Using the Java Connector Architecture 1.0

Use

You implement adapters that you are developing for the Adapter Framework as resource adapters of the Java Connector Architecture (JCA) 1.0.

Adapters do not have to meet all the requirements that are specified as mandatory in the JCA, since some aspects are not relevant to the Adapter Framework.

On the other hand, some requirements are optional in the JCA, but must be met since they are mandatory in the Adapter Framework.

Prerequisites

Integration

• Adapters run on AS Java, which contains a JCA 1.0 and a JCA 1.5 framework. AS Java thus meets all the requirements set out in the Specification of the Java Connector Architecture, Version 1.0, Version 1.5.
• Adapters for the Adapter Framework are usually able to act as sender and receiver adapters. JCA 1.0, which is used in the Adapter Framework, does not provide any mechanisms for the sender direction of the adapter.

  These mechanisms are provided by the Adapter Framework interfaces.

  More information: Message Exchange

• JCA 1.0 does not provide any mechanisms for adapter lifecycle management. Adapters do not contain any information about UNDEPLOY, RESTART, REDEPLOY, or changing ManagedConnectionFactory properties.

  These mechanisms are provided by the Adapter Framework interfaces.

  More information: Managing the Lifecycle of a JCA Adapter

Features

You must meet the following requirements in relation to JCA and the Adapter Framework during adapter development:

• Connector Architecture, Roles and Scenarios, Lifecycle
• Connection Management
• Transaction Management
• Security Architecture and Security Contract
• Common Client Interface (CCI)
• Packaging and Deployment of Adapters