Resource Adapter Contracts
The resource adapter mediates communication between the J2EE server and the EIS via contracts. The application contract defines the API through which a J2EE component such as an enterprise bean accesses the EIS. This API is the only view that the component has of the EIS. The system contracts link the resource adapter to important services that are managed by the J2EE server. The resource adapter itself and its system contracts are transparent to the J2EE component.
Management Contracts
The J2EE Connector architecture defines system contracts that enable resource adapter life cycle and thread management.
Life-Cycle Management
The Connector architecture specifies a life-cycle management contract that allows an application ...
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