Question

I am looking for a java API to access mainframe remotely. I am looking for something similar to JTOpen or IBM Toolbox for iseries systems. Through this API, I should be able to connect to the mainframes and fetch information from the mainframe, something like this –

public static void main(String[] args){
    Mainframe myMainframe = new Mainframe(ipAddress, userName, password);
    myMainframe.connect();
    System.out.println(myMainframe.getSystemName);
    myMainframe.disconnect();
}

Answer 1

Look at JMX. It’s provide API for building distributed systems. I belive it can be used in your Mainframe environment. It’s server-client model. You can write interface like:

public interface MainframeMXBean {
    public String getName();
}

and implement it in your Mainframe class, then create proxy for local usage:

MainframeMXBean remoteMF = JMX.newMXBeanProxy(connection, jmxName, MainFrameMXBean.class);
System.out.println(remoteMF.getName());