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Description of a Generated Project

The section describes a project generated from the Eclipse Wizard:

 

Generated project

Communication Service Project

Generating a Communication Service project creates the directory structure illustrated in Listing 4-1.

The base directory is the directory given in the Eclipse Wizard input field Identifier. It contains the following files:

The directories and files in bold in Listing 4-1 are generated when building the common parts of the Communication Service; the others are generated by the Eclipse Wizard.

Listing 4-1 Generated project for Communications Services Common 
<Eclipse Project Name>
+- build.properties
+- common.xml
+- build.xml
+- <Identifier given in Ecplise Wizard>
|  +- dist //Generated by target dist in <Eclipse Project Name>/build.xml
|  |  +- <Package name>.store_<version.jar // Example store configuration
|  |  +- wlng_at_<Identifier>.ear //Deployable in access tier
|  |  +- wlng_nt_<Identifier>.ear //Deployable in network tier
|  +- common
|  |  +- build.xml //Build file for the common parts of the communication service
|  |  +- dist //Generated by target dist on 
             //<Eclipse Project Name>/common/build.xml
|  |  |  +- request_factory_skel //Skeletons for the RequestFactory,
                                 //one class for each service WSDL
|  |  |  +- tmp //Used during build. Contains classes, source, 
                //definitions, WSDLs, templates, and more.
|  |  |  +- <Identifier>.war // Web Service implementation
|  |  |  +- <Identifier>_callback.jar // Service callback EJB for 
                                      //the communication service
|  |  |  +- <Identifier>_callback_client.jar //Service call-back EJB used by 
                                           // the plug-in.
|  |  |  +- <Identifier>_service.jar // Service EJB 
                                      // for the communication service
|  |  +- resources // Contains application.xml and weblogic-application.xml
                   // for the access and network tier EAR files respectively.
                   // The files are packaged in the EAR files META-INF directory
|  |  |  +- handlerconfig.xml //SOAP Message Handler
|  |  +- src // Source directory for communication service common 
|  |  |  +- <Package name>/plugin
|  |  |  | +- <Web Services interface>PluginFactory // One per interface
                                                    // defined in the 
                                                   // Service WSDL files.

The SOAP Message Handler definition file, handlerconfig.xml, can be edited in order to change, add, or remove SOAP Message Handlers. If modified, it will be taken into account the next time the Communication Service or plug-in is rebuilt.

The following exception definitions are added:

The exceptions are added only to the service facade, not to the plug-in to network interface.

If the exceptions listed above are present in the original WSDL they are reused; if not they are added.

RESTFul Service Facade

A RESTful Service Facade can be generated using the Eclipse wizard. The sections below describe the default generation of the RESTful Service Facade and how to modify the default implementation.

Default RESTful Service Facade

When a RESTful Service Facade is generated, the following is generated in addition to the directory structure described in Listing 4-1:

The RESTful Service Facade Web Application rest_<Identifier>.war is packaged in the Access Tier EAR file. The context root is rest/<Identifier>.

An API description is generated in the directory common/dist/tmp/wars/rest_<Identifier>. It describes each operation, including URI, HTTP-method, request- and response content-type, request- and response, and errors.

The generated RESTful API has a default implementation, which can be changed by editing rest-config.xml and re-building the Service Facade. The API description is updated so it reflects any changes done in the configuration file.

The default implementation of the generated RESTful Service Facade has the following attributes for application-initiated requests.

The HTTP method is POST.

The URL to a default RESTful resource is:

http://<host>:<port>/rest/<context-root>/<interface>/<operation>/<path-info>?<name[1]>=<value[1]&><name[2]>=<value[2]&...<name[n]>=<value[n]>

Where:

The HTTP content-type for the request is application/json. The HTTP request body contains a JSON formatted object that corresponds to the input message of the operation as defined in the Service WSDL.

The HTTP content-type for the response is application/json. The HTTP response body contains a JSON formatted object that corresponds to the output message of the operation as defined in the Service WSDL. The HTTP response body for an error contains a JSON formatted object that corresponds to the error message of the operation as defined in the Service WSDL.

For example the Parlay X 2.1 Short Messaging Service defines the operation startSmsNotification. Using the WSDLs for this service, the corresponding RESTful resource is according to Table 4-1. This information is provided in the generated API documentation.

Table 4-1 Example of a RESTful resource as used by an application
URI
rest/sms/SmsNotificationManager/startSmsNotification
HTTP Method
POST
Request Content-Type
application/json
Request Body
{
  "reference": {
    "correlator": "String",
     "endpoint": "URI",
    "interfaceName": "String"
  },
  "smsServiceActivationNumber": "URI",
  "criteria": "String"
}
Response Body
Empty.
Error Response
{"error":{
"type":"org.csapi.schema.parlayx.common.v2_1.ServiceException"
"message":"String"
}}
Error Response
{"error":{
"type":"org.csapi.schema.parlayx.common.v2_1.PolicyException"
"message":"String"
}}

The Bayeux protocol is used to deliver network-triggered messages, or notifications, to an application. For more information on the Bayeux protocol, see the “Bayeux Protocol 1.0draft1” document at http://svn.xantus.org/shortbus/trunk/bayeux/bayeux.html.

