Fabric3 is a platform for developing, assembling, and managing composite applications. Fabric3 provides the following features:
- A programming model based on Service Component Architecture (SCA) and Spring that is specifically designed for building and integrating loosely-coupled systems.
- The ability to wire services and support for dependency injection whether they are local or remote. Think of Spring or Guice for distributed, loosely coupled services.
- Support for a range of communication protocols and messaging patterns in a unified, consistent manner without tying application logic to specific transport APIs. Use ZeroMQ, REST, messaging middleware (JMS), Web Services, and file-based transports without polluting application code with complex APIs and configuration.
- A cross-application policy framework for implementing and enforcing policies such as security, reliability, and SLAs throughout an organization.
- A management framework for provisioning, controlling, and monitoring production deployments via a RESTful API.
- Portability across a variety of middleware environments including Tomcat, and WebLogic.
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The documentation assumes a basic understanding of SCA concepts. Before proceeding, if you have not done so, we recommend familiarizing yourself with SCA. The specifications themselves (http://www.oasis-opencsa.org) are generally not the most accessible source of introductory information. We recommend:
- A quick synopsis given in Programming Concepts.
- David Chappell, "Introducing SCA" (http://www.davidchappell.com/articles/Introducing_SCA.pdf), which presents a balanced and accurate overview of SCA.
- Jim Marino and Michael Rowley, Understanding SCA (Addison-Wesley), which provides an in-depth treatment of SCA using Fabric3.
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