Data Model Driven Enterprise Service Bus Interceptors

Integration of distributed software systems is an important issue in enterprise computing. Assembling of loosely coupled services via XML based protocols is a frequently used technique today. To overcome the struggle between safety of a strong typed interface and flexibility of generic parameters, we present a novel approach that uses model-typed interface parameters together with the idea of model compatibility verification. It respects separated ownerships of service provider and consumer interfaces, and adds a mediating connector based on platform-independent, model-based functional interface reconciliation. Given a pair of compatible interfaces an interface connector that integrates related services can be realized automatically. The concept of rule-based compatibility verification can also increase the efficiency of service repository lookups significantly.