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From: Bob DeRemer <bob.deremer@thingworx.com>
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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:10:57 -0700
Subject: HOW TO: create custom Tomcat 6 connector to do port sharing
Thread-Topic: HOW TO: create custom Tomcat 6 connector to do port sharing
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Hi Tomcat gurus:


I've scoured the net for information on how to do port sharing within the c=
ontext of a Tomcat Servlet-based web application process.  While there's so=
me discussion, there still doesn't appear to be any solutions [YET] - that =
I could find yet.


What I need to do is the following:


* receive both HTTP and XMPP traffic on a single port [either 80 or 443 - d=
epending on security configuration]

* route the HTTP traffic to Tomcat's HTTP Connector [or sub-processing comp=
onent] if possible

* route the XMPP to an embedded Vysper server

* ALL running in the context of a single Tomcat Server process


This will enable us to leverage the power/investment in our servlet infrast=
ructure and Vysper XMPP all together without having to open multiple ports.


If this is possible in either Tomcat 6 or Tomcat 7, please let me know how =
I should go about this:

* doing some custom extension in Tomcat (i.e. custom Tomcat connector that =
uses Netty for example)

* or, some other approach ???


please advise on how you would recommend achieving our goal.


Thanks in advance,

Bob


Bob DeRemer
Senior Director, Architecture and Development

http://www.thingworx.com<http://www.thingworx.com/>
Skype: bob.deremer
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