Camel Properties file load from Junit Integration Test - apache-camel

Question

I have a Camel Route which uses CDI to load a properties file from the JBoss configuration directory ...works perfect.
What I need to do is load one of the properties that are loaded in
an Arquillian integration test I am writing.
Example:
Content of Fiddler.properties file in the JBoss configuration directory
silly.value = Laughing
serious.value = politics
Example Producer class to load properties
/**
* Create the Camel properties component using CDI #Produces
*/
#Produces
#Named("properties")
PropertiesComponent propertiesComponent() {
final PropertiesComponent component = new PropertiesComponent();
// load JBoss properties file
component.setLocation(
"file:${jboss.server.config.dir}/fiddler.properties"
);
return component;
}
A given property from the Fiddler.properties file is now available in the main Camel route as {{silly.value}} or {{serious.value}}
Problem:
What I would like to do is load/reference one of these property values from my Arquillian Integration Test … probably in the #BeforeClass method …something like below:
#RunWith(Arquillian.class)
public class MainRouteIT {
.
.
Boolean allOK = false;
#BeforeClass
public static void setupTest() throws Exception {
allOK = new testCheck(
{{silly.value}}, {{serious.value}}
);
.
.
Any idea if something like this is possible in Camel within an Arquillian test ?

Answer 1

Here is the solution we are using (but without Arquillian):
First define a CDI alternative for the Camel "properties" component, which will use testing property values.
Then annotate your unit test in order to use the alternate producers of Camel components.
#Alternative
public class CamelAlternatives {
#Produces
#ApplicationScoped
#Named("properties")
public PropertiesComponent propertiesComponent() {
PropertiesComponent component = new PropertiesComponent();
component.setLocations( Arrays.asList("classpath:common.properties", "classpath:testing.properties") );
return component;
}
#RunWith(CamelCdiRunner.class)
#Beans(alternatives = {CamelAlternatives.class})
public class MyUnitTest {
...
}