move messages between ActiveMQ queues in Camel w/o deserializing - apache-camel

I'm running Camel embedded in ActiveQM 5.11.1. I have some Java serialized messages that I need to move between queues with a simple Camel route...
<route>
<from uri="activemq:A"/>
<to uri="activemq:B"/>
</route>
as expected, I get this error...
WARN | Execution of JMS message listener failed. Caused by:
[org.apache.camel.RuntimeCamelException - Failed to extract body due
to: javax.jms.JMSException: Failed to build body from content.
Serializable class not available to broker. Reason:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.test.MyMessage. Message:
ActiveMQObjectMessage
I know this is because Camel/AMQ doesn't know about MyMessage and I can add it to AMQ's classpath to get around this...but that isn't an option in my case.
Instead, can I just tell Camel/AMQ to not try to deserialize it and just move it? I tried the jmsMessageType options, but they didn't get around this error...

You can turn of mapping from JMS to Camel Message using the mapJmsMessage=false option.
And then set jmsMessageType=Object so when sending to the queue, Camel will not try to guess the message type, but use object as configured, then the message is sent as-is.

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Camel: Routing from queue to HTTP

Bit of a Camel newbie but here goes.
I have the following route:
from("activemq:queue:outputQueue").inputType(HelloWorld.class)
.to("log:stream")
.marshal().json(JsonLibrary.Jackson, HelloWorld.class)
.to("http:localhost:5000/messageForYouSir?bridgeEndpoint=true");
This retrieves messages from the queue and sends them to the HTTP endpoint as JSON. Fine.
But what if there is an error? Say a HTTP error code of 400? Then I want the message to stay on the queue. I have tried looking into not acknowledging the message, but have not been able to make it work.
Also I have made an Exception handler
onException(HttpOperationFailedException.class)
.handled(false)
.setBody().constant("Vi fekk ein feil");
But still the messages are gone from the queue. Is there some magic spell that can make Camel not acknowledge the messages when there is some error?
You have to consume transacted from the queue to be able to do a rollback. This is configured on the connection configuration to the broker.
Take a look at the Camel JMS docs (the ActiveMQ component extends the JMS component), especially the sections about cache levels and transacted consumption.
The most simple setup is using broker transactions by simply set transacted = true and lazyCreateTransactionManager = false on the JmsConfiguration. This way no Spring TX manager is required.
If transacted consumption is in place and the HTTP server returns an error (basically if an Exception occurs in the Camel Route), Camel does automatically a rollback (if you don't catch the error).

Camel Transacted: MQ Session closed on every commit

I have:
Camel route (transacted=true), consuming from an MQ Queue
Using Spring's WebSphereUowTransactionManager
Transactionality works
Running on IBM Liberty
But, I get this message:
Setup of JMS message listener invoker failed for destination 'MY.QUEUE' - trying to recover.
Cause: Local JMS transaction failed to commit; nested exception is com.ibm.msg.client.jms.DetailedIllegalStateException:
MQJCA1020: The session is closed.
The application attempted to use a JMS session after it had closed the session.
Modify the application so that it closes the JMS session only after it has finished using the session.
This appears to be related to this other Stack Overflow question, but I've tried changing the configuration in server.xml, with no success.
You can try setting cacheLevelName=CACHE_CONSUMER which allows to re-use the JMS consumer and avoids endless of creation/destruction of JMS resources, as indicated by the error message may be the cause.
You can see more about the importanse of cache levels on the Camel JMS documentation: http://camel.apache.org/jms

