(Note: This article is an excerpt from the book, BPEL Cookbook: Best Practices for SOA-Based Integration and Composite Applications Development, Matjaz B. Juric et al. (Packt Publishing, July 2006; ISBN: 1904811337): http://www.packtpub.com/BPEL-SOA/book.) |
Continuous integration has become common practice for teams focused on ensuring code quality throughout the software development lifecycle. In this article, Nicholas Whitehead introduces Hudson, a popular open source CI server. Learn how to set up a Hudson server in your application development environment (examples are given for Windows XP with Tomcat 6 or Ubuntu Linux with JBoss AS), get an overview of the many configuration options Hudson provides, then implement an automated build, test, and reporting process for an example project. Level: Beginner |
November 1, 2004—Sun Microsystems and several other vendors have released an early draft of a specification intended to ease integration of Java-based systems, but IBM and BEA Systems have dropped out of participation in the effort. |
Reducing assumptions: Continuous integration (CI) can help reduce assumptions on a project by rebuilding software whenever a change occurs in a version-control system. |
The latest version of the JCR transport for Mule ESB offers a set of features that can enable the creation of content oriented integration solutions. |
"Integrate early, integrate often." This is the underlying principle of continuous integration, a powerful development practice recently brought into the spotlight by the Agile methodologies. Apache Continuum is a flexible, easy-to-use tool that can help you put continuous integration into action. |
SOA is about decoupling application that need to be integrated through the use of services. To achieve a good degree of decoupling two main ingredients are needed: a good middleware and a well written integration logic. This session will show examples and best practices on writing integration logic inside a JBI ESB. Some topics that the session will touch are: -- synchronous vs asynchronous integration -- stateless vs stateful integration For each pattern the session will show a way to implement it using a JBI ESB, discussing advantages and common pitfalls |
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Abstract: While Continuous Integration (CI) can be extremely effective at reducing risks on a project, it requires a greater emphasis on your day-to-day coding activities. In this second installment of a two-part article on CI anti-patterns, automation expert and co-author of Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk , Paul Duvall, continues laying out CI anti-patterns, and more importantly, demonstrates how to avoid them. |
Since its inception, the Java language has stuck to the mantra of "write once, run everywhere." Unfortunately, that mantra has also translated to developers as "does not work at all on OS-specific things." Nowhere has this been more evident than in client-side applications. Users can see firsthand the inherent disadvantages that Java applications face compared to the native applications written to utilize every unique feature of the OS they run on. The JDIC project contains multiple components that aim to bridge the gap between Java applications and native applications by providing a new cross-platform solution. JDIC seeks to address each Java deficiency by providing a standard Java API that branches out to the individual OS's JNI calls. JDIC also ships with a native library file (.dll or .mo) that you use to link the Java calls to the native OS's built-in functionality. The result is a single Java API that calls different native code depending on the OS it's running on. |
CI anti-patterns can prevent teams from obtaining the most from the practice of Continuous Integration; however, the techniques I've described in this article can help prevent the frequency of these anti-patterns. You've seen that: |
CruiseControl is the granddaddy of CI servers. It's been available for over five years, and in many ways, the CruiseControl server has become synonymous with the practice of Continuous Integration. In the interest of full disclosure, I should mention that I've been a CruiseControl user for years. |
Continuous integration is a hot topic in the software development world. Although often linked with Agile processes, such as eXtreme programming, the concept and practices are nothing new -- just a variation on well-known software development best practices. In this article, I will discuss what continuous integration is, where it fits into the software development lifecycle, and how it can be realized with a supporting toolset. |
There is much more to this concept and to the actual implementation of these automated build servers&mdahs;or continuous integration tools—such as definitions of best practices for the code structure, check-in locations, and so on. For instance, the process specifies that all working code should be in the main branch (trunk) of the code repository, and even though various tools can work with multiple branches, it is not recommended to do that. |
Do we need a new methodology for handling the inclusion of integration requirements and adapter development? Not unless software development is managed without a methodology in the first place. This chapter is not about introducing a new methodology, but customizing existing methodologies for adapter development. Many significant differences exist between standard application development and software development involving adapters or integration. The following sections identify the most important aspects of adapter development, and present how to apply known methodologies and techniques to overcome some of the unique challenges. |