xj template action XJ Template Action

Provided by: "Apache Software Foundation"

Support Level for this Kamelet is: "Stable"

Apply the XJ Template Transformation to transform JSON to XML and XML to JSON.

Configuration Options

The following table summarizes the configuration options available for the xj-template-action Kamelet:

Property Name Description Type Default Example

direction

Direction

Required The transform direction, possible values are XML2JSON or JSON2XML.

string

template

Template

Required The inline template to apply a transformation through template.

string

file:////template.vm

Dependencies

At runtime, the xj-template-action Kamelet relies upon the presence of the following dependencies:

  • camel:xj

  • camel:kamelet

Usage

This section describes how you can use the xj-template-action.

Knative action

You can use the xj-template-action Kamelet as an intermediate step in a Knative binding.

xj-template-action-binding.yaml
apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: KameletBinding
metadata:
  name: xj-template-action-binding
spec:
  source:
    ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1alpha1
      name: timer-source
      properties:
        message: Hello
  steps:
    - ref:
        kind: Kamelet
        apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1alpha1
        name: xj-template-action
      properties:
        direction: The Direction
        template: file:////template.vm
  sink:
    ref:
      kind: Channel
      apiVersion: messaging.knative.dev/v1
      name: mychannel

Prerequisite

You have Camel K installed on the cluster.

Procedure for using the cluster CLI

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

  2. Run the action by using the following command:

    kubectl apply -f xj-template-action-binding.yaml

Procedure for using the Kamel CLI

Configure and run the action by using the following command:

kamel bind xj-template-action -p "step-0.direction=The Direction" -p "step-0.template=\file:////template.vm" channel:mychannel

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

Kafka action

You can use the xj-template-action Kamelet as an intermediate step in a Kafka binding.

xj-template-action-binding.yaml
apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: KameletBinding
metadata:
  name: xj-template-action-binding
spec:
  source:
    ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1alpha1
      name: timer-source
      properties:
        message: Hello
  steps:
    - ref:
        kind: Kamelet
        apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1alpha1
        name: xj-template-action
      properties:
        direction: The Direction
        template: file:////template.vm
  sink:
    ref:
      kind: KafkaTopic
      apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta1
      name: my-topic

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 xj-template-action-binding.yaml file to your local drive, and then edit it as needed for your configuration.

  2. Run the action by using the following command:

    kubectl apply -f xj-template-action-binding.yaml

Procedure for using the Kamel CLI

Configure and run the action by using the following command:

kamel bind xj-template-action -p "step-0.direction=The Direction" -p "step-0.template=\file:////template.vm" 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/xj-template-action.kamelet.yaml

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