238 WebSphere Adapter Development
10.1 Adapter design technical assessment
The first step in adapter development is to determine if you truly need to build an
adapter. Perhaps using a technology adapter such as IBM WebSphere Adapter
for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is a better approach. Whether to build a
custom adapter or not is not an easy decision. While there are many factors in
determining whether to build a custom adapter, you can divide these factors into
two broad categories:
Technical drivers
Before you can decide to build a custom adapter, you need to determine
whether it is technically possible to do so. For example, does your application
have an application programming interface (API) that the adapter can use to
connect to ...