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[[micrometer-component]]
= Micrometer Component
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*Available as of Camel version 2.22.0*

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== Micrometer Component

The Micrometer component allows to collect various metrics directly
from Camel routes. Supported metric types
are xref:#MicrometerComponent-counter[counter], xref:#MicrometerComponent-summary[summary],
and xref:#MicrometerComponent-timer[timer]. http://micrometer.io/[Micrometer] provides
simple way to measure the behaviour of an application. Configurable
reporting backends (via Micrometer registries) enable different integration options for
collecting and visualizing statistics.

The component also provides
a `MicrometerRoutePolicyFactory` which allows to expose route statistics
using Micrometer as well as `EventNotifier` implementations for counting
routes and timing exchanges from their creation to their completion.

Maven users need to add the following dependency to their `pom.xml`
for this component:

[source,xml]
----
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-micrometer</artifactId>
    <version>x.x.x</version>
    <!-- use the same version as your Camel core version -->
</dependency>
----

== URI format

[source]
----
micrometer:[ counter | summary | timer ]:metricname[?options]
----

== Options

// component options: START
The Micrometer component supports 2 options, which are listed below.



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|===
| Name | Description | Default | Type
| *metricsRegistry* (advanced) | To use a custom configured MetricRegistry. |  | MeterRegistry
| *basicPropertyBinding* (advanced) | Whether the component should use basic property binding (Camel 2.x) or the newer property binding with additional capabilities | false | boolean
|===
// component options: END


// endpoint options: START
The Micrometer endpoint is configured using URI syntax:

----
micrometer:metricsType:metricsName
----

with the following path and query parameters:

=== Path Parameters (3 parameters):


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|===
| Name | Description | Default | Type
| *metricsType* | *Required* Type of metrics |  | Type
| *metricsName* | *Required* Name of metrics |  | String
| *tags* | Tags of metrics |  | Iterable
|===


=== Query Parameters (7 parameters):


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|===
| Name | Description | Default | Type
| *action* (producer) | Action expression when using timer type |  | String
| *decrement* (producer) | Decrement value expression when using counter type |  | String
| *increment* (producer) | Increment value expression when using counter type |  | String
| *lazyStartProducer* (producer) | Whether the producer should be started lazy (on the first message). By starting lazy you can use this to allow CamelContext and routes to startup in situations where a producer may otherwise fail during starting and cause the route to fail being started. By deferring this startup to be lazy then the startup failure can be handled during routing messages via Camel's routing error handlers. Beware that when the first message is processed then creating and starting the producer may take a little time and prolong the total processing time of the processing. | false | boolean
| *value* (producer) | Value expression when using histogram type |  | String
| *basicPropertyBinding* (advanced) | Whether the endpoint should use basic property binding (Camel 2.x) or the newer property binding with additional capabilities | false | boolean
| *synchronous* (advanced) | Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported). | false | boolean
|===
// endpoint options: END
// spring-boot-auto-configure options: START
== Spring Boot Auto-Configuration

When using Spring Boot make sure to use the following Maven dependency to have support for auto configuration:

[source,xml]
----
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
  <artifactId>camel-micrometer-starter</artifactId>
  <version>x.x.x</version>
  <!-- use the same version as your Camel core version -->
</dependency>
----


The component supports 3 options, which are listed below.



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|===
| Name | Description | Default | Type
| *camel.component.micrometer.basic-property-binding* | Whether the component should use basic property binding (Camel 2.x) or the newer property binding with additional capabilities | false | Boolean
| *camel.component.micrometer.enabled* | Whether to enable auto configuration of the micrometer component. This is enabled by default. |  | Boolean
| *camel.component.micrometer.metrics-registry* | To use a custom configured MetricRegistry. The option is a io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry type. |  | String
|===
// spring-boot-auto-configure options: END




== [[MicrometerComponent-registry]]Meter Registry

By default the Camel Micrometer component creates a `SimpleMeterRegistry` instance, suitable
mainly for testing.
You should define a dedicated registry by providing
a `MeterRegistry` bean. Micrometer registries primarily determine the backend monitoring system
to be used. A `CompositeMeterRegistry` can be used to address more than one monitoring target.

