DSL

Camel uses a Java Domain Specific Language or DSL for creating Enterprise Integration Patterns or Routes in a variety of domain-specific languages (DSL) as listed below.

• Java DSL - A Java based DSL using the fluent builder style.
• Spring XML - A XML based DSL in Spring XML files
• Blueprint XML - A XML based DSL in OSGi Blueprint XML files
• Rest DSL - A DSL to define REST services using a REST style in either Java or XML.
• Groovy DSL - A Groovy based DSL using Groovy programming language
• Scala DSL - A Scala based DSL using Scala programming language
• Annotation DSL - Use annotations in Java beans.
• Kotlin DSL - Work in progress - Currently developed outside ASF, but will we included later in Camel when Kotlin and the DSL is ready.

The main entry points for the DSL are

• CamelContext for creating a Camel routing rulebase
• RouteBuilder for creating a collection of routes using the routing DSL

See Also

For more examples of the DSL in action see

• Enterprise Integration Patterns
• Examples
• Routes