| [[Howdothedirecteventsedaandvmendpointscompare-Howdothedirecteventsedaandvmendpointscompare]] |
| = How do the `direct`, `event`, `seda`, and `vm` endpoints compare? |
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| * xref:components::vm-component.adoc[VM] and xref:components::seda-component.adoc[SEDA] endpoints are basically the |
| same; they both offer asychronous in memory SEDA queues; they differ in |
| visibility -- endpoints are visible inside the same JVM or within the same |
| CamelContext respectively. |
| * xref:components::direct-component.adoc[Direct] uses no threading; it directly invokes the |
| consumer when sending. |
| * xref:components::spring-event-component.adoc[Spring Event] adds a listener to Spring's |
| application events; so the consumer is invoked the same thread as Spring |
| notifies events. Event differs in that the payload should be a Spring |
| `ApplicationEvent` object whereas xref:components::direct-component.adoc[Direct], |
| xref:components::seda-component.adoc[SEDA] and xref:components::vm-component.adoc[VM] can use any payload. |
