ReflecTS: A reflective transaction service framework for open applications

Abstract

Transactional middleware platforms must accommodate an increasingly diverse range of requirements from both applications and the underlying systems. It is clear that applications have characteristics and requirements that vary a lot, and that transactional middleware must be able to support the potential variety in transaction execution requirements. In this paper we describe ReflecTS, a reflective platform for transaction services that will meet the diverse needs of applications. The platform, which is composed of components and component frameworks, supports concurrently running transaction services and exposes the ability to configure and reconfigure the services by adopting the principles of reflection.