Hi, i have an application that needs to talk to a web service that is implemented as a straight http get request and it is unlikely to change. If it was a "proper" web service, then i could use the java webservice client code to call it, however as it isn't i wondered if anyone could advise on the best cause of action.
Firstly is it ok to make an external http call within a managed function (I was probably going to use a message queue around the calls as well to allow for timeouts, etc)? Are there any issues i should be aware of? Ideally the call would run in its own thread which is why i was thinking of wrapping it in a message queue.
Secondly if the above isn't possible/advised, what would people suggest instead. I've thought about using a JCA connector to wrap the call up with, but again not sure if this is suitable.
Thanks in advance for you suggestions
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