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Shatayu Dange
Shatayu Dange

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What is RouteBuilders in apache camel and what is it used for?

I want to know what is Route-builders in Apache camel? And why is it used for? I have a project where JMS and apache camel are used but i dont know what is routebuilder.

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metters
metters

Reputation: 591

In advance: I am not 100% sure about the long answer, so please correct me if I am fundamentally wrong here!

Short: The basic definition given by the official apache camel docu states:

The RouteBuilder is a base class which is derived from to create routing rules using the DSL. Instances of RouteBuilder are then added to the CamelContext.

Long: Routebuilder is an abstract class. When implementing your own route, you usually extend from that RouteBuilder class (as the citation above already stated). As a consequence you must implement the method configure() in which you implement the route (from()/.to()/.process() etc.)

I am pretty sure it is possible to implement a route without extending RouteBuilder, but then you would have to rebuild the framework given by apache camel. The whole syntax (from()/.to()/.process() etc.) for implementing routes is provided by extending Routebuilder class.

Apache Camel is a framework. In order to use the framework your "route class" must inherit from the base classes of the given framework. Otherwise you would not be able use the framework, which already offers a huge part of the implementation.

If Claus Ibsen answers your question, stick to his answer, he knows virtually everything about apache camel.

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