The RESTful Service Facades rely on the publish-subscribe model supported by the Publish-Subscribe Server functionality of Oracle WebLogic Server. The communication service delivers the network-triggered traffic to the publish-subscribe server channel, from which the application Bayeux client fetches it. For more information on this model, please see section “Using the HTTP Publish-Subscribe Server” in Developing Web Applications, Servlets, and JSPs For Oracle WebLogic Server at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12840_01/wls/docs103/webapp/.

An application needs to subscribe for notifications. The application provides an endpoint URI to receive notifications on. In Parlay X, the operations are normally named according to start<Service name>Notification, for example startSmsNotification. In a RESTful environment, the endpoint URI is the name of the Bayeux channel, must start with the string /bayeux/ in order to be recognized as a RESTful endpoint. Immediately following this keyword, the application must provide the application instance ID that uniquely identifies the application. An example of an endpoint is /bayeux/myApplicationID/myInterface. The application’s Bayeux client must perform a hand-shake, connect to the publish-subscribe server and subscribe to the channel that is being created for the notification.

The publish-subscribe server URI to use for the Bayeux connect is:

<http:>//<host>:<port>/rest/<context-root>/notifications

Where:

Notifications are sent via Bayeux Deliver Event messages, see http://svn.cometd.org/trunk/bayeux/bayeux.html. The HTTP response body contains a JSON formatted object that corresponds to the output message of the operation as defined in the Service Callback WSDL.

Typically, the publish-subscribe server URI to use for the Bayeux connect should be returned to the application in the in the header of the response to start a notification. Do do this, rest-config.xml should be updated with a <response-header> element, see Customize the RESTful Service Facade.

Customize the RESTful Service Facade

The following can be customized for the RESTFul Service Facade:

The mappings are defined in rest-config.xml, according to the XSDs rest-config.xsd and error-mappings.xsd, located in $OCSG_HOME/applications/rest.jar. Table 4-2 contains a description of the mappings.

Table 4-2 Structure and description of rest-config.xml
Element/Type
Description
<resources>
Main tag. Contains:
<resource>, one (1) or more.
<handler-chain>, zero (0) or more.
<data-type-adapter>, zero (0) or more.
<notification>, zero (0) or more.
<binding>, one (1) or more.
<error-mappings>, zero (0) or one (1).
<resource>
Parent element: <resources>.
Contains the following element:
<operation>, one (1) or more.
Has the attribute:
  • uri
Defines a part of the URI for a RESTful resource. All resources used for application-initiated traffic need this definition.
If the URI used by an application is:
http://host:port/<context-root/<servlet-path>/<pathinfo>?<name1>=<value1>&<name2>=<value2>
The attribute uri corresponds to <servlet-path> in the URI.
<operation>
Parent element: <resource>.
Contains the following elements:
  • <http-method>, exactly one (1).
  • <request-type>, zero (0) or one (1).
  • <request-param>, zero (0) or more.
  • <path-info-param>, zero (0) or one (1).
  • <target>, exactly one (1).
  • <handler-chain>, zero (0) or one (1).
  • <response-header>, zero (0) or more.
  • <response-type>, zero (0) or one (1).
  • <empty-response>, zero (0) or one (1).
Defines an operation that corresponds to the RESTful resource.
<http-method>
Defines which HTTP operation to use for the resource.
Use GET, POST, PUT, or DELETE.
By default, the method is POST. For other methods, the request URI will differ and some elements become mandatory or not used.
<request-type>
Parent element: <operation>.
Used for API documentation generation only. It has no run-time effect. Defines the content-type header of the incoming HTTP request. Default value is application/json.
Enumeration:
  • application/json
  • multipart/form-data (for example, when using HTTP attachments)
<request-param>
Parent element: <operation>.
Has the attributes:
  • name
  • value (optional)
Defines expected request name value pairs.
Useful for sending a JSON object via HTTP GET, in which case the value should be an encoded JSON string representing the input object. Only one JSON object is supported.
Also useful for overloading the resource URI, for example invoking different operations on the same resource, in which case the value will be specified as a constant.
Every incoming request in the format of:
http://host:port/<context-root/<servlet-path>/<pathinfo>?<name1>=<value1>
will invoke the given operation.
If the URI used by an application is:
http://host:port/<context-root/<servlet-path>/<pathinfo>?<name1>=<value1>&<name2>=<value2>
The attribute name corresponds to either <name1> or <name2> in the URI.
If either <value1> or <value2> is defined as a constant, that attribute value shall be set to this constant. Format the value as a JSON object.
<path-info-param>
Parent element: <operation>.
Has the attribute:
  • name
Defines a a part of the URI for a RESTful resource. This element is optional. When present, the value will be taken from the <pathInfo> component of request URI, and used to populate the field of the target operation input parameter. The attribute name specifies the name of the field to be populated.
If the URI used by an application is:
http://host:port/<context-root/<servlet-path>/<pathinfo>?<name1>=<value1>&<name2>=<value2>
The attribute name corresponds to <pathinfo> in the URI.
<target>
Parent element: <operation>.
Has the attributes:
  • service
  • class
  • method
Defines how the RESTful resource maps to the Java implementation of the service.
The attribute service is derived from the interface type in the WSDL.
The attribute class defines the generated class that implements the interface defined in the WSDL. The pattern is:
<package name from Eclipse wizard>.<Service name from wizard>.rest.<Interface name from WSDL>RestImpl
The attribute method defines the method in the class to bind RESTful resource. The name of the method is derived from the operation defined in the WSDL.
<handler-chain>
Parent element: <resources> or <operation>.
This element defines a handler chain.
When defined under <operation>, it refers to provided handler chain names or custom handler chains. If it is a custom handler chain it also needs to be defined under <resources>. If it is a provided handler chain, it is only necessary to refer to the name.
When defined under <resources>, it defines a named handler chain to be invoked prior to the request being handed off to the generated RESFul Service Facade implementation and prior to a response being handed off to the calling application.
There are a set of available handler chains available. New ones can be added. The available handler chains include:
  • default, this is the default handler chain. It has the following sequence defined:

