Feature

The REST component is a Binding Component (BC) which enables to interact with external RESTful Web Services and to expose JBI services as RESTful Web Services.

In provider role, when a JBI MessageExchange is sent to a ServiceEndpoint (mapped to a Web Service), it is transformed into a REST message and sent to the linked external Web Service. In consumer role, when a REST message is received on an exposed Web Service, it is transformed into a JBI MessageExchange and sent to the corresponding JBI ServiceEndpoint.

The REST component uses Jersey library. It provides the following features:

• Expose Restful Web Services as JBI Services
• Expose Restful Web Services as JBI Services using a WADL (TBC)
• Expose Restful Web Services as JBI Services using a WSDL 2.0 (TBC)
• Expose JBI Services as Restful Web Services

REST is a style of software architecture not a standard. If you want more details about REST, you can consult the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_State_Transfer