Apache Camel Training Course

1. Introduction to Camel

• Camel's message model
• Camel's architecture

2. Managing routing with Camel

The endpoints

• Creating Java routes
• Applying message filters
• Implementing multicasting

3. Data transformation in Camel

• Overview of data transformation
• Transforming data using EIPs and Java
• XML transformation
• Native data formats in Camel
• Utilizing Camel's CSV and JSON formats
• Transformation via templates
• Leveraging Camel type converters

4. Beans and Camel

• Invoking beans from Java
• The Service Activator pattern
• Utilizing bean registries
• Camel's method selection algorithm
• Binding bean parameters

5. Error Handling

• Foundations of error handling
• Implementing error handlers in Camel

6. Using Camel's components

• Introduction to Camel components
• File and FTP components
• JMS component
• CXF component for web services
• MINA component for networking
• JDBC and JPA components
• Timer component

7. Using the Enterprise Integration Patterns

• Aggregator
• Splitter
• Routing Slip
• Dynamic Router
• Load Balancer

8. Transactions in Camel

• Transaction fundamentals
• The Transaction Client EIP
• Configuration and usage of transactions

9. Concurrency and scalability

• Implementing concurrency
• Camel thread pool profiles
• Concurrency in conjunction with EIPs
• Synchronicity and threading
• The concurrency client API
• Utilizing the asynchronous routing engine

10. Monitoring Camel

• Network-level health checks
• JVM-level health checks
• Integrating JMX with Camel
• Validating application activity
• Administration of Camel applications