    • SessionIdHandler Arrow symbol ServiceCorrelationIdHandler Arrow symbol ExtendingParametersHandler

  • default-with-attachment, this handler chain shall be used when an a RESTful resource uses attachments. It has the following sequence defined:

    • SessionIdHandlerArrow symbolAttachmentHandlerArrow symbol ServiceCorrelationIdHandler Arrow symbol ExtendingParametersHandler

  • empty, this handler chain does not do anything.
For default behavior use default or default-with-attachment. See Using a Custom Handler Chain for information on how to create a custom handler chain.
<response-header>
Parent element: <operation>.
Has the attributes:
  • name
  • value
Defines HTTP response headers to be returned to the application.
The attribute name is the name of the response header.
The attribute value attribute can be a constant or a variable.
If it is a variable, the format is ${field name of return value}, where the variable is replaced with the runtime value of the field. Nested fields are not supported. The variable tokens for each operation is found in the generated API docs.
The variable ${rest-facade-url} is predefined. It is replaced with the URL to the incoming request the RESTFul Service Facade.
Example:
<response-header name="Location" value="${rest-facade-url}/delivery-status/${result}"/>
<response-type>
Parent element: <operation>.
For API documentation only, no run-time effect.
Defines the content-type header of the outgoing HTTP response.
Enumeration:
Defines the content-type header of the outgoing HTTP response. Default value is application/json.
Enumeration:
  • application/json
  • multipart/mixed
<empty-response>
Parent element: <operation>.
Defines that the HTTP response for the enclosing operation does not have an entity body.
<data-type-adapter>
Parent element: <resources>.
Contains the following elements:
  • name, exactly one (1).
  • target-field, exactly one (1).
The element target-field has the attributes:
  • class
  • name
Defines a data type adapter. This is needed only if the target Java type can be mapped to more than one XML schema types, for example byte[] to xsd:hexBinary or xsd:base64Binary.
There are two adapters available:
  • base64binary
  • hexBinary
The element name defines the data type adapter to use for the given target fields.
The element target specifies the class for the object and the member variable in the object.
Examples:
<data-type-adapter>
  <name>base64binary</name>
  <target-field
    class="org.csapi.schema.parlayx.sms.send.v2_2.local.SendSmsLogo"
    name="image"/>
</data-type-adapter>
<data-type-adapter>
  <name>hexBinary</name>
   <target-field
     class="com.acompany.schema.example.data.send.local.SendData"
     name="binaryField"/>
</data-type-adapter>
<notification>
Parent element: <resources>.
Contains the following elements:
  • <service>, exactly one (1).
  • <data>, one (1) or more.
For API documentation only, no run-time effect.
Defines the message format used to notify an application of a network-triggered operation. The operation is defined in the Service Callback WSDL. All resources used for network-triggered traffic needs this definition.
<service>
Parent element: <notification>
Derived form the WSDL for the Service Callback WSDL.
Example:
MessageNotification
<data>
Parent element: <notification>
Has the attributes:
  • id
  • class
Defines the data in a notification sent to an application.
The attribute id defines the id of the notification. This is the same as the operation defined in the Service Callback WSDL.
The attribute class defines the generated class that specifies the notification. The class is generated based on the Service Callback WSDL.
Example:
<data id="notifyMessageReception" class="org.csapi.schema.parlayx.multimedia_messaging.notification.v2_4.local.NotifyMessageReception"/>
<binding>
Parent element: <resources>
Has the attributes:
  • service
  • schema
For API documentation only, no run-time effect. No need to modify.
Defines the binding between the attribute service defined in the element <target> and the Service WSDL.
The attribute service identifies the service name.
The attribute schema identifies the Service WSDL.
Example:
<binding service="SendMessage" schema="parlayx_mm_send_interface_2_4.wsdl"/>
<error-mappings>
Parent element: <resources>
Contains the following elements:
  • <error-mapping>, zero (0) or more.
<error-mapping>
Parent element: <error-mappings>
Contains the following elements:
  • <http-status-code>, exactly one (1)
  • <http-method>, zero (0) or one (1)
  • <error>, one (1) or more.
Describes how a set of exceptions thrown by the RESTful Service Facade or Service Enabler maps to a HTTP status code.
Default behavior is defined in default-error-mapping.xml. Custom mapping takes precedence.
<http-status-code>
Parent element: <error-mapping>
Defines the HTTP status code to return.
<http-method>
Parent element: <error-mapping>
Defines the HTTP method used for the original request. If omitted the mapping is valid for all HTTP request methods.
<error>
Parent element: <error-mapping>
Has the attributes:
  • class
  • id-field (optional)
  • id-value (optional)
The attribute class defines the class that defines the exception.
The attribute id-field defines which member variable in the exception to match.
The attribute id-value defines the value of the member variable to match.

