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For example a simple route can be created as follows.

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RouteBuilder builder = new RouteBuilder() {
    public void configure() {
        errorHandler(deadLetterChannel("mock:error"));


        from("direct:a").to("direct:b");
    }
};
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As you can see from the above Camel uses URIs to wire endpoints together.

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If you have endpoint URIs that accept options and you want to be able to substitute the value, e.g. build the URI by concat the strings together, then you can use the java.lang.String.format method. But in Camel 2.0 we have added two convenient methods in the Java DSL so you can do fromF and toF that uses String formatting to build the URI.

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from("direct:start").toF("file://%s?fileName=%s", path, name);

fromF("file://%s?include=%s", path, pattern).toF("mock:%s", result);
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Filters

You can combine simple routes with filters which can be arbitrary Predicate implementations.

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RouteBuilder builder = new RouteBuilder() {
    public void configure() {
        errorHandler(deadLetterChannel("mock:error"));

        from("direct:a")
            .filter(header("foo").isEqualTo("bar"))
                .to("direct:b");
    }
};
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Choices

With a choice you provide a list of predicates and outcomes along with an optional default otherwise clause which is invoked if none of the conditions are met.

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RouteBuilder builder = new RouteBuilder() {
    public void configure() {
        errorHandler(deadLetterChannel("mock:error"));

        from("direct:a")
            .choice()
                .when(header("foo").isEqualTo("bar"))
                    .to("direct:b")
                .when(header("foo").isEqualTo("cheese"))
                    .to("direct:c")
                .otherwise()
                    .to("direct:d");
    }
};
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Using a custom processor

Here is an example of using a custom Processor

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myProcessor = new Processor() {
    public void process(Exchange exchange) {
        log.debug("Called with exchange: " + exchange);
    }
};

RouteBuilder builder = new RouteBuilder() {
    public void configure() {
        errorHandler(deadLetterChannel("mock:error"));

        from("direct:a")
            .process(myProcessor);
    }
};
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You can mix and match custom processors with filters and choices.

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Interceptors

Here is an example of adding a few custom InterceptorProcessor objects to a processing pipeline:

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RouteBuilder builder = new RouteBuilder() {
    public void configure() {
        errorHandler(deadLetterChannel("mock:error"));

        from("direct:a")
            .filter(header("foo").isEqualTo("bar"))
                .process(myProcessor);
    }
};