Hessian is a binary Web service protocol that makes Web services usable without requiring a large framework, and without learning a new set of protocols [weasel words]. Because it is a binary protocol, it is well-suited to sending binary data without any need to extend the protocol with attachments.
| Developer(s) | Caucho Technology, Inc |
|---|---|
| Written in | Java, Python and ActionScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Web service protocol |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | hessian |
Hessian was developed by Caucho Technology, Inc. The company has released Java, Python and ActionScript for Adobe Flash implementations of Hessian under an open source license (the Apache license). Third-party implementations in several other languages (C++, C#, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Objective-C, D, and Erlang) are also available as open-source.
Adaptations
editAlthough Hessian is primarily intended for Web services, it can be adapted for TCP traffic by using the HessianInput and HessianOutput classes in Caucho's Java implementation.
Implementations
edit- Cotton (Erlang)
- HessDroid (Android)
- Hessian (on Rubyforge) (Ruby)
- Hessian.js (JavaScript)
- Hessian4J (Java)
- HessianC# (C#)
- HessianCPP (C++)
- HessianD (D)
- HessianKit (Objective-C 2.0)
- HessianObjC Archived 2006-06-16 at the Wayback Machine (Objective-C)
- HessianPHP (PHP)
- HessianPy (Python)
- HessianRuby (Ruby)
- Hessian-Translator (Perl)
