ClearSpan Server comes packaged with a number of API and COM controls that allow the building of customized solutions. This includes the ability to build custom client applications, extend the DataMapper, provide custom configuration tools and to support embedding into ISVs applications.

The Adapter SDK provides a way to minimize development of new adapters. It contains the SDK, a Visual C# and Visual Basic.NET project template to begin the process of creating a new Adapter.

The Adapter SDK provides the following benefits:

• Simplified development of Adapters that interface with web-based, packaged, and legacy applications
• A common base class for all Adapters to extend
• Developer-customized Adapter-specific configuration properties, error handling, and exception handling.

Adapter Console

The Adapter console is used to configure Adapters, monitor their status as well as manage the Adapter runtime. The console includes a list of all installed and configured Adapters and allows the display, filtering and analysis of event log entries relevant to the Adapters.

Examples of Use

The standard TCP/IP Adapter is an interface allowing the ClearSpan Server MessageEngine to exchange data with systems dynamically. The Adapter interacts with systems that use TCP/IP sockets as a communication medium. With the TCP/IP adapter you can quickly define a connection to get data into and out of the ClearSpan Server MessageEngine to applications that exchange data dynamically through TCP/IP sockets. The TCP/IP Adapter can be configured by defining the Adapter's role (client or server) and the port it will be using; then by selecting the appropriate ACKnowlegement options. With these simple steps, the Adapter is ready to communicate.

The Database Adapter is an interface allowing the ClearSpan Server MessageEngine to exchange data with ODBC compliant databases dynamically. The Adapter interacts with any system that can be accessed with an ODBC provider.