Step 2: Creating Content Provider Entities 

A content provider entity represents one XML source from a specific content provider. The entity provides all the information required for making a connection with the content provider and retrieving the specific XML source.

Several entities can be implemented by the same Java class.

There are two types of entities:

·        HTTP Entity: An entity that obtains XML via an HTTP request. For information on creating HTTP entities, see Creating HTTP Entities.

·        SOAP Entity: An entity that obtains XML via a SOAP request. For information on creating SOAP entities, see Creating SOAP Entities.

All entities implement the following interfaces:

·        IProviderEntity: Defines the methods for getting the XML source.

·        ITransformationProviderEntity:  Defines the methods for getting information about the entity’s transformer.