Overview of the JPPF Resource Adapter

1 What is it?

The JPPF Resource Adapter is a JCA-compliant resource adapter module that encapsulates a JPPF client. It provides J2EE application servers with an access to JPPF grid services. It is intended for deployment as either a standalone module or embedded within an enterprise application, while preserving the ease of use of JPPF.

2 Features

• Supports a pool of connections to a single JPPF driver
• Supports disconnection from, and reconnection to, a JPPF driver
• Compliant with the JCA 1.5 specifications
• API similar to that of the standard JPPF client (submit(job))
• No transaction support

3 Architecture