Toplink OXM Support

[baronludwig]

Hi,
I am currently investigating usage of Spring Web Services, and looking at the differing OXM providers.
We are a current user of Toplink for ORM, and I wondered whether any support will be provided for using this as the OXM implementation.

Thanks
Marc

[baronludwig]

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Just read that Toplink provides a JAXB implementation.
Therefore I wonder whether this could be achieved by setting the JAXB runtime to use, as documented at http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/ias/toplink/technical/tips/ox/index.htm.

Would the Spring WS "oxm.jaxb" wrappers take account this?

I'm only thinking of trying this due to developer awareness of Toplink (and the Workbench), so any input regarding using Toplink (rather than JiBX, my current favourite) would really be appreciated.

Thanks
Marc

[Arjen Poutsma]

Indeed, Toplink is a JAXB implementation, so it works with the JAXB wrapper in the OXM module. In fact, Oracle's Shaun Smith gave a presentation at SpringOne entitled Five Cool Things You Can Do With TopLink and Spring (http://www.springone.com/display/SpringOne06/Five+Cool+Things+You+Can+Do+With+TopLink+and+Sprin g) in which he used the OXM module to send XML over JMS.