Apache MINA (Multipurpose Infrastructure for Network Applications) is an
open source Java
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network
application framework
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. MINA can be used to create
scalable, high performance
network applications. MINA provides unified
API
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s for various transports like
TCP,
UDP,
serial communication. It also makes it easy to make an implementation of custom transport type. MINA provides both high-level and low-level network APIs.
A user application interacts with MINA APIs, shielding the user application from low level
I/O details. MINA internally uses I/O APIs to perform the actual I/O functions. This makes it easy for the users to concentrate on the application logic and leave the I/O handling to Apache MINA.
Advantages
*Unified APIs for various transports (TCP/UDP etc.)
*Provides high/low level APIs
*Customizable Thread Model
*Easy Unit Testing using
Mock Objects
*Integration with DI frameworks like
Spring
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,
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, picocontainer
*JMX Manageability
Tooling
Graphical tools such as
Eclipse IDE
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,
IntelliJ IDEA
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can be used.
Alternatives
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Grizzly
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*
Netty 4
*QuickServer
*xSocket
See also
*
Application server
*
Apache Camel
*
Enterprise messaging system
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*
Message-oriented middleware
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*
Service-oriented architecture
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*
Event-driven SOA Event-driven SOA is a form of service-oriented architecture (SOA), combining the intelligence and proactiveness of event-driven architecture with the organizational capabilities found in service offerings. Before event-driven SOA, the typical SOA ...
*
References
External links
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MINA
Java platform
Message-oriented middleware
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