Apache MINA

Apache MINA
Developer(s)	Apache Software Foundation
Stable release	2.2.3 / September 12, 2023; 14 months ago
Repository	github.com/apache/mina ;
Written in	Java
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Enterprise Integration Patterns Message Oriented Middleware
License	Apache License 2.0
Website	mina.apache.org

Apache MINA (Multipurpose Infrastructure for Network Applications)^[2] is an open source Java network application framework. MINA can be used to create scalable, high performance network applications. MINA provides unified APIs for various transports like TCP, UDP, serial communication. It also makes it easy to make an implementation of custom transport type. MINA provides both high-level and low-level network APIs.

A user application interacts with MINA APIs, shielding the user application from low level I/O details. MINA internally uses I/O APIs to perform the actual I/O functions. This makes it easy for the users to concentrate on the application logic and leave the I/O handling to Apache MINA.^[3]

Advantages

Unified APIs for various transports (TCP/UDP etc.)^[4]
Provides high/low level APIs
Customizable Thread Model
Easy Unit Testing using Mock Objects
Integration with DI frameworks like Spring, Google Guice, picocontainer
JMX Manageability

Tooling

Graphical tools such as Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ IDEA can be used.

Alternatives

Grizzly
Netty 4
QuickServer
xSocket

References

^ "MINA Home - Apache MINA". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "FAQ — Apache MINA".
^ "Apache MINA - FAQ". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
^ "Apache MINA features". Retrieved 2016-03-08.

External links

Official website

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[1] "MINA Home - Apache MINA". Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[2] "FAQ — Apache MINA".

[3] "Apache MINA - FAQ". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2016-03-08.

[4] "Apache MINA features". Retrieved 2016-03-08.

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