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Flux’s RestAction is the go-to construct for users orchestrating Flux workflows that involve web service integration. Be it HTTP-based services or SOAP-based services that implement HTTP binding, RestAction comes very handy for developers. Flux has a WebServiceAction which talks SOAP exclusively for services that implement WS-* such as Addressing, Security etc. RestAction has neat XPath [...]

Automated SCP file transfers can be orchestrated in your Flux workflow using SCPAction. This action supports file uploads or downloads using SCP. SCP is basically a remote copy (rcp) through a SSH tunnel. It is easy to setup key-based SSH login for your systems, here is one article describing the steps for Mac. You could [...]

One of our customer was interested in performing a basic HTTP file transfer function using Flux APIs. I implemented a trivial HTTP file transfer Action in Flux plugins project. Here is a sample test case that shows how this action could be integrated within a Flux workflow. Maven users could just drop this dependency in [...]

Recently I started developing some custom Flux plugins I wanted to share with Flux users. It is always fun to develop custom plugins and use them within a Flux workflow. Our users are more used to the concept of custom actions and triggers. I believe plugin is a more generic and widely used terminology these [...]

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I recently came across this interesting question on Job Scheduling in Java in the widely popular experts-exchange website. Unfortunately, you require subscription to see “expert” answers, unlike Stack Overflow. Here is my take on this FAQ: 1) Is it possible to use Sun’s own java.util.TimerTask for my complex report scheduling? Timer facility has limited capabilities [...]