Mediation handlers

A mediation handler is a Java program that acts as the unit of deployment and administration in mediations. It has mediation parameters that control its behaviour.

Mediation handlers are the components of mediation handler lists. Each mediation handler executes some specific message processing at run-time, for example:

Transforming a message from one format into another.
Routing messages to one or more target destinations that were not specified by the sending application.
Augmenting messages by adding data from a data source.

The mediation handler class implements the interface com.ibm.websphere.sib.mediation.handler.MediationHandler

A mediation handler is deployed as a stateless session Enterprise Java Bean (EJB). A mediation parameter is a Java bean property of the mediation handler. It allows the mediation handler to be customised as it is added to a mediation handler list. Any mediation parameter not specified when the mediation handler is added to the mediation handler list will be left at its default value. You deploy a mediation handler as an EAR file using the Deploy wizard, and install it into WebSphere Application Server.