Custom URL Mapping Example

For a URL in the format: 

http://host:port/<context-root/<servlet-path>/<pathinfo>?<name1>=<value1>&<name2>=<value2>

The following applies:

For application-initiated operations, each resource URI is mapped to an HTTP method and an implementing class, for example: 

<resource uri="/SendSms/sendSms">
  <operation>
    <httpMethod>POST</httpMethod>
    <target method="sendSms"     class="com.acompany.arestservice.rest.SendSmsRestImpl" service="SendSms"/>
  </operation>
</resource>

The names of the generated classes are derived from the package name given in the Eclipse wizard and the interface name derived from the WSDL: 

<package name from wizard>.<service name from wizard>.rest.<Interface name from WSDL>RestImpl

The method name is derived from the WSDL. The resource URI is derived from the namespace definition in the WSDL. The element <httpMethod> defines the HTTP method to use, either POST, GET, PUT or DELETE.

For network-triggered operations, each notification service is mapped to one or more classes that contain the data and the method used to deliver the data, for example: 

<notification>
  <service>SmsNotification</service>
    <data class=
      "org.csapi.schema.parlayx.sms.notification.v2_2.local.NotifySmsReception" 
      id="notifySmsReception"/>
    <data class=
       "org.csapi.schema.parlayx.sms.notification.v2_2.local.NotifySmsDeliveryReceipt" 
       id="notifySmsDeliveryReceipt"/>
</notification>

The classes and the method name are derived from the WSDL.

Using a Custom Handler Chain

A custom handler chain can be defined if additional processing of the request needs to be done before a request is passed on to the Service Enabler or back to an application.

A handler chain is defined as a set of handlers. A handler chain is named and referred to in rest-config.xml.

The existing handlers are:

A custom handler must implement the interface. 

public interface com.bea.wlcp.wlng.rest.handler.Handler

The method handleRequest is invoked before a request is passed on to the Service Enabler.

The method handleResponse is invoked before a response is returned to an application.

The chain is defined in rest-config.xml and all classes in the chain must be packaged in the WAR file for the restful service facade.

Plug-in

When creating a plug-in for a given Communication Service, the directory structure illustrated in Listing 4-2 is created under the top-level directory. The base directory depends on the type of Communication Service the plug-in belongs to, such as, for example, px21_multimedia_messaging, or px21_sms. It also depends on whether the plug-in is for an existing Communication Service or for a new one.

If the plug-in is for an existing Communication Service, it is generated under one of the following directories:

If it is for a new Communication Service, the base directory is given in the Identifier entry field in the Eclipse Wizard.

The base directory contains the directory plugins, which contains subdirectories for each protocol that is being added. The names of the directories are the same as the name chosen for the Protocol field in the Eclipse Wizard.

Each of the sub-directories for a plug-in contains the following files:

Each plug-in sub-directory also contains the directories:

The directories and files in bold in Listing 4-2 are generated when building the plug-in, the others are generated by the Eclipse Wizard.

Listing 4-2 Generated project for a plug-in 
|  +- plugins // Container directory for all plug-ins for 
              // the communication service 
|  |  +- <Protocol> // One specific plug-in
|  |  |  +- build.xml // Build file for the plug-in 
|  |  |  +- build // Used during the build process
|  |  |  +- config // 
|  |  |  |  +- instance_factory 
|  |  |  |  |  +- instancemap //Instance map 
|  |  |  +- dist // Generated by target dist in build.xml for the plug-in
|  |  |  |  +- <Identifier>_<Protocol>_plugin.jar
|  |  |  |  +- <Package name>.store_<version>.jar
|  |  |  +- resources // Contains parts of weblogic-extension.xml
                      // for the network tier EAR file.
                     // the file is packaged in the EAR file’s META-INF directory
|  |  |  +- src
|  |  |  |  +- <Package name> // Directory structure reflecting 
                              // plug-in package name
|  |  |  |  |  +- management // Example MBean
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- MyTypeMBean.java
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- MyTypeMBeanImpl.java
|  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services interface> // One per Service WSDL
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- north
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services interface>PluginImpl.java 
                                 // Implmentation of the interface
|  |  |  |  |  +- <Type>PluginInstance.java
|  |  |  |  |  +- <Type>PluginService.java
                                // PluginService implementation
|  |  |  +- storage //Example of a store configuration.
|  |  |  |  +- wlng-cachestore-config-extensions.xml

SOAP2SOAP Plug-in

When creating a SOAP2SOAP plug-in, the directory structure described in Plug-in is created under the top-level directory. In addition, the directories and files in Listing 4-3 are generated. The directories and files in bold are created when building the plug-in; the others are generated by the Eclipse Wizard.

