Java Connector Architecture: Building Enterprise Adapters (Paperback)

Java Connector Architecture (JCA) presents the JCA and identifies the scope in which a JCA-based adapter operates. The book quickly moves to the design methodologies employed in adapter using the JCA. The book then progresses to information about testing and deploying adapters in a production environment. Java Connector Architecture defines a development methodology and suggests analysis and design patterns, which are useful both for building connectors to legacy applications and for designing adapters for new applications.

Table of Contents

Introduction.
1. Introduction to Adapter Technology.
2. Overview of J2EE.
3. Overview of EJB.
4. Adapter Reference Model.
5. Role of XML in Adapters.
6. Introduction to Web Services.
7. Adapter Development Methodology and Best Practices.
8. Pitfalls of Adapter Development.
9. Testing Adapters.
10. Overview of JCA.
11. Developing J2EE Resource Adapters.
12. Deploying Adapters.
13. Customizing Adapters.
14. Developing Integration-Ready Applications.
15. Trends in Adapter Technology.
16. Components of Integration Technology. Integration Platform. Operating Systems. Adapter Interactions with Integration Components.
17. Source Code for ASCII File J2EE Adapter.
Appendix A. Glossary.
Appendix B. References.
Index.