New in WebSphere InterChange Server v4.2.2 and WebSphere
Business Integration Adapters v2.4.0
The IBM WebSphere InterChange Server 4.2.2 release and the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter 2.4.0 release
provide the following new functionality in the Java connector library:
- A Java connector now uses the IBM Java Object Request Broker
(ORB) instead of the third-party VisiBroker ORB.
- A Java connector can now support access to the serialized data
sent or or received from a data handler. In previous releases, the
connector could access serialized data as a Java String. It can
now provide access in any of the following new forms.
- As an input stream: boToStream() and streamToBO()
- As a Java byte array: boToByteArray() and byteArrayToBo()
- As a Reader object: readerToBO()
In addition, all data-handler methods now support the ability
to identify the character encoding and locale for the data handler
to associate with the serialized data. For more information, see
the descriptions of these methods in .
- The Java connector library now provides the following features for
an event store (which the CWConnectorEventStore class represents):
- The setEventStoreStatus() method has been renamed to setEventStatus() to better identify its functionaliy. This method sets the
status of an event.
- The getBO() method now provides the ability to return an integer status
value to its calling method. The default implementation of getBO() continues to use the form that does not provide
an internal status value. For more information, see the description
of the getBO() method in the CWConnectorEventStore class.
- The Java Connector Development Kit (JCDK) now provides a more
consistent way to create startup scripts for Java connectors. It
also provides a template (for both Windows and UNIX-based systems)
for the creation of this startup script. For more information, see Starting up a new connector.
In addition, the Adapter Development Kit (ADK) now includes an
adapter sample in the DevelopmentKits\Twineball_sample subdirectory of the product directory. This adapter sample
includes a Java connector.
