15. Using TIBCO PageBus

TIBCO PageBus, which is now OpenAJAX Hub, is a mechanism for GUI components to collaborate. This chapter explores the concepts behind TIBCO PageBus and provides a simple example that uses TIBCO PageBus.

TIBCO PageBus is a set of JavaScript functions that help client components on the same browser page communicate with each other using JavaScript.

In 2006, a group of 15 or so technology companies formed an alliance called the OpenAjax alliance (www.openajaxalliance.org). Its mission was to ensure adoption of AJAX standards and promote interoperability. TIBCO PageBus was developed as the open source reference implementation of the OpenAjax Hub specification.

Although PageBus can be used without General Interface, this ...

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