Apache MINA

{{Short description|Open-source Java network application framework}}

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| name = Apache MINA

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| developer = Apache Software Foundation

| latest release version = 2.2.3

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2023|09|12}}{{cite web|url=https://mina.apache.org/mina-project/|title=MINA Home - Apache MINA|access-date = 10 December 2023}}

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| operating system = Cross-platform

| programming language = Java

| genre = Enterprise Integration Patterns Message Oriented Middleware

| license = Apache License 2.0

| website = {{URL|//mina.apache.org}}

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Apache MINA (Multipurpose Infrastructure for Network Applications){{Cite web|url=https://mina.apache.org/mina-project/faq.html#what-does-mina-mean|title = FAQ — Apache MINA}} is an open source Java network application framework. MINA can be used to create scalable, high performance network applications. MINA provides unified APIs for various transports like TCP, UDP, serial communication. It also makes it easy to make an implementation of custom transport type. MINA provides both high-level and low-level network APIs.

A user application interacts with MINA APIs, shielding the user application from low level I/O details. MINA internally uses I/O APIs to perform the actual I/O functions. This makes it easy for the users to concentrate on the application logic and leave the I/O handling to Apache MINA.{{cite web|title=Apache MINA - FAQ|url=http://mina.apache.org/mina-project/faq.html|access-date=2016-03-08| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725012454/http://mina.apache.org/faq.html| archive-date= 25 July 2011 | url-status= live}}