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| <title>Apache Synapse</title> |
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| <section name="Apache Synapse"> |
| <p> |
| The Synapse project is a robust, lightweight |
| implementation of a highly scalable and distributed service mediation |
| framework based on Web services and XML specifications. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p>For more information, see:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href="Synapse_Configuration_Language.html">The Synapse Configuration Language</a></li> |
| <li><a href="Synapse_Samples.html">A Quick start with Synapse Samples</a></li> |
| <li><a href="Synapse_Extending.html">Extending Synapse</a></li> |
| <li><a href="Synapse_Userguide.html">The Synapse User Guide</a><a href="">(In Progress)</a></li> |
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| <li>The WS Wiki <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/ws/Synapse">http://wiki.apache.org/ws/Synapse</a></li> |
| <!--li>The Incubator Wiki <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/Synapse">http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/Synapse</a></li--> |
| <!--li>The Original proposal: <a href="http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SynapseProposal">http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/SynapseProposal</a></li--> |
| <li>The Developer mailing list: <a href="mailto:synapse-dev-subscribe@ws.apache.org">Subscribe</a></li> |
| <li>The User mailing list: <a href="mailto:synapse-user-subscribe@ws.apache.org">Subscribe</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| </section> |
| |
| <section name="Introduction"> |
| <p>Synapse is a mediation framework for Web Services. Synapse allows messages flowing through, into, or out of an organization to be mediated.</p> |
| |
| <p>Synapse, incidentally, is pronounced "sine-apse", and not "sin-apse". </p> |
| </section> |
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| <section name="Status"> |
| <p>Synapse has graduated from the incubator! Synapse was officially accepted as a sub-project of the Apache WS project on the 2nd January 2007.</p> |
| |
| <p>The latest release of Synapse is <a href="http://ws.apache.org/synapse/download/0.91/download.cgi">0.91</a>. Its key features are </p> |
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| <ul> |
| <li><p> A streamlined configuration model and a new XML syntax</p></li> |
| <li><p> Proxy Services (service mediation) and Message mediation</p></li> |
| <li><p> Concept of Endpoints </p></li> |
| <li><p> Integration of a Registry and dynamic refresh of resources as well as rules used to mediate </p></li> |
| <li><p> Support for http and JMS transports</p></li> |
| <li><p> Support for WS-Reliable Messaging and WS-Security through WS-Policies</p></li> |
| <li><p> Script mediator supporting all BSF scripting languages </p></li> |
| <li><p> Support for error handling and recovery </p></li> |
| <li><p> Support for WS-RM sequences </p></li> |
| <li><p> Many built in mediators </p></li> |
| <li><p> Maven 2 based build process</p></li> |
| <li><p> Many samples and a built-in Axis2 server to try out and experiment with samples (Samples includes WS-Security, JMS POX/Text messages, Script mediation and many more samples which can be run out of the box) </p></li> |
| <li><p> Enhanced documentation </p></li> |
| </ul> |
| </section> |
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