CAMEL - Channel Closed exception not caught using onException

I am opening this question as I didn't find any answer to problem in the web.
I have used camel to implement a TCP/IP server and I have defined a route like this:
from("netty4:tcp://0.0.0.0:3510")
.to("file:target/outbox");
and I have a client which sends data to this server. When I disconnect this client I can see in my logs this exception:
[Camel (camel-client) thread #0 - NettyEventExecutorGroup] WARN o.a.c.component.netty4.NettyConsumer - Closing channel as an exception was thrown from Netty. Caused by: [java.io.IOException - an existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host]
My problem is that I am not able to catch this exception using onException clause.
onException(IOException.class)
.log("Exception: ${body}")
.handled(true)
.process(new ExceptionProcessor());
The program does not stop but I want to catch it to handle when the client is disconnected.
Note that I can catch other exceptions which are thrown inside my route.
You cannot handle it as exception, because exception is already catched in netty and logged. This exception is not propagated from netty to netty component.
The solution is a bit tricky. You can extend SimpleChannelInboundHandler and override method channelInactive as described in How can I detect network disconnection in Apache Camel?.
In this custom handler you can set custom properties on exchange with additional information, which is relevant in your application.

Camel route does not log when deployed in ServiceMix

I referred below article and created dependencies and log4j properties
http://camel.apache.org/how-do-i-use-log4j.html
Here is my simple route
from("direct:start")
.routeId("LogEipInfoLevelRoute")
.log(LoggingLevel.INFO, "Displaying Something - ${body}")
.to("mock:result");
Once i deploy my route in servicemix, im checking service mix log. I couldnt find any such message logged. except the route creation message with specified id.
Am i checking it in the wrong place?
You need to send a message to the direct:start endpoint for anyting to happen.
If you just want to see something going on, then you can use a timer instead of direct, eg
from("timer:foo?period=5000")
to figure a new message every 5 seconds. Notice the message body is null from a timer.
I assume that you are using OSGI Based ServiceMix version
Please execute following command in karaf console:
karaf#root> log:display | grep Displaying
More about ServiceMix logging systems can be found under http://servicemix.apache.org/docs/4.4.x/users-guide/logging-system.html
You must pass something to direct:start for something to happen. You can read more here about using direct : http://camel.apache.org/direct.html
I would just suggest using a timer to kick off your route. Once your route is kicked off by the timer your log will be written out to your log file.

Send SMS via SMPP with camel

What's the best strategy to send SMS via SMPP with Camel ? Should I use the ProducerTemplate ?
I'm new to camel so I'm not confident if my strategy is the best.
In my application upon reception of an SMS, I have to send back an other SMS with some computed content.
I created a
route smsIn that looks like this
from "uri=smpp ..."
unmarshal ref="bindyDataFormat"
to "uri=bean:myBean
and a route smsOut with
from "uri=direct:smsOut"
to "uri=smpp ..."
The smsIn route, receives the sms, transforms its conent (csv data) in a pojo and send that pojo to myBean.
In myBean I do some processing and then call a ProducerTemplate which send my computed message to the endpoint "direct:smsOut".
The reason I use the producerTemplate is that I have to set some info from my pojo in the header (CamelSmppDestAddr) and the body of the Exchange.
I have tested with the logica SMSC simulator, this seems to work fine, but would like to have your opinion about this solution ?
What about reliability , transaction ?
Should I store my message before trying to send it to the SMSC ?
Should I store it in a database, post it to a queue ?
I'm not sure why you have a producer template, you could just build up the route instead (given that you return something from your bean or takes an Exchange as paramter).
<from uri="smpp: ..."/>
<bean ref="bean:myBean"/>
<to uri="jms:queue:myQueue"/>
then not use direct, but use a JMS queue that is transactional and persistent. Say your smpp call fails, the message would have been gone. Using a queue like this and make sure its transactional, you can make sure not to lose data in this stage of the route.
<from uri="jms:queue:myQueue"/>
<transactional/>
<to uri="smpp.."/>
I suggest using Apache ActiveMQ as JMS middleware. Actually, if you download ActiveMQ, you get camel bundled, so you could actually run your Camel routes from ActiveMQ.
You might want to tweak how retries and error handling occurs dependent on what you want to happen (retry every second forever?, retry five times, then put to error queue? etc).
Read this page: Transaction Error handling in Camel
For deeper info and more tweaks, you might also want to read this:
Transactional Client

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