Apache Synapse is a lightweight and high-performance Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). Powered by a fast and asynchronous mediation engine, Apache Synapse provides exceptional support for XML, Web Services and REST. In addition to XML and SOAP, Apache Synapse supports several other content formats, such as plain text, binary, Hessian and JSON. The wide range of transport adapters available for Synapse, enables it to communicate over many application and transport layer protocols. As of now, Apache Synapse supports HTTP/S, Mail (POP3, IMAP, SMTP), JMS, TCP, UDP, VFS, SMS, XMPP and FIX.
Apache Synapse是一个轻量级、高性能的ESB(企业服务总线)。由一个快速且异步的中介引擎进行驱动，Apache Synapse对XML、Web Services and REST提供了特别支持。除XML和SOAP之外，Apache Synapse还支的几个其他的内容交换格式,比如文本、二进制、Hessian和JSON。一系列广泛的传输适配器可用于Synapse, 能够使其在更多的应用和传输层协议上进行通信。当前，Apache Synapse支持HTTP/S, Mail (POP3, IMAP, SMTP), JMS, TCP, UDP, VFS, SMS, XMPP and FIX.
