LegStar is a set of tools and runtimes for mainframe integration. It is extremely modular and offers a choice of either an Open Source license or a Commercial license.
LegStar main features
- LegStar offers tools to translate COBOL structures to XML schema and vice versa
- LegStar provides code generators that produce fast java Transformers. These can be easily called from java and will transform:
- Java objects to mainframe payloads and vice versa
- XML to mainframe payloads and vice versa
- JSON to mainframe payloads and vice versa
- LegStar offers RPC mechanisms to invoke IBM CICS programs based on the following transports:
- TCP/IP Sockets
- HTTP
- WebSphere MQ
- LegStar also offers an RPC mechanism to allow CICS programs to invoke remote java code
- LegStar offers generators that produce standard JAX-WS services to expose CICS programs as web services
- You can learn more about LegStar from the LegStar main site
How to get it
- You can freely download LegStar:
- From the LegStar download page
- From Maven central (Most modules are available)