Apache CXF is an open source services framework developed and distributed by Apache Software Foundation. Apache CXF helps to create both a web service and a client that consumes the service using frontend programming APIs like JAX-RS and JAX-WS.
This tutorial will also walk you through the entire code development for both server and the client.
This Apache CXF tutorial is based on the latest Apache CXF 4.1.3 version.
Who Should Learn Apache CXF?
Apache CXF can communicate using variety of protocols like SOAP, REST, XML/HTTP, CORBA and can work on variety of transport protocols like HTTP, JMS or JBI. This tutorial has been prepared to cater the needs of both the beginners and experts in Apache CXF. The tutorial has a flow that takes you from the simpler concepts to in depth ones and lets you gain confidence as you progress through it.
Prerequisites to Learn Apache CXF
This tutorial uses Apache Maven at several instances. At some instances in this tutorial, you may come across usage of RESTful web services in Apache CXF. If you are new to this technology, we suggest you to pick up a tutorial on these before you move ahead with Apache CXF.
