| [[CamelContext-CamelContext]] | |
| = CamelContext | |
| The | |
| http://camel.apache.org/maven/current/camel-core/apidocs/org/apache/camel/CamelContext.html[CamelContext] | |
| represents a single Camel routing rulebase. You use the CamelContext in | |
| a similar way to the Spring | |
| http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/3.0.x/javadoc-api/org/springframework/context/ApplicationContext.html[ApplicationContext]. | |
| See xref:lifecycle.adoc[Lifecycle] to understand the overall lifecycle | |
| of the CamelContext. | |