Connecting to WebDAV servers via the Java™ connector architecture

A method that conforms to a Java™ Connector Architecture (JCA) specification for accessing WebDAV-compliant servers as enterprise resources, said method comprising:

• providing a WebDAV-compliant connector, said WebDAV-compliant connector communicating with a multilayer resource adapter API;
• creating a SAX-based processing pipeline;
• processing property values using said processing pipeline;
• using a MultiStatus Response Record to map a resource URL to a set of properties;
• implementing accessor methods for marshaling property values to and from an XML format;
• and
• using said processed property values to enable transmitting WebDAV messages between client and server.

A system operable to support Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) protocol, said system comprising:

• means for providing a WebDAV-compliant connector, said WebDAV-compliant connector communicating with a multilayer resource adapter API;
• means for creating a SAX-based processing pipeline;
• means for processing property values using said processing pipeline;
• means for using a MultiStatus Response Record to map a resource URL to a set of properties;
• means for implementing accessor methods for marshaling property values to and from an XML format;
• and
• means for using said processed property values to enable transmitting WebDAV messages between client and server.

Computer-executable software code stored to a computer-readable medium, said computer-executable software code comprising:

• code for processing property values using a processing pipeline;
• code for using a MultiStatus Response Record to map a resource URL to a set of properties;
• code for implementing accessor methods for marshaling property values to and from an XML format;
• and
• code for using said processed property values to enable transmitting WebDAV compliant messages between a client and a server.