ping our server.
* **Type**: SOAP
* **Production WSDL**: https://services.generali.gr/gbox-ws/soap/heartbeat?wsdl
* **Test WSDL**: http://www.generali.gr/gbox-ws/soap/heartbeat?wsdl
##ping
Pings the server.
###Input
Type | Description
---- | -----------
*(nothing)* | *---*
### Output
Type | Description
---- | -----------
String | Up and running message
### Example 1
#### Input
```
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:soap="http://soap.ws.api.gbox.generali.gr/">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<soap:ping/>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
```
#### Output
```
<S:Envelope xmlns:S="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<S:Body>
<ns2:pingResponse xmlns:ns2="http://soap.ws.api.gbox.generali.gr/">
<return>Welcome demo, we are up and running!</return>
</ns2:pingResponse>
</S:Body>
</S:Envelope>
```
#### Client (Java)
Example of a simple Java client. Notice the exact naming of the classes depends on your client generator and it could be slightly different than the following.
```
package examples;
import gr.generali.gbox.api.ws.soap.HeartbeatWs;
import gr.generali.gbox.api.ws.soap.HeartbeatLocator;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.xml.ws.BindingProvider;
public class Example1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
HeartbeatLocator locator = new HeartbeatLocator();
HeartbeatWs service = locator.getHeartbeatWsPort();
// Authentication
Map<String, Object> context = ((BindingProvider)service).getRequestContext();
context.put(BindingProvider.USERNAME_PROPERTY, "50072");
context.put(BindingProvider.PASSWORD_PROPERTY, "1234");
// Execution
String message = service.ping();
// Result displaying
System.out.println(message);
}
}
```
Being the output:
Welcome 50072, we are up and running!
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