Advanced communication interface. ACI-based programming is the base technology of EntireX. It uses a traditional Application Programming Interface (API) approach for conducting client/server and peer-to-peer dialog between distributed processes.

These documents describe how to write your own EntireX Broker ACI Programming applications:

• Writing Applications: Publish and Subscribe - How to implement and program publish-and-subscribe applications, employing durable subscription techniques, with EntireX Broker.

• Writing Applications: Client and Server - How to implement and program client-and-server applications with EntireX Broker.

• Writing Applications: Units of Work - Describes the concept of units-of-work programming for EntireX Broker.

• Writing Applications: Attach Server - Describes the programming of Attach Server for EntireX Broker. It assumes you are familiar with the basics of EntireX Broker ACI programming.

• Writing Applications: Command and Information Services - EntireX Broker provides an API for Command and Information Services (CIS) that include the following: shutting down servers; switching trace on and off; retrieving information on clients; registered servers and services.

• Broker CIS Data Structures - Describes the data structures of the Command and Information Services.

• Writing Applications using EntireX Security - Programming aids relevant to EntireX Security programming.

• Broker ACI Fields - Describes the fields in the EntireX Advanced Communication Interface (ACI) that define Broker functions to be performed.

• Broker ACI Functions - Describes the EntireX Broker ACI functions.

• Broker UOW Status Transition - Contains the UOW Status transition tables for EntireX Broker.

• Using the Broker ID in Applications - Describes the URL-style broker ID and transport-method-style broker ID.