# The Http Event Generator

The Http Event Generator is a servlet that takes an Http request, checks for the content type in the Http request, and then appropriately publishes the message to the Message Broker.

The Http Event Generator supports two message data types (XML and binary). The data-type is determined from the Content-Type header of the Http request, property name, and matching values, as well as other handling criteria are specified in the channel rules of the Event Generator.

You need to configure Event Generator channels for different data types, using a Message Broker channel name, which instructs that any HTTP request coming to that servlet will publish the message to that channel.

For more information on the Http Event Generator, see Using Event Generators at the following location:

Http://edocs.bea.com/wli/docs81____ Managing WebLogic Integration solutions.