Overview of the Abdera-based feed libraries
Feeds are a mechanism to deliver content in a standardized
specification format. Atom Syndication Format and RSS are two such
specifications. Apache Abdera is an open-source project providing feeds
support within WebSphere Application Server. Abdera addresses both the
Atom syndication format and the Atom Publishing Protocol. In addition,
Abdera currently supports reading RSS content.
Package structure
The Abdera libraries are distributed as IBM® WebSphere® Application Server
Feature Pack for Web 2.0 and Mobile as a stand-alone package.
- Stand-alone package content has the following organization:
- /documentation/index.html - Root page for the provided
documentation
- /lib/abdera - contains the Abdera JAR files for
JavaTM Development Kit (JDK) 1.4.2. The core
Abdera JAR files included in Feed have the pattern
abdera.*.retro.jar, and retroweaver-rt*.jar
- /lib/abdera/dependencies - contains JAR files that
need to be added into IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.x and 7.x as a shared
library. These JAR files are not required for WebSphere Application Server
Community Edition, because the product already provides equivalent JAR files
in the base installation.
- Axiom JAR files: axiom-api-1.2.5.jar, axiom-impl-1.2.5.jar
- Stax API support: xlxpScannerUtils.jar, xlxpScanner.jar,
stax-api.jar, xml-apis.jar. These files are for WebSphere Application Server
6.1, 7.0, and 8.0.
- Support for the Abdera client calls:
commons-httpclient-3.1-rc1.jar, commons-codec-1.3.jar
- Support for XPath: jaxen-1.1.1.jar
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web
2.0 content has the following organization:
- {app_server_root}/web2mobilefep_1.1/optionalLibraries/Feed
- contains the Abdera feed support JAR files, and the retroweaver JAR file.
The abdera feed support JAR files are for JDK 1.4.2, therefore, the
retroweaver JAR file is needed.
- {app_server_root}/web2mobilefep_1.1/optionalLibraries/Feed/dependencies
- contains JAR files that need to be added into IBM WebSphere Application Server
6.x and 7.x as a shared library. These JAR files
are not required for WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, because the
product already provides equivalent JAR files in the base installation.
The content of this folder is listed in the "Stand-alone package" section.
-
{app_server_root}/web2mobilefep_1.1/documentation/Feed/index.html
- Root page for the provided library documentation.