Use nil interface{} instead of struct{} for empty requests/responses.

The XML encoder doesn't like receiving struct{}.

cmd/specgen/pkgtmpl.go

@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ func (client *{{$srvIdent}}) {{.Name}}({{range $inargs}}{{/*
 */}}) ({{range $outargs}}{{/*
 */}}{{$argWrap := $srv.WrapArgument .}}{{$argWrap.AsParameter}}, {{end}} err error) {
 	// Request structure.
-	var request struct {{"{"}}{{range .Arguments}}{{if .IsInput}}{{.Name}} string
+	request := {{if $inargs}}&{{template "argstruct" $inargs}}{{"{}"}}{{else}}{{"interface{}(nil)"}}{{end}}
-{{end}}{{end}}}
 	// BEGIN Marshal arguments into request.
 {{range $inargs}}{{$argWrap := $srv.WrapArgument .}}
 	if request.{{.Name}}, err = {{$argWrap.Marshal}}; err != nil {
@@ -80,11 +79,10 @@ func (client *{{$srvIdent}}) {{.Name}}({{range $inargs}}{{/*
 	// END Marshal arguments into request.
 
 	// Response structure.
-	var response struct {{"{"}}{{range $outargs}}{{.Name}} string
+	response := {{if $outargs}}&{{template "argstruct" $outargs}}{{"{}"}}{{else}}{{"interface{}(nil)"}}{{end}}
-{{end}}}
 
 	// Perform the SOAP call.
-	if err = client.SOAPClient.PerformAction({{$srv.URNParts.Const}}, "{{.Name}}", &request, &response); err != nil {
+	if err = client.SOAPClient.PerformAction({{$srv.URNParts.Const}}, "{{.Name}}", request, response); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -98,4 +96,8 @@ func (client *{{$srvIdent}}) {{.Name}}({{range $inargs}}{{/*
 }
 {{end}}{{/* range .SCPD.Actions */}}
 {{end}}{{/* range .Services */}}
+
+{{define "argstruct"}}struct {{"{"}}{{range .}}
+{{.Name}} string
+{{end}}{{"}"}}{{end}}
 `))

cmd/specgen/specgen.go

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 var (
 	specFilename = flag.String("spec", "", "Path to the specification file.")
 	outDir       = flag.String("out-dir", "", "Path to the output directory.")
+	enableGofmt  = flag.Bool("gofmt", true, "Pass the output through gofmt. "+
+		"Disable if debugging code output problems.")
 )
 
 var (
@@ -173,24 +175,55 @@ func (dcp *DCP) writePackage(outDir string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer packageFile.Close()
+	var output io.WriteCloser = packageFile
-	gofmt := exec.Command("gofmt")
+	if *enableGofmt {
-	gofmt.Stdout = packageFile
+		if output, err = NewGofmtWriteCloser(output); err != nil {
-	gofmt.Stderr = os.Stderr
+			packageFile.Close()
-	gofmtWriter, err := gofmt.StdinPipe()
-	if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+	}
+	if err = packageTmpl.Execute(output, dcp); err != nil {
+		output.Close()
+		return err
+	}
+	return output.Close()
+}
+
+type GofmtWriteCloser struct {
+	output io.WriteCloser
+	stdin  io.WriteCloser
+	gofmt  *exec.Cmd
+}
+
+func NewGofmtWriteCloser(output io.WriteCloser) (*GofmtWriteCloser, error) {
+	gofmt := exec.Command("gofmt")
+	gofmt.Stdout = output
+	gofmt.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	stdin, err := gofmt.StdinPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if err = gofmt.Start(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &GofmtWriteCloser{
+		output: output,
+		stdin:  stdin,
+		gofmt:  gofmt,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (gwc *GofmtWriteCloser) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return gwc.stdin.Write(p)
+}
+
+func (gwc *GofmtWriteCloser) Close() error {
+	gwc.stdin.Close()
+	if err := gwc.output.Close(); err != nil {
+		gwc.gofmt.Wait()
 		return err
 	}
-	if err = packageTmpl.Execute(gofmtWriter, dcp); err != nil {
+	return gwc.gofmt.Wait()
-		gofmtWriter.Close()
-		gofmt.Wait()
-		return err
-	}
-	gofmtWriter.Close()
-	return gofmt.Wait()
 }
 
 func (dcp *DCP) processSCPDFile(file *zip.File) {

soap/soap.go

@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ func (client *SOAPClient) PerformAction(actionNamespace, actionName string, inAc
 		return responseEnv.Body.Fault
 	}
 
+	if outAction != nil {
 		if err := xml.Unmarshal(responseEnv.Body.RawAction, outAction); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -86,10 +88,12 @@ func newSOAPEnvelope() *soapEnvelope {
 func encodeRequestAction(inAction interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	requestBuf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	requestBuf.WriteString(soapPrefix)
+	if inAction != nil {
 		requestEnc := xml.NewEncoder(requestBuf)
 		if err := requestEnc.Encode(inAction); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+	}
 	requestBuf.WriteString(soapSuffix)
 	return requestBuf.Bytes(), nil
 }