Thursday, September 3, 2009

Java developers: How to extend the Vordel XML Gateway using Java

The Vordel XML Gateway ships with a Java SDK so that developers can create new blocks of functionality which run within the Vordel Gateway. Gateway administrators can then deploy these extra blocks of functionality, which surface in the Policy Director as extra "filters" which can be included with circuits running on the Vordel Gateway.

Full documentation of filters, as well as a worked example with Java source code, is available from the Vordel Extranet in the "Extensibility" section.



But what if you are thinking "I'm more of a servlet guy - can I just take a servlet and run it on the XML Gateway?". The answer is "Yes". The Vordel XML Gateway includes a full servlet container, which sits on top of Vordel's core XML Acceleration with its JAXP interface. You can thus take an existing servlet and run it right on the Vordel Gateway, taking advantage of acceleration.