Make Java Services Available to the UI Components in the vSphere Web Client and the vSphere Client

To make a custom Java service available to your extension components in the vSphere Web Client and the vSphere Client, complete the following tasks.

Procedure

  1. Create a Java interface for the service.
  2. Create a Java class that implements the interface in Step 1.
  3. Add the service to the application server framework.
    You must export and expose the service to the framework by adding it as a bean in the Spring configuration application server.
  4. Import the service where your extension references it.
    • For Flex-based extensions, import the service into the user interface plug-in module that contains your Flex components.

    • For HTML-based extensions, import the service in the controller module that services your extension data requests.

  5. Establish a communication between your service and the user interface layer.
    • For Flex-based extensions, use ActionScript to create a proxy class in your Flex component. The proxy class is used to communicate between the user interface plug-in module and the service.
    • HTML-based extensions access the service by using a REST API that communicates with the controller module on the application server.