esb/README.md

enterprise service bus implementation

## Summary

esb is an enterprise service bus implementation for [node](http://nodejs.org).

## Installation

$ npm install esb

## Quick Start

The quickest way to get started with esb:

```js
require('esb').start(require('./config.json'))
```

This will start your ESB instance using the configuration provided in config.json.

Use the supplied sample_config.json as a base for your own config.json.

## Features

  * Built on [Express](http://github.com/visionmedia/expressjs.com)
  * Custom versionable service protocols
  * Protocols available: Simple and Gzip over HTTP
  * documentation publishable via the embedded web server

## Philosophy
This [ESB](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_service_bus) implementation is an attempt to create a framework for [SOA](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-oriented_architecture)-based development in Node.

## To Do
* dynamically register/unregister a service
* message queuing & persistence
* queryable service registry
* service reliability scoring
* virtualize same-name providers under one interface
* support for other protocols