Note: This is an alpha release and content should be considered as draft.

Overview

Adapters supply a bridge between Connected Systems and the Routing Services presented by the Health Connection Engine by providing two basic services:

  • Generating Connection Engine Messages based on data sent from the associated Connected System.
  • Extracting data from Connection Engine Messages to allow the payload to be processed by the associated Connected System.

The Adapter Development Kit simplifies the task of creating Adapters that conform with the HCE 2.1 specification by providing documents and samples showing how to leverage the System Adapter Base Class. It also provides the source code for the System Adapter base, allowing Adapter Architects to understand how Adapters work.

 

Development Kit Components

  • HCE 2.1 - Adapter Development Guide - a document providing an introduction to the HCE and design information about the System Adapter Base Class and how to implement a System Adapter which conforms to the HCE 2.1 specification.
  • System Adapter Base Class Binaries and Source Code - the foundation class for creation of Adapters.
  • System Adapter Base Class Documentation - an MSDN style help file with information about the System Adapter Base Class and related classes.
  • System Adapter Sample Class Binaries and Source Code - an Sample System Adapter that can be used to understand how to create Adapters, as well as a dummy Adapter for testing connectivity between newly created Adapters and the HCE solution.
  • System Adapter Sample Web Service Source Code - an example of how to create an Adapter web services that conforms with the HCE 2.1 specification.
  • Service Provider Sample Source Code - an example on how to create a Service Provider that uses an Adapter to connect to HCE.
  • Service Provider Sample Installer - a tool to deploy a Service Provider based on the Service Provider Sample source code.

 

Technologies

The System Requirements for this Development Kit are:

  • Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 R2 SP1 or Microsoft Windows XP SP2
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
  • Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0 or later

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