Unified REST API for Supporting the Semantic Integration in the ESB-based Architecture

This paper presents the framework for integrating the lightweight clients with the heavyweight Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) messaging system via the HTTP-based RESTful API. A special gateway converts the ESB messages, which content is encoded in RDF according to the OWL ontology to standard HTTP requests with the JSON content and vice versa. Such a solution is developed within the European ARUM project aimed at the optimization of production ramp-up of highly complex and customized products. The framework is used to simplify the integration of user interfaces for production monitoring and scheduling running on a smart phone or in a Web browser with the backbone ESB infrastructure that hosts the core computational components such as schedulers, planners, and optimizers.