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WSO2 - Middleware
and Integration
Solution
BY ABEL FANTAHUN
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What is WSO2
WSO2 is an open-source technology company that provides middleware and integration solutions for
enterprise-level applications. It offers a comprehensive suite of products and platforms designed to facilitate
the development, integration, and management of various software systems

About WSO2 WS02 Technology

Founded in 2005 by Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana and Dr. Paul
Fremantle, WSO2 is the world's #1 open source integration
vendor, helping digitally driven organizations become integration
agile. with hundreds of the world’s largest corporations, leading
universities, and governments
WSO2 Technology is designed around a common code base of fully
open-source integration technologies. Components can be used
individually or as a cohesive integration-agile platform.WSO2
Technology forms the cohesive architecture needed to help simplify
and unify complex integration initiatives
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Integration Capabilities
WSO2 provides extensive integration capabilities,
allowing you to seamlessly connect and integrate various
systems, applications, and services. It supports a wide
range of communication protocols, data formats, and
industry-standard integration patterns.

API Management

Why WSO2 WSO2 API Manager enables you to create, publish, and
manage APIs effectively. It provides features such as
API lifecycle management, security, rate limiting,
analytics, and developer portal, making it easier to
expose and consume APIs securely and efficiently.

Scalability and Performance

WSO2 is known for its scalability and performance. It
can handle high loads and is designed to support
distributed deployments, making it suitable for large-
scale enterprise applications.
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WSO2 Architecture

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API
An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of rules and
protocols that allows different software applications to communicate
and interact with each other. APIs define the methods and data
formats that applications can use to request and exchange information.
REST (Representational State Transfer)
RESTful APIs use the HTTP protocol for communication
and are widely used for web services. REST APIs use
standard HTTP methods, status codes, and data formats
like JSON or XML.
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol
SOAP APIs use XML for message format and can be
transported over various protocols, including HTTP, SMTP,
and more. SOAP APIs often use WSDL (Web Services
Description Language) files to define the operations, data
structures, and communication details of the API. WSDL
provides a standardized way to describe SOAP services.
GraphQL
GraphQL is a query language and runtime for APIs
developed by Facebook. It provides a flexible and
efficient approach to data fetching and manipulation. With
GraphQL, clients can specify the exact data they need in
their queries, avoiding over-fetching or under-fetching of
data.
Streaming APIs
Streaming APIs, also known as Event-Driven APIs, enable
real-time communication and data streaming between
applications. They are designed for scenarios where
continuous data updates or event notifications are required.
can be implemented using various protocols, such as
WebSocket, Server-Sent Events (SSE). These protocols allow
for bi-directional communication and efficient data streaming.
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Developing Integration Solutions

WSO2 Integration Studio is the comprehensive developer tool, which you will use to develop, build, and test your
integration solutions before the solutions are pushed to your production environments

Integration developers will follow the workflow illustrated by the following diagram.
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Core Mediators
Call | Send | Loopback | Sequence | Respond |
Drop | Call Template | Enrich | Property | Property
Group | Log |

Filter Mediators
Filter | Validate | Switch |

Mediators Transform Mediators

WSO2 Micro Integrator includes a comprehensive library of mediators
that provide functionality for implementing widely used Enterprise
Integration Patterns (EIPs). You can also easily write a custom mediator
to provide additional functionality using various technologies such as
Java, scripting, and Spring.
XSLT | FastXSLT | URLRewrite | XQuery | Header |
Fault | PayloadFactory | JSONTransform |
Advanced Mediators
Cache | ForEach | Clone | Store | Iterate | Aggregate
| Callout | Transaction | Throttle | DBReport |
DBLookup | EJB | Rule | Binder | Entitlement | OAuth |
Smooks | Data Mapper |

Extension Mediators
Class | Script |
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Creating an Integration Project

An integration project consists of one or several project directories. These directories store the various artifacts
that you create for your integration sequence. An integration project can be created as a Maven Multi Module
(MMM) project by default. This enables you to add ESB Configs, Composite Exporter, Registry Resources,
Connector Exporter, Docker Exporter, and Kubernetes Exporter as sub-modules to the project.

Creating a REST API Creating a Proxy Service

Follow the instructions given below to create a new REST API Follow the instructions given below to create a new Proxy Service
artifact in WSO2 Integration Studio. artifact in WSO2 Integration Studio.

https://ei.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/micro- https://ei.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/micro-
integrator/develop/creating-artifacts/creating-an-api/ integrator/develop/creating-artifacts/creating-a-proxy-service/
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Sending a Simple Message to a Service

https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/tutorials/integratio
n-tutorials/sending-a-simple-message-to-a-service/

Exercises to
practice Message Routing
https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/tutorials/integratio
n-tutorials/routing-requests-based-on-message-content/

Service Orchestration
https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/tutorials/integratio
n-tutorials/exposing-several-services-as-a-single-service/

Message Transformation:
https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/tutorials/integration-
tutorials/transforming-message-content/ .
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Development best practice

Here are the guidelines and recommendations to design, develop, test, and deploy WSO2 integration solutions:

https://ei.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/micro-integrator/references/best-Practices/
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WSO2 API Management

WSO2 API Manager (APIM) is a comprehensive platform that enables organizations to create, publish, manage,
and secure APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). It provides a complete set of tools and features to facilitate
API lifecycle management, developer engagement, and API monetization. WSO2 APIM helps organizations adopt
API-driven strategies, enabling them to expose services as APIs and promote innovation, collaboration, and digital
transformation.
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Designing an API
Designing an API spans through a few phases of an API Lifecycle. A correct tool can help design an API seamlessly
and efficiently. WSO2 API Manager supports the designing of an API via the API Publisher Portal.

https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/design/design-api-overview/
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WSO2 APIM Components and User Roles

This is how the integration components and API management components of WSO2 API Manager work
together to enable API-led integration.

An API Creator converts the integration service to a An Integration Developer creates the service using
managed API (apply security, rate limiting, etc.). WSO2 Integration Studio and deploys it in the Micro
Integrator runtime.

An API Publisher publishes the API to the API

marketplace (Developer Portal).

An API Consumer (application developer) discovers and

uses this API from the Developer Portal.
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WSO2 API Manager Best Practices

Here are the guidelines and recommendations to design and deploy APIs using WSO2 API Manager:

https://apim.docs.wso2.com/en/4.0.0/reference/wso2-api-manager-best-practices/
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