Chapter 3 Overview of Agent Configuration

This chapter discusses the configuration files that are shipped with HydraExpress. As a HydraExpress developer, you need to know what functionality the product provides by default in order to understand what changes and extensions you may need to make for your specific services.

Configuration files are located in the conf directory of your HydraExpress installation. Some of these files can be modified to accommodate your needs. These files are listed inTable 2 . These are the only files that you can safely edit as necessary. The rest of the files in the conf directory are system files that should be left unchanged.

Note that the files discussed in this chapter affect the HydraExpress Agent runtime for hosting services. They do not affect either standalone clients or standalone servers. See the table at the end of this chapter for pointers to more complete information on Agent configurations, and information on configuring clients and standalone servers.

Table 2 – Editable Agent Runtime Configuration Files
Editable File	Description
rwagent.xml	This file is the Agent’s primary configuration file. It defines connectors, handlers, security, and other Agent-specific configuration.
loggers.xml	This file configures the loggers used to record significant events related to general Agent processes and service execution.
servlet\web.xml	This file is used to add servlets and servlet-mapping elements to a context.
webservice\client-transports-template.xml	This file defines the client transport objects that are needed to send messages to a server. See Note below.
webservice\objects-template.xml	This file makes all objects defined in it available to any running service. For standalone Web services, this file is needed to register custom handlers. See Note below.
webservice\server-transports-template.xml	This file defines the server transport objects that are needed to receive messages from a client. See Note below.