APACHE-CAMEL
Open-source Java EIP integration framework.
Definition
Camel offers Routes (source → processors → sinks), Endpoints (file, http, jms, kafka, sftp), Predicates, Bean integration. Camel K (Kubernetes-native), Camel Quarkus (cloud-native), Camel JBang (standalone scripts). Maintained by Apache Software Foundation. Version 4.x released 2023.
Origin
Created in 2007 by James Strachan ; donated to Apache Foundation.
Example in context
from("sftp:server").to("kafka:topic-edi") — Camel route SFTP to Kafka.
Related terms
- Apache NiFi — dataflow alternative.