mail sink Mail Sink

Provided by: "Apache Software Foundation"

Support Level for this Kamelet is: "Preview"

Send mails to given SMTP server.

Configuration Options

The following table summarizes the configuration options available for the mail-sink Kamelet:

Property Name Description Type Default Example

connectionHost

Host

Required The mail server host.

string

smtp.gmail.com

password

Password

Required The password to access the mail box.

string

username

Username

Required The username to access the mail box.

string

connectionPort

Port

The mail server port.

string

25

from

From

The from field of the outgoing mail.

string

protocol

Protocol

The mail protocol to use.

string

smtp

subject

Subject

The mail subject of the outgoing mail.

string

to

To

The to field of the outgoing mail.

string

Dependencies

At runtime, the mail-sink Kamelet relies upon the presence of the following dependencies:

  • camel:core

  • camel:mail

  • camel:kamelet

Usage

This section describes how you can use the mail-sink.

Knative sink

You can use the mail-sink Kamelet as a Knative sink by binding it to a Knative object.

mail-sink-binding.yaml
apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: KameletBinding
metadata:
  name: mail-sink-binding
spec:
  source:
    ref:
      kind: Channel
      apiVersion: messaging.knative.dev/v1
      name: mychannel
  sink:
    ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1alpha1
      name: mail-sink
    properties:
      connectionHost: smtp.gmail.com
      password: The Password
      username: The Username

Prerequisite

You have Camel K installed on the cluster.

Procedure for using the cluster CLI

  1. Save the mail-sink-binding.yaml file to your local drive, and then edit it as needed for your configuration.

  2. Run the sink by using the following command:

    kubectl apply -f mail-sink-binding.yaml

Procedure for using the Kamel CLI

Configure and run the sink by using the following command:

kamel bind mail-sink -p "sink.connectionHost=smtp.gmail.com" -p "sink.password=The Password" -p "sink.username=The Username" channel:mychannel

This command creates the KameletBinding in the current namespace on the cluster.

Kafka sink

You can use the mail-sink Kamelet as a Kafka sink by binding it to a Kafka topic.

mail-sink-binding.yaml
apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: KameletBinding
metadata:
  name: mail-sink-binding
spec:
  source:
    ref:
      kind: KafkaTopic
      apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta1
      name: my-topic
  sink:
    ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1alpha1
      name: mail-sink
    properties:
      connectionHost: smtp.gmail.com
      password: The Password
      username: The Username

Prerequisites

  • You’ve installed Strimzi.

  • You’ve created a topic named my-topic in the current namespace.

  • You have Camel K installed on the cluster.

Procedure for using the cluster CLI

  1. Save the mail-sink-binding.yaml file to your local drive, and then edit it as needed for your configuration.

  2. Run the sink by using the following command:

    kubectl apply -f mail-sink-binding.yaml

Procedure for using the Kamel CLI

Configure and run the sink by using the following command:

kamel bind mail-sink -p "sink.connectionHost=smtp.gmail.com" -p "sink.password=The Password" -p "sink.username=The Username" kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta1:KafkaTopic:my-topic

This command creates the KameletBinding in the current namespace on the cluster.

Kamelet source file

https://github.com/apache/camel-kamelets/blob/main/kamelets/mail-sink.kamelet.yaml

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