About This Book

This book describes how to add HTTP adapters to a production, so that the production can send and receive HTTP requests and responses.

This book contains the following sections:

• About the HTTP Adapters

• Using the HTTP Inbound Adapter

• Using the HTTP Outbound Adapter

• Reference for Settings

For a detailed outline, see the table of contents.

For more information, try the following sources:

• For information about the pass-through service and operation, EnsLib.HTTP.GenericService and EnsLib.HTTP.GenericOperation, see “Configuring ESB Services and Operations” in Using a Production as an ESB. These classes enable you to receive an HTTP, REST, or SOAP request and pass it through to an external service.

• Best Practices for Creating Productions describes best practices for organizing and developing productions.

• Developing Productions explains how to perform the development tasks related to creating a production.

• Configuring Productions describes how to configure the settings for productions, business hosts, and adapters. It provides details on settings not discussed in this book.