DiscoveryAgent

Identifier:

Since:

Description:

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (DiscoveryAgent)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED>

<!ELEMENT DiscoveryAgent EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST DiscoveryAgent

QName             CDATA #REQUIRED

DisplayName       CDATA #REQUIRED

Description       CDATA #REQUIRED

ImportKind        CDATA #REQUIRED

ImportType        (META_DATA|ENDPOINT|OPERATION|PORT_TYPE|DATA_TYPE)

SupportsIteration (true | false)

class             CDATA #REQUIRED>

DiscoveryAgent element represents the Agent that performs an actual data import function. This element is used to statically register a particular DiscoveryAgent in the Import Registry.

• QName - Specifies the unique QName that identifies the DiscoveryAgent (see example).
• DisplayName - Contains a short name that is intended to be displayed by tools.
• Description - Specifies the description of the DiscoveryAgent's functions (see example).
• ImportKind - Specifies the unique QName that identifies the data import kind that the DiscoveryAgent can create.
• ImportType - Specifies the appropriate constant indicating what the DiscoveryAgent is capable of importing. Valid values are: IMPORT_TYPE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT, IMPORT_TYPE_SERVICE_PORT_TYPE, IMPORT_TYPE_SERVICE_OPERATION, IMPORT_TYPE_SERVICE_DATA_TYPE, IMPORT_TYPE_BINARY_META_DATA.
• SupportsIteration - Specifies if Discovery Agent supports aggregation of ImportResults through multiple calls to initialize method on the same Discovery Agent instance.
• class - Specifies the fully qulified name of the Java class that implements the com.ibm.adapter.framework.api.IDiscoveryAgent interface (see example).

Examples:

 
<extension point=
"com.ibm.adapter.framework.DiscoveryAgent"
>
  
<DiscoveryAgent
   QName=
"com/ibm/adapter:CobolDiscoveryAgent"

   ImportType=
"IMPORT_TYPE_SERVICE_DATA_TYPE"

   ImportKind=
"com/ibm/adapter:COBOL_CAM"

   class=
"com.ibm.adapter.cobol.CobolDiscoveryAgent"

   Description=
"Discovery Agent that can import a COBOL file and create a CAM model from it."

   DisplayName=
"Cobol Discovery Agent"

   SupportsIteration=false>
  
</DiscoveryAgent>
 
</extension>