Part 1 First steps

Apache Camel is an open source integration framework that aims to make integrating systems easier. In the first chapter of this book, we’ll introduce you to Camel and show you how it fits into the bigger enterprise software picture. You’ll also learn the concepts and terminology of Camel.

Chapter 2 focuses on message routing, one of Camel’s most important features. Camel has two main ways of defining routing rules: the Java-based domain specific language (DSL) and the XML configuration format. In addition to these route-creation techniques, we’ll show you how to design and implement solutions to integration problems using enterprise integration patterns (EIPs) and Camel.