Apache CXF explained

Apache CXF
Developer:	Apache Software Foundation
Latest Release Version:	3.5.5
Operating System:	Cross-platform
Programming Language:	Java
Genre:	Web Services
License:	Apache License 2.0

Apache CXF is an open source software project developing a Web services framework. It originated as the combination of Celtix developed by IONA Technologies and XFire developed by a team hosted at the now defunct host CodeHaus in 2006. These two projects were combined at the Apache Software Foundation. The name "CXF" was derived by combining "Celtix" and "XFire".^[1]

Description

CXF is often used with Apache ServiceMix, Apache Camel and Apache ActiveMQ in service-oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure projects.

Apache CXF supports the Java programming interfaces JAX-WS, JAX-RS, JBI, JCA, JMX, JMS over SOAP, Spring, and the XML data binding frameworks JAXB, Aegis, Apache XMLBeans, SDO.^[2]

CXF includes the following:

• Web Services Standards Support:
  • SOAP
  • WS-Addressing
  • WS-Policy
  • WS-ReliableMessaging
  • WS-SecureConversation
  • WS-Security
  • WS-SecurityPolicy
• JAX-WS API for Web service development
  • Java-first support
  • WSDL-first tooling
• JAX-RS (JSR 339 2.0) API for RESTful Web service development
• JavaScript programming model for service and client development
• Maven tooling
• CORBA support
• HTTP, JMS and WebSocket transport layers
• Embeddable Deployment:
  • ServiceMix or other JBI containers
  • Geronimo or other Java EE containers
  • Tomcat or other servlet containers
  • OSGi
• Reference OSGi Remote Services implementation

IONA Technologies distributes a commercial Enterprise version of Apache CXF under the name FUSE Services Framework.^[3]

See also

• The Axis Web Services framework
• Apache Wink, a project in incubation with JAX-RS support
• List of web service frameworks

References

• Book: Deinum . Marten . Rubio . Daniel . Long . Josh . Mak . Gary . Spring Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach . . Second . September 1, 2014 . 978-1-4302-2499-0 .

External links

• Apache CXF website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Celtix: The Open Source Java Enterprise Service Bus . ObjectWeb . May 1, 2008 . August 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090409040425/http://celtix.ow2.org/ . April 9, 2009 .
2. Web site: Apache CXF -- Project Status . 2022-09-27 . cxf.apache.org.
3. http://fusesource.com/products/enterprise-cxf/ Open Source FUSE Services Framework - based on CXF