Fabric3 is a platform for developing, assembling, and managing distributed services. Fabric3 provides the following features:
- Java programming features such as asynchronous invocations and pub/sub channels for building loosely-coupled systems that can be used with POJOs or Spring.
- Local and remote service wiring and dependency injection. Think of Spring or Guice for distributed, loosely coupled services.
- Support for multiple 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 API calls and configuration.
- 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.
- Support for open standards including JAX-RS, JPA, WS-*, and SCA.
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If you would like a hands-on example of how Fabric3 simplifies application development and the advantages it brings, please look at the BigBank sample application. |
In this chapter, we cover the basics of setting up and deploying an application using Fabric3.
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/articleswriting/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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