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Asked: 2026-05-21T21:27:04+00:00

I have a backend system that currently returns a domain object. I want to

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I have a backend system that currently returns a domain object. I want to build a REST & SOAP front end using mule. To create responses that are REST or SOAP based, and ensure that the backend is protocol agnostic, I am thinking about creating two protocol adapters (REST and SOAP). It is unclear to me if it is better to create a mule translator for the service, which understands the protocol and delegates to generate an appropriate response, or just create two class interfaces (using JAX-RS/JAX-WS annotations) to the service.

I’m not finding much literature, best practices, or design patterns on the subject. Can someone point me to some useful material or provide their opinions?

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    Writing transformers for message formatting would be a waste of time.

    You should write service classes with JAX-RS/JAX-WS annotations, transports exist for both.

    For a REST service you can use the Jersey transport:
    http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/JERSEY/User‘s+Guide

    For SOAP service you can use the CXF transport (also supports JAX-RS):
    http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/CXF/Building+a+web+service

    Note: You don’t need mule for this at all, both Jersey and CXF run in a servlet container like tomcat.

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