Note: Only the deployable artifacts are relevant. The generated code for the SOAP2SOAP type of plug-ins should not be modified.
Listing 4-3 Generated project for a SOAP2SOAP plug-in 
|  +- plugins // Container directory for all plug-ins for 
              // the communication service 
|  |  +- <Protocol> // One specific plug-in
|  |  |  +- build.xml // Build file for the plug-in 
|  |  |  +- build // Used during the build process
|  |  |  +- config // 
|  |  |  |  +- instance_factory 
|  |  |  |  |  +- instancemap //Instance map 
|  |  |  +- dist // Generated by target dist in build.xml for the plug-in
|  |  |  |  +- <Identifier>_<Protocol>_plugin.jar
|  |  |  |  +- <Package name>.store_<version>.jar //unused, empty
|  |  |  +- resources // Contains parts of weblogic-extension.xml
                      // for the network tier EAR file.
                     // the file is packaged in the EAR file’s META-INF directory
|  |  |  |  +- client_handlerconfig.xml // SOAP Message Handler
|  |  |  +- src
|  |  |  |  +- <Package name> // Directory structure reflecting 
                              // plug-in package name
|  |  |  |  |  +- client // Implementation of Web Service client
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services interface>_Stub.java
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services interface>.java
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services interface>Service_Impl.java
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services interface>Service.java
|  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services call-back interface> // One per Call-back WSDL
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- south
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services interface>PluginSouth.java 
                                 // Interface for network-triggered requests
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services interface>PluginSouthImpl.java 
                                 // Implementation of the interface
|  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services interface> // One per Service WSDL
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- north
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  +- <Web Services interface>PluginImpl.java 
                                 // Implementation of the interface
|  |  |  |  |  +- <Type>PluginInstance.java
|  |  |  |  |  +- <Type>PluginService.java
                                // PluginService implementation
|  |  |  +- storage //Example of a store configuration. Empty.
|  |  |  +- wsdl // WSDLS and XML-to-Java mappings.
|  +- <Identifier>_callback.war // Web Service implementation
                                        // for the SOAP2SOAP plug-in

As illustrated in Listing 4-3, a WAR file for the plug-in is generated. This WAR file contains the Web Service for network-triggered requests. It is only generated if there is a notification WSDL defined at generation-time. It will be packaged in the EAR for the Service Enabler.

The SOAP Message Handler definition file, client_handlerconfig.xml, can be edited in order to change, add, or remove SOAP Message Handlers. If modified, the ant target rebuild.ws in the plug-in build file needs to be invoked

SIP Plug-in

When creating a SIP plug-in, the directory structure described in Plug-in is created under the top-level directory. In addition, the directories and files in Listing 4-4 are generated. The directories and files in bold are created when building the plug-in; the others are generated by the Eclipse Wizard.

Listing 4-4 Generated project for a SIP plug-in 
|  +- plugins // Container directory for all plug-ins for 
              // the communication service 
|  |  +- <Protocol> // One specific plug-in
|  |  |  +- build.xml // Build file for the plug-in 
|  |  |  +- build // Used during the build process
|  |  |  +- config // 
|  |  |  |  +- instance_factory 
|  |  |  |  |  +- instancemap //Instance map 
|  |  |  |  +- sip
|  |  |  |  |  +- WEB-INF
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- sip.xml
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- web.xml
|  |  |  +- dist // Generated by target dist in build.xml for the plug-in
|  |  |  |  +- <Identifier>_<Protocol>_plugin.jar
|  |  |  |  +- <Identifier>_<Protocol>_sip.war
|  |  |  |  +- <Package name>.store_<version>.jar 
|  |  |  +- resources 
|  |  |  |  +- META-INF
|  |  |  |  |  +-weblogic-extension.xml
|  |  |  |  |  +-application.xml
|  |  |  +- src
|  |  |  |  +- <Package name> // Directory structure reflecting 
                              // plug-in package name
|  |  |  |  |  +- servlet // Implementation of the SIP Servlet
|  |  |  |  |  |  +- <Identifier>Servlet.java
|  |  |  |  |  +- <Identifier>SipHelper.java
|  |  |  +- storage //Example of a store configuration. Empty.

As illustrated in Listing 4-3, a set of additional classes and configuration files for the SIP type plug-in is generated compared to the standard plug-in.

Table 4-1Contains a summary of the added items.

