
You use the Java HTTP adapter to exchange messages between the Advanced Adapter Engine (AAE) and an application, using HTTP protocol. Applications can send messages to the integration server by issuing HTTP POST or HTTP GET requests to a specified HTTP URL.
The HTTP adapter consists of two elements - a sender adapter and a receive adapter. In the inbound processing, the HTTP sender adapter converts the HTTP request to an XI message and then forwards it to the AAE for processing. In the outbound processing, the HTTP receiver adapter converts the XI message to an HTTP message and transmits the message to a remote application by sending HTTP POST/GET requests to a specified HTTP URL.