Mediation handlers

A mediation handler is a Java program that acts as the unit of deployment and administration in mediations.

Mediation handlers are the components of mediation handler lists. Each mediation handler executes some specific message processing at run-time, for example:

• Transforming a message from one format into another.

• Routing messages to one or more target destinations that were not specified by the sending application.

• Augmenting messages by adding data from a data source.

The mediation handler class implements the interface com.ibm.websphere.sib.mediation.handler.MediationHandler. A mediation handler can have properties that control its behavior.

A mediation handler is deployed as a stateless session Enterprise Java Bean (EJB). At deployment, you can set properties to control the behavior of the mediation at run-time, and specify membership of one or more mediation handler lists. You deploy a mediation handler as an EAR file using the Deploy wizard in the Application Server Toolkit, and install it into WebSphere Application Server.

 

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Mediation handler lists