Table 4-3 Additional files generated for a SIP plug-in
File
Description
sip.xml
SIP Application deployment descriptor.
See the document Developing SIP Applications, a part of the documentation for Oracle Converged Application Server at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13153_01/wlcp/wlss40/programming/index.html
web.xml
HTTP Servlet deployment descriptor.
See the document Developing SIP Applications, a part of the documentation for Oracle Converged Application Server at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13153_01/wlcp/wlss40/programming/index.html
<Identifier>_<Protocol>_sip.war
Deployable SIP application.
application.xml
Deployment descriptor. Contains an additional element for elements for the SIP application.
<Identifier>Servlet.java
Implementation of a SIP Servlet.
<Identifier>SipHelper.java
Helper class for getting an instance of javax.servlet.sip.SipFactory and javax.servlet.sip.SipSessionsUtil.

Diameter Plug-in

Network protocol plug-ins can benefit from the Diameter support provided by Oracle Communications Converged Application Server.

Diameter is a peer-to-peer protocol that involves delivering attribute-value pairs (AVPs). A Diameter message includes a header and one or more AVPs. The collection of AVPs in each message is determined by the type of Diameter application, and the Diameter protocol also allows for extension by adding new commands and AVPs. Diameter enables multiple peers to negotiate their capabilities with one another, and defines rules for session handling and accounting functions.

Oracle Communications Converged Application Server includes an implementation of the base Diameter protocol that supports the core functionality and accounting features described in RFC 3588. Oracle Communications Converged Application Server uses the base Diameter functionality to implement multiple Diameter applications, including the Sh, Rf, and Ro applications.

You can also use the base Diameter protocol to implement additional client and server-side Diameter applications. The base Diameter API provides a simple, Servlet-like programming model that enables you to combine Diameter functionality with SIP, HTTP, or other functionality in a Service Enabler.

Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper uses the Diameter support provided by Oracle Communications Converged Application Server in the Parlay X 3.0 Payment Communication Service (Ro), CDR to Diameter service (Rf), and the Credit Control interceptor (Ro).

For an overview of the capabilities of the Diameter API provided with Oracle Communications Converged Application Server, see Developing Diameter Applications at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13153_01/wlcp/wlss40/diameter/. For information about the Diameter API, refer to the JavaDoc at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13153_01/wlcp/wlss40/javadoc/index.html. This is part of the documentation set for Oracle Communications Converged Application Server.

To create a plug-in that uses this the Diameter API, generate a network protocol plug-in using the Eclipse Wizard and include the JAR to the build path of the project.

The Diameter API is packaged in $OCCAS_HOME/server/lib/wlss/wlssdiameter.jar.

The JAR file needs to be added to the build class path. It is already included in the run-time class path.

 

Generated classes for a Plug-in

The generated classes are listed below.

Figure 4-1 Example class diagram of the generated plug-in classes for life-cycle management and relationship with other interfaces

Example class diagram of the generated plug-in classes for life-cycle management and relationship with other interfaces

Interface: ManagedPluginService

The interface a plug-in service needs to implement.

It extends the interfaces PluginService, PluginInstanceFactory and PluginServiceLifecycle.

Interface: PluginService

The interface that defines the plug-in service when it is registered in the Plug-in Manager.

Interface: PluginInstanceFactory

The factory that allows a plug-in service to create plug-in instances.

Interface: PluginServiceLifecycle

The interface that defines the lifecycle for a plug-in service. See States.

PluginService

Class.

Implements com.bea.wlcp.wlng.api.plugin.ManagedPluginService.

Defines the life-cycle for a plug-in service, see States.

Also holds the data that is specific for the plug-in instance.

The actual class name is <Communication Service Type>PluginService. This class manages the life-cycle for the plug-in service, including implementing the necessary interfaces that make the plug-in deployable in Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper. It is also responsible for registering the north interfaces with the Plug-in Manager. At startup time it uses the InstanceFactory to create one instance of each plug-in service and at activation time it registers these with the Plug-in Manager. The InstanceFactory uses an instancemap to find out which class it should instantiate for each plug-in interface implementation. The instance map is found under the resource directory.

ManagedPlugin Skeleton

The ManagedPlugin skeleton implements the following methods related to life-cycle management and should be adjusted for the plug-in:

In addition, this class defines which address schemes the plug-in can handle, in private static final String[] SUPPORTED_SCHEMES.

PluginInstance

Class.

Implements com.bea.wlcp.wlng.api.plugin.ManagedPluginInstance.

Defines the life-cycle for a plug-in instance, see States.

The actual class name is <Communication service Type>PluginInstance. This class manages the life-cycle for the plug-in instance including implementing the necessary interfaces that make the plug-in an instance in Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper.

It is also responsible for instantiating the classes that implement the traffic interfaces, and initializing stores to use and relevant MBeans.

See Interface: ManagedPluginInstance.

PluginNorth

This is an empty implementation of the Plug-in North interface. This interface is generated based on the WSDL files that define the application-facing interface. This is the starting point for the plug-in implementation.

The following files will be generated in the directory under src/...../<service name>/north:

PluginNorth skeleton

Below outlines what needs to be implemented in the plug-in skeleton.

The class contains a Java mapping of the methods defined in the Web Service. The methods are mapped one-to-one. The name of each method is the same as the name of the operation defined in the WSDL. The parameter is a class that mirrors the parameters in the input message in the Web Service request. The return type is a class that represents the output message in the Web Service Request.

