Ya, that makes sense. I'm just not explaining fully. I guess that's
where the Rich Client thing gets confusing. With Ajax and what not. I
need something I can use for everything from streaming
audio/video/object, to RMI like requests. I'm creating a software that
can be used like a video conference software, but also can deliver
content like JavaFX scripts. I think I've looked at every API out there,
Restlet, Jboss Remoting, Spring Remoting, all the services frameworks
stuff like XFire, JMS, Jini, JXTA.
Mike Heath wrote:
Stanczak Group wrote:
I've been doing a lot of research on this, and you're saying if for
example I created an application in Java, probably delivered with
Webstart, you would use SOAP and not MINA? Is MINA more for creating
servers? Are there any examples of Mina being used of client
applications over a WAN? For example could Mina be used to create a
video conferencing application client and server?
It's not so much that MINA is more for creating servers. It's about
not reinventing the wheel. If all you're doing is RMI, then using
SOAP is going to be MUCH easier than building your own protocol. If
you're doing something that can't easily be done with SOAP, then
perhaps using MINA would serve you better.
Any MINA client can be used over a WAN (as long as the WAN supports
IP, of course). And yes, MINA could be used to create a video
conferencing application client and server.
-Mike
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