Introduction
In this chapter, we will cover the HTTP transport.
The HTTP transport allows sending messages between clients and service providers through Oracle Service Bus using the http(s) protocol. The HTTP transport also provides support for working with RESTful (REST = Representational State Transfer) services.
The HTTP transport can be used on the proxy service to accept inbound messages over the HTTP protocol as well as on the business service to implement outbound communication over HTTP.
We have already used the HTTP transport when implementing the SOAP-based service in Chapter 1, Creating a basic OSB service. In this chapter, we will present how to work with the HTTP transport without using SOAP.
