Hi,
Is it possible to communicate with non java entity sing RMI protocol What is special about RMI IIOP?
Thx
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A:
It's technically possible. You will need to implement a RMI server on the non-java side.
I would not recommend it though. Try exploring the possibility of using WebServices, which is commonly used for that: communicating entities from (probably) different platforms.
Pablo Santa Cruz
2010-10-02 12:40:46
It is technically practically *impossible.* You would have to implement not only RMI but also Serialization for the entire set of JDK classes plus application classes on the non-Java side.
EJP
2010-10-12 05:39:05
True. Although I agree is practically very hard it's still technically possible.
Pablo Santa Cruz
2010-10-12 11:33:41
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A:
RMI is protocol supposed to be purely used by Java applications. It put some requirements on communicating which depends on Java implementation (e.g. serialization). On the other hand RMI IIOP is protocol which is used by EJB implementation in order to add more functionality to communication (e.g. transaction context propagation).
IIOP is originally from CORBA and could be used to communicate with components written in other languages.
I wouldn't go Web Services route if you do need to use features available to IIOP. Unless, of course you'd use respective WS-* specifications to get them.
iYasha
2010-10-02 14:14:40