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Adapting GIL

Adapting GIL is the process of developing adapters or additions to make GIL fit in a specific integration solution, i.e. make a specific process model "talk" to a specific external system.

GIL is developed in Java and adaptions are preferable developed in Java. It is possible to develop adaptions in other languages by utilizing Javas support for native code JNI.

What has to be done?

• If the external system hasn't been integrated before, an ES-adapter has to be implemented. This is done by implementing the IExternalSystemAdapter interface.
• If there is no existing adapter to the process model in question, a PM-adapter has to be implemented. This is done by implementing the IProcessModelAdapter interface.
• If data passing to/from the process model and the external system has to be processed or monitored, and there is no existing pipeline stage for the purpose, a specific pipeline stage has to be implemented. This is done by implementinig the IPipelineStage interface.
• The gil.config.xml configuration file has to be explored to select and configure the adapters to be used and select and configure the chain of stages to be added to the transfer pipeline.
• It has to be defined which data to transfer. This is done by altering the signal exchange list (SEL) which contains a list of all signals to be interchanged. The path setting 'signalExchangeList' in gil.config.xml points to where the SEL-file is located.