RequestFactory Skeleton

The actual class name is <Communication service identifier>PluginFactory, such as, for example, NotificationManagerPluginFactory. This is a helper class used by the Service EJB. It serves two purposes:

The following files will be generated in the dist directory under request_factory_skel/src:

 

Generated classes for a SOAP2SOAP Plug-in

In addition to the generated classes for a regular plug-in, a SOAP2SOAP plug-in adds a few extra classes, because the network protocol is known.

Note: Only the deployable artifacts are relevant. The generated code for SOAP2SOAP type of plug-ins should not be modified.
Note: See Managing and Configuring SOAP2SOAP Communication Services in the System Administrator’s Guide for information on how to configure and manage a SOAP2SOAP plug-in

Comparison with a Non-SOAP2SOAP Plug-in

The following generated code is similar to the code generated for the non-SOAP2SOAP plug-ins:

Client Stubs

These classes and interfaces are generated for each interface, based on the Service WSDLs:

<Web Services Interface>_Stub

Class.

Extends weblogic.wsee.jaxrpc.StubImp

Implements <Web Services Interface>

Used by the corresponding PluginNorth class.

<Web Services Interface>

Interface.

Extends java.rmi.Remote.

Implemented by <Web Services Interface>_Stub.

Defines the traffic methods.

<Web Services Interface>Service_Impl

Class.

Extends weblogic.wsee.jaxrpc.ServiceImpl.

Implements the Web Service.

<Web Services Interface>Service

Interface.

Extends javax.xml.rpc.Service.

Defines the traffic interfaces.

PluginInstance

In addition to the functionality in described in PluginInstance, in the PluginInstance generated for SOAP2SOAP plug-ins, the following occurs:

HTTPProxyManagement is described in Managing and Configuring SOAP2SOAP Communication Services in Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper System Administrator’s Guide.

HeartbeatManagement is described in Configuring Heartbeats in Oracle Communications Services Gatekeeper System Administrator’s Guide.

PluginNorth

In addition to the functionality described in PluginNorth, this class:

PluginSouth

This class implements a Java representation of the Web Service implementation. It implements PluginSouth: see Interface: PluginSouth. When a network-triggered method is invoked, it:

RequestFactory

The RequestFactory for a SOAP2SOAP plug-in has the same functionality as described in RequestFactory Skeleton, but instead of serving as a skeleton, it is an implementation. It contains an implementation of createRequestInfo(...) which means that the Plug-in Manager does no routing based on destination address.

 

Build Files and Targets for a Communication Service Project

Main Build File

The main build file for the Communication Service contains the following targets:

Note: When using the deploy and undeploy targets, make sure to adapt the settings for user, password, adminurl, targets, and appversion in the parameters to wldeploy. By default Web Services Security is not enabled for new Communication Services. See section Setting up WS-Policy and JMX Policy in System Administrator’s Guide for instructions on how to configure this.

Communication Service Common Build File

The build file for the common parts of the Communication Service contains the following targets:

Plug-in Build File

The build file for the plug-in contains the following targets:

Ant Tasks

The build files use a set of ant tasks and macros, described below:

The ant tasks are defined in $PDS_HOME/lib/wlng/ant-tasks.jar

cs_gen

This ant task builds the common parts of the Communication Service. Below is a description of the attributes.

Table 4-4 cs_gen ant task
Attribute
Description
destDir
Defines the destination directory for the generated files.
packageName
Defines the package name to be used.
Example: com.mycompany.service
serviceType
Defines the service type. Used in EDRs, statistics, etc.
Example: SmsServiceType, MultimediaMessagingServiceType.
company
Defines the company name, to be used in META-INF/MANIFEST.MF.
version
Defines the version, to be used in META-INF/MANIFEST.MF.
contextPath
Defines the context path for the Web Service.
Example: myService
soapAttachmentSupport
Use true if SOAP with attachments shall be supported.
Use false if not.
wlngHome
Path to $OCSG_HOME, this depends on the installation. Example: c:/bea/ocsg_4.1
pdsHome
Path to $PDS_Home, this depends on the installation. Example c:/bea/ocsg/wlng_pds400
classpath
Defines the necessary classpaths. Must include:
$OCSG_HOME/server/lib/weblogic.jar
$OCSG_HOME/server/lib/webservices.jar
$OCSG_HOME/server/lib/api.jar
$PDS_HOME/lib/wlng/wlng.jar
$PDS_HOME/lib/log4j/log4j.jar
servicewsdl
URL to the WSDL that defines the service.

Example: 

<cs_gen destDir="${dist.dir}"
   packageName="com.bea.wlcp.wlng.example"
   name="say_hello"
   serviceType="example"
   company="BEA"
   version="4.1"
   contextPath="sayHello"
   soapAttachmentSupport="false"
   wlngHome="${wlng.home}"
   pdsHome="${pds.home}">
   <classpath refid="wls.classpath"/>
   <classpath refid="wlng.classpath"/>
   <servicewsdl file="${wsdl}/example_hello_say_service.wsdl"/>
</cs_gen>

plugin_gen

This ant task builds a plug-in for a Communication Service. Below is a description of the attributes.

