Chapter 13. Writing custom cloud connectors and processors
This chapter covers
- Building a cloud connector
- Rendering a cloud connector configurable
- Understanding connection management for a cloud connector
- Creating Mule’s moving parts within a cloud connector
- Integrating a cloud connector with Studio
You can imagine Mule living on an idyllic Tuscan hill, a place full of tradition that you feel you completely understand. But sooner or later, Mule will need to cross tundra and jungles. The internet state of the art is continuously evolving, leaving behind well-known technologies and stepping into the wild jungle.
Following this evolution, you’ve seen cloud computing become one of the most relevant technological trends in recent years. New cloud services emerge on a daily basis, providing all kinds of functionalities: social network updates, stock trading, payments, voice calls and SMS, document-oriented databases, and so on. At the same time, your company may be using several internal protocols that Mule may not support out of the box.