For example using Spring Java Configuration:

[source,java]
----
@Configuration
public static class MyConfig extends SingleRouteCamelConfiguration {

    @Bean
    @Override
    public RouteBuilder route() {
        return new RouteBuilder() {
            @Override
            public void configure() throws Exception {
                // define Camel routes here
            }
        };
    }

    @Bean(name = MicrometerConstants.METRICS_REGISTRY_NAME)
    public MeterRegistry getMeterRegistry() {
        CompositeMeterRegistry registry = ...;
        registry.add(...);
        // ...
        return registry;
    }
}
----

Or using CDI:
[source,java]
----
class MyBean extends RouteBuilder {

    @Override
    public void configure() {
      from("...")
          // Register the 'my-meter' meter in the MetricRegistry below
          .to("metrics:meter:my-meter");
    }

    @Produces
    // If multiple MetricRegistry beans
    // @Named(MicrometerConstants.METRICS_REGISTRY_NAME)
    MetricRegistry registry() {
        CompositeMeterRegistry registry = ...;
        registry.add(...);
        // ...
        return registry;
    }
}
----

== Usage of producers

Each meter has type and name. Supported types are
xref:#MicrometerComponent-counter[counter],
xref:#MicrometerComponent-summary[distribution summary] and
timer. If no type is provided then a counter is used by default.

The meter name is a string that is evaluated as `Simple` expression. In addition to using the `CamelMetricsName`
header (see below), this allows to select the meter depending on exchange data.

The optional `tags` URI parameter is a comma-separated string, consisting of `key=value` expressions. Both
`key` and `value` are strings that are also evaluated as `Simple` expression.
E.g. the URI parameter `tags=X=${header.Y}` would assign the current value of header `Y` to the key `X`.


=== Headers

The meter name defined in URI can be overridden by populating a header with name `CamelMetricsName`.
The meter tags defined as URI parameters can be augmented by populating a header with name `CamelMetricsTags`.

For example

[source,java]
----
from("direct:in")
    .setHeader(MicrometerConstants.HEADER_METRIC_NAME, constant("new.name"))
    .setHeader(MicrometerConstants.HEADER_METRIC_TAGS, constant(Tags.of("dynamic-key", "dynamic-value")))
    .to("metrics:counter:name.not.used?tags=key=value")
    .to("direct:out");
----

will update a counter with name `new.name` instead of `name.not.used` using the
tag `dynamic-key` with value `dynamic-value` in addition to the tag `key` with value `value`.

All Metrics specific headers are removed from the message once the Micrometer endpoint finishes processing of exchange. While processing exchange
Micrometer endpoint will catch all exceptions and write log entry using level `warn`.


== [[MicrometerComponent-counter]]Counter

[source]
----
micrometer:counter:name[?options]
----

=== Options

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|=====================================================
|Name |Default |Description
|increment  |- |Double value to add to the counter
|decrement |- |Double value to subtract from the counter
|=====================================================

If neither `increment` or `decrement` is defined then counter value will
be incremented by one. If `increment` and `decrement` are both defined
only increment operation is called.

[source,java]
----
// update counter simple.counter by 7
from("direct:in")
    .to("micrometer:counter:simple.counter?increment=7")
    .to("direct:out");
----

[source,java]
----
// increment counter simple.counter by 1
from("direct:in")
    .to("micrometer:counter:simple.counter")
    .to("direct:out");
----

Both `increment` and `decrement` values are evaluated as `Simple` expressions with a Double result, e.g.
if header `X` contains a value that evaluates to 3.0, the `simple.counter` counter is decremented by 3.0:

[source,java]
----
// decrement counter simple.counter by 3
from("direct:in")
    .to("micrometer:counter:simple.counter?decrement=${header.X}")
    .to("direct:out");
----

=== Headers

Like in `camel-metrics`, specific Message headers can be used to override
`increment` and `decrement` values specified in the Micrometer endpoint URI.

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|====================================================================
|Name |Description |Expected type
|CamelMetricsCounterIncrement  |Override increment value in URI |Double
|CamelMetricsCounterDecrement  |Override decrement value in URI |Double
|====================================================================

[source,java]
----
// update counter simple.counter by 417
from("direct:in")
    .setHeader(MicrometerConstants.HEADER_COUNTER_INCREMENT, constant(417.0D))
    .to("micrometer:counter:simple.counter?increment=7")
    .to("direct:out");
----

[source,java]
----
// updates counter using simple language to evaluate body.length
from("direct:in")
    .setHeader(MicrometerConstants.HEADER_COUNTER_INCREMENT, simple("${body.length}"))
    .to("micrometer:counter:body.length")
    .to("direct:out");

----

== [[MicrometerComponent-summary]]Distribution Summary

[source]
----
micrometer:summary:metricname[?options]
----

=== Options

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|===================================
|Name |Default |Description
|value |- |Value to use in histogram
|===================================

If no `value` is not set, nothing is added to histogram and warning is
logged.