Table 4-5 plugin_gen ant task
Attribute
Description
destDir
Defines the destination directory for the generated files.
packageName
Defines the package name to be used.
Example: com.mycompany.service
name
Name and directory of the plug-in JAR.
serviceType
Defines the service type. Used in EDRs, statistics, etc.
Example: SmsServiceType, MultimediaMessagingServiceType.
esPackageName
Communication Service package name used to import relevant classes.
protocol
An identifier for the network protocol the plug-in implements. Used as a part of the names of the generated jar file: <Communication Service identifier>_<protocol>.jar and the service name Plugin_<Communication Service identifier>_<protocol>.
schemes
Address schemes the plug-in can handle. Use a comma separated list if multiple schemes are supported. For example: tel: or sip:.
company
Defines the company name, to be used in META-INF/MANIFEST.MF.
version
Defines the version, to be used in META-INF/MANIFEST.MF.
pluginifjar
The name of the JAR file for the plug-in.
classpath
Defines the necessary classpaths. Must include:
$OCSG_HOME/server/lib/weblogic.jar
$OCSG_HOME/server/lib/webservices.jar
$OCSG_HOME/server/lib/api.jar
$PDS_HOME/lib/wlng/wlng.jar
$PDS_HOME/lib/log4j/log4j.jar
servicewsdl
URL to the WSDL that defines the service.

Example: 

<plugin_gen destDir="${dist.dir}"
   packageName="com.bea.wlcp.wlng.example.bla"
   name="say_hello"
   serviceType="example"
   esPackageName="com.bea.wlcp.wlng.example"
   protocol="bla"
   schemes=""
   company="BEA"
   version="4.1"
   pluginifjar="${dist.dir}/say_hello/common/dist/say_hello_service.jar">
   <classpath refid="wls.classpath"/>
   <classpath refid="wlng.classpath"/>
   <servicewsdl file="${wsdl}/example_hello_say_service.wsdl"/>
</plugin_gen>

cs_package

This ant task packages a Communication Service. Below is a description of the attributes.

Table 4-6 cs_package ant task
Attribute
Description
destfile
Defines the destination directory for the generated files.
duplicate
Defines the package name to be used.
Example: com.mycompany.service
displayname
Used in application.xml for the display name of the application.
descriptorfileset
Defines the service type. Used in EDRs, statistics, etc.
Example: SmsServiceType, MultimediaMessagingServiceType.
manifest
Description of the manifest file use. Enter values for the following attributes:
name="Bundle-Name" value should be the name of the EAR for the service enabler.
name="Bundle-Version" value should be the version to use.
name="Bundle-Vendor" value should be vendor name
name="Weblogic-Application-Version" value should be the version of the EAR
fileset
Should point to the Communication Service JAR.
zipfileset
Should point to the plug-in JAR(s).

Example: 

<cs_package destfile="${cs.dist}/${enabler.ear.name}.ear"
   duplicate ="fail"
   displayname="${enabler.ear.name}">
   <descriptorfileset dir="${csc.dir}/resources/enabler/META-INF"
    includes="*.xml"/>
  <descriptorfileset dir="${cs.name}/plugins"
    includes="*/resources/META-INF/*.xml"/>
   <manifest>
      <attribute name="Bundle-Name" 
         value="${enabler.ear.name}"/>
      <attribute name="Bundle-Version"
         value="${manifest.bundle.version}"/>
      <attribute name="Bundle-Vendor"
         value="${manifest.bundle.vendor}"/>
      <attribute name="Weblogic-Application-Version"
         value="${manifest.bundle.version}"/>
   </manifest>
   <fileset dir="${csc.dist}">
      <include name="*_service.jar"/>
   </fileset>
   <zipfileset dir="${cs.stage}">
      <include name="*plugin.jar"/>
   </zipfileset>
</cs_package>

javadoc2annotation

This ant macro annotates an MBean interface based on the JavaDoc. The macro is defined in the common.xml build file for the

The annotations are rendered as descriptive information by the Gatekeeper Administration console. Below is a description of the attributes.

Table 4-7 javadoc2annotation ant macro
Attribute
Description
tempDir
Temporary directory for the generated files.
destDir
Destination directory for the generated MBean interface.
sourceDir
Source directory for the MBean interface with JavaDoc annotations.
classpath
Defines the necessary classpaths. Depending on which interfaces that are used from the MBean, include:
$OCSG_HOME/server/lib/weblogic.jar
$OCSG_HOME/server/lib/webservices.jar
$OCSG_HOME/server/lib/api.jar
$PDS_HOME/lib/wlng/wlng.jar
$PDS_HOME/lib/log4j/log4j.jar

Example: 

<javadoc2annotation
   tempDir="${plugin.generated.dir}/mbean_gen_tmpdir"
   destDir="${plugin.classes.dir}"
   sourceDir="${plugin.src.dir}"
   classpath="javadoc.classpath">
</javadoc2annotation>

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