Tuxedo Transport Buffer Transformation

BEA AquaLogic Service Bus and BEA Tuxedo can interoperate to use the services that each product offers, which can include buffer transformation. The AquaLogic Service Bus service type and the Tuxedo buffer type determine how transformation occurs.

Tuxedo transport supports Any XML Service and Messaging Service service types in AquaLogic Service Bus.

Any XML Services (Non SOAP)—The messages to XML-based services are XML, but can be of any Tuxedo buffer type allowed by the service configuration.
Messaging Services—Messaging services are those that can receive messages of one data type and respond with messages of a different data type. The supported data types include XML, MFL, text, and untyped binary.

The following sections explain how the Tuxedo transport handles buffer transformation.

Any XML Service Type

Table 5-1 shows the behavior of the Tuxedo transport depending on the Tuxedo buffer type when the service type is Any XML Service.

Tuxedo Buffer Type

Tuxedo Transport Behavior

STRING

Passes the buffer as is.

CARRAY
X_OCTET

Passes the buffer as is.

FML/FML32

Converts the buffer to and from XML using the configured field classes.

XML

Passes the buffer as is.

Note:

The Tuxedo application should not send NULL bytes when the Tuxedo buffer is XML.

VIEW/VIEW32
X_C_TYPE
X_COMMON

Converts the buffer to and from XML using the configured view classes.

MBSTRING

Passes the buffer as is.

Note: Encoding is determined by the encoding element of the MetaData of the message sent or received.

Messaging Service Type

Table 5-2 shows the behavior of the Tuxedo transport depending on the Tuxedo buffer type when the service type is Messaging Service.

Table 5-2 Buffer Transformation for Messaging Service
Tuxedo Buffer Type	Messaging Type
Tuxedo Buffer Type	Binary	Text	MFL	XML¹
STRING	Passed as is	Passed as is	Passed as is²	XML
CARRAY	Passed as is	Not supported	Passed as is 2	XML
FML/FML32	Passed as is	Not supported	Not supported	XML
XML	Passed as is	Passed as is	Not supported	XML
VIEW/VIEW32	Passed as is	Not supported	Not supported	XML
MBSTRING	Passed as is	Passed as is	Passed as is 2	XML

¹The Tuxedo transport handles the buffer manipulation the same way as if the service was Any XML service type.

²Assuming the buffer is in suitable format.

For unsupported mappings, the Tuxedo transport returns an error.

Interoperability Solution for Tuxedo

Tuxedo Transport Buffer Transformation

Any XML Service Type

Messaging Service Type