Naming the connector

This chapter provides suggested naming conventions for the files and directories used in connector development. Naming conventions provide a way to make you connector files more easy to locate and identify. Table 109 summarizes the suggested naming conventions for connector files. Many of these files are based on the connector name, which should uniquely identify it within the WebSphere business integration system. This name (connName) can identify the application or technology with which the connector communicates.

Table 109. Suggested naming conventions for a connector

Connector file Name
Connector definition connNameConnector
Connector directory ProductDir\connectors\connName
Initial connector configuration file

File name: BIA_CN_connName.txt

Directory name: ProductDir\repository\connName

User-customized connector configuration file

File name: CN_connName.txt

Directory name: ProductDir\connectors\connName

Connector class

connNameAgent.java

Connector library

Java jar file: connDir\BIA_connName.jar

Java package: com.crossworlds.connectors.connName.

where connDir is the name of the connector directory, as defined above.

Connector startup script

Windows platforms: connDir\start_connName.bat

UNIX-based platforms: connDir\connector_manager_connName.sh

where connDir is the name of the connector directory, as defined above.

For more information on naming conventions for connectors, see Naming IBM WebSphere InterChange Server Components in the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server documentation set.

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