Default functional types

USoft delivers a set of functional types by default.

Functional types delivered by USoft for REST services

This table lists functional types delivered by USoft as a factory default for REST services.

Name	Description
USoft Table Resource	Allows you to create a REST Service for basic browsing and manipulation of table data in your USoft application.
USoft Job Resource	Allows you to create a REST Service for calling batch jobs defined in your USoft application
USoft REST Default Provider	Allows you to create a REST Service that uses SQL statements for implementation logic. You can also use Java code in the service implementation, if necessary. When using this functional type you have access to utility functions for connecting to the Rules Engine.
USoft Page Engine Resource	Allows you to create a service based on a Web Designer publication. At runtime, the USoft Page Engine runs inside the Service Framework. For introductory help, read the "Getting Started" sections of USoft Web Designer Help.
USoft Generic Exception Handler	Allows you to customise errors generated by the Rules Engine and errors raised by the Service Framework. Allows you to send customised messages to the client. USoft delivers the AppExceptionMapper service as an example of how to customise errors.

Functional types delivered by USoft for SOAP Services

This table lists functional types delivered by USoft as a factory default for SOAP services.

Name

Description

USoft SOAP Default Provider

Allows you to define a SOAP service that uses a SQL statement as its implementation logic. You can also use Java code in the service implementation, if necessary.

When using this functional type you have access to utility functions for connecting to the Rules Engine.

Functional types delivered by USoft for WebSocket services

This table lists functional types delivered by USoft as a factory default for WebSocket services.

Name

Description

USoft Default Web Socket Provider

Allows you to implement a service that uses the web socket communication protocol.

When using this functional type you have access to utility functions for connecting to the Rules Engine.

Functional types delivered by USoft for services (Other)

This table lists functional types delivered by USoft as a factory default for services (Other).

Name

Description

USoft Server Lifecycle Listener

Allows you to write Java code that is executed when the server starts and stops. Using this functional type, you can add different services that will start and stop when the server starts or stops.

This way, Service Framework is extensible to any kind of service, such as Java Messaging Services (JMS) and Kafka streaming services.

USoft Engine Task Provider

This is a generic functional type that allows you to use utility functions for connecting to the Rules Engine. It can be used in combination with the @QueueTask annotation to create a queue service.