Extend the Axis2 Framework to Support JVM Based Scripting Languages

This article explains how to extend the Axis2 framework to support Java Virtual Machine (JVM) based scripting languages such as Jython, JRuby, etc. It provides a high level overview of the subject, covering some key concepts of Apache Axis2 and how it can be used to come up with an extension to a JVM based scripting language. After going through this article, a developer will be able to extend the Axis2 framework to support the JVM based scripting language of his or her choice.

If you are interested, read the full article on InfoQ.com.

I take this opportunity to thank Nandika for doing the technical review and Charles Humble for doing the editorial review.

Call database stored procedures from WSO2 ESB

Stored procedure is a powerful mechanism to interact with a relational database. It allows business logic to be embedded inside database as an API. Stored procedure is stored in a precompiled format within the database itself resulting in faster execution speed.

WSO2 Enterprise Service Bus is capable of calling database Stored Procedures via the db mediators. If your application uses stored procedures and you want to expose them to outside business systems, WSO2 ESB is the answer that you were looking for.

Read the full article on OT.

Exposing a non-secured service with security using ESB

This article explains how to expose a non-secure service as a secured service using WSO2 ESB. The unsecured service is SimpleStockQuoteService. The strategy taken up is to secure SimpleStockQuoteService throught a secured proxy. A proxy service is written to enable username token authentication and logging of messages. Steps specified in the article demonstrates how to get this scenario up and running. [Read the full article for more info]

My article on IBM Developer Works

It was one of my dreams to publish an article in IBM dW. Last week one of my articles got published in the IBM developerWorks. A special thank goes out to Chris Walden (Web Development Editor) of developerWorks who made this happen.