Apache MINA

Apache MINA is a network application framework which helps users develop high performance and high scalability network applications easily. It provides an abstract · event-driven · asynchronous API over various transports such as TCP/IP and UDP/IP via Java NIO.

Apache MINA is often called:

• NIO framework · library,
• client · server framework · library, or
• a networking · socket library.

Features

• Unified API for various transport types:

TCP/IP & UDP/IP via Java NIO 
Serial communication (RS232) via RXTX 
In-VM pipe communication 
You can implement your own! 

• Filter interface as an extension point; similar to Servlet filters
• Low-level and high-level API:

Low-level: uses ByteBuffers 
High-level: uses user-defined message objects and codecs 

• Highly customizable thread model:

Single thread 
One thread pool 
More than one thread pools (i.e. SEDA) 

• Out-of-the-box SSL · TLS · StartTLS support using Java 5 SSLEngine
• Overload shielding & traffic throttling
• Unit testability using mock objects
• JMX managability
• Stream-based I/O support via StreamIoHandler
• Integration with well known containers such as PicoContainer and Spring
• Smooth migration from Netty, an ancestor of Apache MINA.

Powered By

• Apache Camel
• Apache Qpid
• Avis
• SubEthaSMTP
• Openfire
• OpenLSD
• Red5
• QuickFIX/J
• Apache Directory
• Beep4j

Other Framework

• Grizzly
• NIO Framework
• QuickServer
• xSocket

Links

• http://mina.apache.org/
• http://download.huihoo.com/apache/mina/
• http://docs.huihoo.com/apache/mina/