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 |
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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.