[source,java]
----
// adds value 9923 to simple.histogram
from("direct:in")
    .to("micrometer:summary:simple.histogram?value=9923")
    .to("direct:out");
----

[source,java]
----
// nothing is added to simple.histogram; warning is logged
from("direct:in")
    .to("micrometer:summary:simple.histogram")
    .to("direct:out");

----

`value` is evaluated as `Simple` expressions with a Double result, e.g.
if header `X` contains a value that evaluates to 3.0, this value is registered with the `simple.histogram`:

[source,java]
----
from("direct:in")
    .to("micrometer:summary:simple.histogram?value=${header.X}")
    .to("direct:out");

----

=== Headers

Like in `camel-metrics`, a specific Message header can be used to override the value specified in
the Micrometer endpoint URI.

[width="100%",cols="10%,80%,10%",options="header",]
|=================================================================
|Name |Description |Expected type
|CamelMetricsHistogramValue |Override histogram value in URI |Long
|=================================================================

[source,java]
----
// adds value 992.0 to simple.histogram
from("direct:in")
    .setHeader(MicrometerConstants.HEADER_HISTOGRAM_VALUE, constant(992.0D))
    .to("micrometer:summary:simple.histogram?value=700")
    .to("direct:out")

----


== [[MicrometerComponent-timer]]Timer

[source]
----
micrometer:timer:metricname[?options]
----

=== Options

[width="100%",options="header"]
|==========================
|Name |Default |Description
|action |- |start or stop
|==========================

If no `action` or invalid value is provided then warning is logged
without any timer update. If action `start` is called on an already running
timer or `stop` is called on an unknown timer, nothing is updated
and warning is logged.

[source,java]
----
// measure time spent in route "direct:calculate"
from("direct:in")
    .to("micrometer:timer:simple.timer?action=start")
    .to("direct:calculate")
    .to("micrometer:timer:simple.timer?action=stop");
----

`Timer.Sample` objects are stored as Exchange properties between
different Metrics component calls.

`action` is evaluated as a `Simple` expression returning a result of type `MicrometerTimerAction`.

=== Headers

Like in `camel-metrics`, a specific Message header can be used to override action value specified in
the Micrometer endpoint URI.

[width="100%",cols="10%,80%,10%",options="header",]
|=======================================================================
|Name |Description |Expected type
|CamelMetricsTimerAction |Override timer action in URI
|`org.apache.camel.component.micrometer.MicrometerTimerAction`
|=======================================================================

[source,java]
----
// sets timer action using header
from("direct:in")
    .setHeader(MicrometerConstants.HEADER_TIMER_ACTION, MicrometerTimerAction.start)
    .to("micrometer:timer:simple.timer")
    .to("direct:out");
----


== Using Micrometer route policy factory

`MicrometerRoutePolicyFactory` allows to add a RoutePolicy for each
route in order to exposes route utilization statistics using Micrometer.
This factory can be used in Java and XML as the examples below
demonstrates. 

NOTE: Instead of using the `MicrometerRoutePolicyFactory` you can define a
dedicated `MicrometerRoutePolicy` per route you want to instrument, in case you only
want to instrument a few selected routes.

From Java you just add the factory to the `CamelContext` as shown below:

[source,java]
----
context.addRoutePolicyFactory(new MicrometerRoutePolicyFactory());
----

And from XML DSL you define a <bean> as follows:

[source,xml]
----
  <!-- use camel-micrometer route policy to gather metrics for all routes -->
  <bean id="metricsRoutePolicyFactory" class="org.apache.camel.component.micrometer.routepolicy.MicrometerRoutePolicyFactory"/>
----

The `MicrometerRoutePolicyFactory` and `MicrometerRoutePolicy` supports the
following options:

[width="100%",options="header"]
|=======================================================================
|Name |Default |Description
|prettyPrint |false |Whether to use pretty print when outputting statistics in json format
|meterRegistry |  |Allow to use a shared `MeterRegistry`. If none is provided then Camel will create a shared instance used by the this CamelContext.
|durationUnit |TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS |The unit to use for duration in when dumping the statistics as json.
|=======================================================================

If JMX is enabled in the CamelContext, the MBean is registered in the `type=services` tree
with `name=MicrometerRoutePolicy`.


