Apache CXF Services Framework

Software Architecture

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Overview

Introduction

The overall CXF architecture is primarily made up of the following parts:

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We'll take a look at each layer in turn and examine how they work together.

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Note: You can also review the CXF Architecture explained by Naveen Balani and Rajeev Hathi: Apache CXF Architecture Overview.

General Architecture Diagram

References

Software Architecture
Sample S/W Architecture Document
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Architectural Representation

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Build Support

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Endpoints

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A JAX-WS example

Here's a small example of what might happen when we publish a service via the JAX-WS Endpoint.publish() method.

1. Call to Endpoint.publish("http://localhost/service", myService)
2. The EndpointImpl creates a Service from the myService object using the JaxWsServiceFactoryBean using the class and/or WSDL
3. An EndpointInfo is created for the Endpoint.publish URL
4. A JaxWsEndpointImpl is created from the EndpointInfo. This contains the JAX-WS endpoint specific interceptors
5. The JaxWsEndpointImpl creates a Binding and Destination to listen on.

Architectural Goals and Constraints

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CXF's Software Quality approach is detailed here.

A JAX-WS example

Here's a small example of what might happen when we publish a service via the JAX-WS Endpoint.publish() method.

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Document Resources

Software Architecture
Sample S/W Architecture Document
Documenting your Software Architecture