| [[Architecture-Architecture]] |
| === Architecture |
| |
| Camel uses a Java based link:dsl.adoc[Routing Domain Specific Language |
| (DSL)] or an XML Configuration to configure |
| routing and mediation rules which are added to a |
| http://camel.apache.org/maven/current/camel-core/apidocs/org/apache/camel/CamelContext.html[CamelContext] |
| to implement the various |
| link:enterprise-integration-patterns.adoc[Enterprise Integration |
| Patterns]. |
| |
| At a high level Camel consists of a |
| http://camel.apache.org/maven/current/camel-core/apidocs/org/apache/camel/CamelContext.html[CamelContext] |
| which contains a collection of Component instances. |
| A Component is essentially a factory of |
| Endpoint instances. You can explicitly configure |
| Component instances in Java code or an IoC |
| container like Spring or Guice, or they can be auto-discovered using |
| URIs. |
| |
| An Endpoint acts rather like a URI or URL in a web |
| application or a Destination in a JMS system; you can communicate with |
| an endpoint; either sending messages to it or consuming messages from |
| it. You can then create a |
| http://camel.apache.org/maven/current/camel-core/apidocs/org/apache/camel/Producer.html[Producer] |
| or |
| http://camel.apache.org/maven/current/camel-core/apidocs/org/apache/camel/Consumer.html[Consumer] |
| on an Endpoint to exchange messages with it. |
| |
| The DSL makes heavy use of pluggable |
| Languages to create an |
| Expression or Predicate to |
| make a truly powerful DSL which is extensible to the most suitable |
| language depending on your needs. Many of the Languages |
| are also supported as |
| link:annotation-based-expression-language.html[Annotation Based |
| Expression Language]. |
| |
| [[Architecture-Diagram]] |
| ==== Diagram |
| |
| image:images/architecture.data/camel-components.png[image] |
