To write a custom adapter program, developers use the TIBCO Adapter Software Development Kit (SDK). The Adapter SDK is a class library available in C++ and Java on multiple platforms. The Adapter SDK also includes a number of example programs for commonly found behavior.
TIBCO Adapter SDK provides the foundation for common adapter functionality, such as sending and receiving information, metadata management, configuration, and tracing. The SDK includes classes that allow access to the data saved during configuration in the project file. The program then uses these publishers, subscribers, sinks, etc.
Using the Adapter SDK allows custom adapters interoperability with other TIBCO ActiveEnterprise products such as other packaged adapter products and TIBCO IntegrationManager.
Custom adapters are configured using TIBCO Designer (the same tool used to configure other adapters). The Generic Adapter Configuration palette allows configuration of the sessions and endpoints, that is, publishers, subscribers, clients, or servers in TIBCO Designer. Configuration includes specify the messaging protocol to be used, and specifying which session type should handle with endpoint. Both standard and custom logging behavior can also be configured. Adapter metadata determines which data the adapter sends or receives. For this configuration, TIBCO Designer supports schema resources.
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