Job Management - Programming Interfaces

Programming Interfaces

JobScheduler comes with two interfaces that allow JobScheduler jobs to be implemented, monitored and manipulated:

• API Interface:
  
  • API Interface
    • This interface allows to develop jobs in languages such as Java that make use of internal objects and methods of JobScheduler.
    • API jobs are developed for scenarios where an existing configuration is not available, e.g. to check for complex conditions before executing a job.
• XML Interface:
  
  • XML Interface
    • This  interface allows JobScheduler objects to be monitored and manipulated - for example, by external applications or job scripts that create and run jobs:

Communication Interfaces

• The JobScheduler REST Interface is used for communication between Master and Agent JobSchedulers:
  
  • How To - REST Interface
• A SOAP Interface can be used for communication between JobScheduler and specific jobs or job chains:
  
  • How To - SOAP Interface

Messaging

• The JobScheduler can be integrated in a JMS (Java Message Service) environment to, for example, send status information to other applications:
  
  • Example - How to Write Java JobScheduler Jobs that communicate over a Message Queue