== Using Micrometer message history factory

`MicrometerMessageHistoryFactory` allows to use metrics to capture Message History performance
statistics while routing messages. It works by using a Micrometer Timer for
each node in all the routes. This factory can be used in Java and XML as
the examples below demonstrates. 

From Java you just set the factory to the `CamelContext` as shown below:

[source,java]
----
context.setMessageHistoryFactory(new MicrometerMessageHistoryFactory());
----

And from XML DSL you define a <bean> as follows:

[source,xml]
----
  <!-- use camel-micrometer message history to gather metrics for all messages being routed -->
  <bean id="metricsMessageHistoryFactory" class="org.apache.camel.component.micrometer.messagehistory.MicrometerMessageHistoryFactory"/>
----

The following options is supported on the factory:

[width="100%",options="header"]
|=======================================================================
|Name |Default |Description
|prettyPrint |false |Whether to use pretty print when outputting statistics in json format
|meterRegistry |  |Allow to use a shared `MeterRegistry`. If none is provided then Camel will create a shared instance used by the this CamelContext.
|durationUnit |TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS |The unit to use for duration when dumping the statistics as json.
|=======================================================================

At runtime the metrics can be accessed from Java API or JMX which allows
to gather the data as json output.

From Java code you can get the service from the CamelContext as
shown:

[source,java]
----
MicrometerMessageHistoryService service = context.hasService(MicrometerMessageHistoryService.class);
String json = service.dumpStatisticsAsJson();
----

If JMX is enabled in the CamelContext, the MBean is registered in the `type=services` tree
with `name=MicrometerMessageHistory`.


== Micrometer event notification

There is a `MicrometerRouteEventNotifier` (counting added and running routes) and a
`MicrometerExchangeEventNotifier` (timing exchanges from their creation to their completion).

EventNotifiers can be added to the CamelContext, e.g.:

[source,java]
----
camelContext.getManagementStrategy().addEventNotifier(new MicrometerExchangeEventNotifier())
----

At runtime the metrics can be accessed from Java API or JMX which allows
to gather the data as json output.

From Java code you can do get the service from the CamelContext as
shown:

[source,java]
----
MicrometerEventNotifierService service = context.hasService(MicrometerEventNotifierService.class);
String json = service.dumpStatisticsAsJson();
----

If JMX is enabled in the CamelContext, the MBean is registered in the `type=services` tree
with `name=MicrometerEventNotifier`.


== Instrumenting Camel thread pools

`InstrumentedThreadPoolFactory` allows you to gather performance information about Camel Thread Pools by injecting a `InstrumentedThreadPoolFactory`
which collects information from inside of Camel.
See more details at Advanced configuration of CamelContext using Spring.


== Exposing Micrometer statistics in JMX

Micrometer uses `MeterRegistry` implementations in order to publish statistics. While in production scenarios
it is advisable to select a dedicated backend like Prometheus or Graphite, it may be sufficient for
test or local deployments to publish statistics to JMX.

In order to achieve this, add the following dependency:

[source,xml]
----
    <dependency>
      <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>
      <artifactId>micrometer-registry-jmx</artifactId>
      <version>${micrometer-version}</version>
    </dependency>
----

and add a `JmxMeterRegistry` instance:

[source,java]
----

    @Bean(name = MicrometerConstants.METRICS_REGISTRY_NAME)
    public MeterRegistry getMeterRegistry() {
        CompositeMeterRegistry meterRegistry = new CompositeMeterRegistry();
        meterRegistry.add(...);
        meterRegistry.add(new JmxMeterRegistry(
           CamelJmxConfig.DEFAULT,
           Clock.SYSTEM,
           HierarchicalNameMapper.DEFAULT));
        return meterRegistry;
    }
}
----

The `HierarchicalNameMapper` strategy determines how meter name and tags are assembled into
an MBean name.

== Example

`camel-example-micrometer` provides an example how to set up Micrometer monitoring with
Camel using Java configuration and a Prometheus backend.