Apache Camel

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Apache Camel
Developer(s) Apache Software Foundation
Initial releaseJune 27, 2007;18 years ago (2007-06-27) [1]
Stable release
4.8.x (LTS)4.8.5 / 8 March 2025;4 months ago (2025-03-08) [2]
4.10.x (LTS, latest)4.10.2 / 9 March 2025;4 months ago (2025-03-09) [2]
Repository github.com/apache/camel
Written in Java, XML
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Enterprise Integration Patterns Enterprise Service Bus SOA Message Oriented Middleware
License Apache License 2.0
Website camel.apache.org

Apache Camel is an open source framework for message-oriented middleware. It uses a rule-based routing and mediation engine to implement Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIPs). The EIPs are implemented using Java objects. Camel has a application programming interface (or declarative Java domain-specific language) for configuring the routing and mediation rules.[ clarification needed ]

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The domain-specific language means that Apache Camel can support type-safe smart completion of routing rules in an integrated development environment using regular Java code without large amounts of XML configuration files, though XML configuration inside Spring Framework is also supported.

Camel is often used with Apache ServiceMix, Apache ActiveMQ and Apache CXF in service-oriented architecture projects.

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References

  1. Apache Camel 1.0 , retrieved 10 March 2025
  2. 1 2 Releases - Apache Camel , retrieved 10 March 2025