OPTIMIZE WEB SERVICE INTERACTIONS VIA A DOWNLOADABLE CUSTOM PARSER

A method, system and computer program product for optimizing web service interactions. A server receives a service request from a client, where the service request includes information that is used by the server to provide a customized parser to the client that allows optimal web service interactions. Upon the server providing a link to the client to download this customized parser, the client downloads the parser and embeds the parser into its runtime environment. The parser in the client is then able to receive and transmit communications from and to the server, respectively, in a most efficient manner. For example, the parser may reduce the size of the XML message size more considerably than compression algorithms. In another example, if the client and server communicate in different languages, the parser may translate the messages between the client and server so that the messages are understandable.