Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope and Audience
• Guide to This Document
• Related Documentation
• Samples and Tutorials
  • Avitek Medical Records Application (MedRec) and Tutorials
  • Examples in the WebLogic Server Distribution
• New and Changed Features for This Release

2 Overview of Stand-alone Clients

• Distributing Client Jar Files
• RMI-IIOP Clients
• WebLogic Full Client (T3)
• CORBA Clients
• JMX Clients
• JMS Clients
• Web Services Clients
• WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Clients
• Client Types and Features
• When to Use the weblogic.jar and wlfullclient.jar Files
  • Client-side Applications
  • Server-side Operations

3 Developing a WebLogic Full Client

• Understanding the WebLogic Full Client
• Developing a WebLogic Full Client
• RMI Communication in WebLogic Server
• Determining Connection Availability
• Communicating with a Server in Admin Mode

4 Developing a Java EE Application Client (Thin Client)

• Overview of the Java EE Application Client
• How to Develop a Thin Client
• Using Java EE Client Application Modules
  • Extracting a Client Application
  • Executing a Client Application
• Protocol Compatibility

5 WebLogic JMS Thin Client

• Overview of the JMS Thin Client
• JMS Thin Client Functionality
• Limitations of Using the JMS Thin Client
• Deploying the JMS Thin Client

6 Reliably Sending Messages Using the JMS SAF Client

• Overview of Using Store-and-Forward with JMS Clients
• Configuring a JMS Client To Use Client-side SAF
  • Generating a JMS SAF Client Configuration File
    • How the JMS SAF Client Configuration File Works
    • Steps to Generate a JMS SAF Client Configuration File from a JMS Module
    • ClientSAFGenerate Utility Syntax
    • Valid SAF Elements for JMS SAF Client Configurations
    • Default Store Options for JMS SAF Clients
  • Encrypting Passwords for Remote JMS SAF Contexts
    • Steps to Generate Encrypted Passwords
    • ClientSAFEncrypt Utility Syntax
  • Installing the JMS SAF Client JAR Files on Client Machines
  • Modify Your JMS Client Applications To Use the JMS SAF Client's Initial JNDI Provider
    • Required JNDI Context Factory for JMS SAF Clients
    • Optional JNDI Properties for JMS SAF Clients
• JMS SAF Client Management Tools
  • The JMS SAF Client Initialization API
  • Client-Side Store Administration Utility
• JMS Programming Considerations with JMS SAF Clients
  • How the JMSReplyTo Field Is Handled In JMS SAF Client Messages
  • No Mixing of JMS SAF Client Contexts and Server Contexts
  • Using Transacted Sessions With JMS SAF Clients
• JMS SAF Client Interoperability Guidelines
  • Java Run Time
  • WebLogic Server Versions
  • JMS C API
• Tuning JMS SAF Clients
• Limitations of Using the JMS SAF Client

7 Developing a J2SE Client

• J2SE Client Basics
• How to Develop a J2SE Client

8 Developing a WLS-IIOP Client

• WLS-IIOP Client Features
• How to Develop a WLS-IIOP Client

9 Developing a CORBA/IDL Client

• Guidelines for Developing a CORBA/IDL Client
  • Working with CORBA/IDL Clients
• IDL Client (Corba object) relationships
  • Java to IDL Mapping
• WebLogic RMI over IIOP object relationships
  • Objects-by-Value
• Procedure for Developing a CORBA/IDL Client

10 Developing Clients for CORBA Objects

• Enhancements to and Limitations of CORBA Object Types
• Making Outbound CORBA Calls: Main Steps
• Using the WebLogic ORB Hosted in JNDI
  • ORB from JNDI
  • Direct ORB creation
  • Using JNDI
• Supporting Inbound CORBA Calls

11 Developing a WebLogic C++ Client for a Tuxedo ORB

• WebLogic C++ Client Advantages and Limitations
• How the WebLogic C++ Client Works
• Developing WebLogic C++ Clients

12 Developing Security-Aware Clients

• Developing Clients That Use JAAS
• Developing Clients That Use SSL
• Thin-Client Restrictions for JAAS and SSL
• Security Code Examples

13 Using EJBs with RMI-IIOP Clients

• Accessing EJBs with a Java Client
• Accessing EJBs with a CORBA/IDL Client
  • Example IDL Generation

A Client Application Deployment Descriptor Elements

• Overview of Client Application Deployment Descriptor Elements
• application-client.xml Deployment Descriptor Elements
  • application-client
• weblogic-appclient.xml Descriptor Elements
  • application-client

B Using the WebLogic JarBuilder Tool

• Creating a wlfullclient.jar for JDK 1.6 client applications
• Creating a wlfullclient5.jar for JDK 1.5 client applications