Thanks Claus. So do I defined the custom data format as a Spring bean refer to it from the unmarshal XML element. Or do I need to use setDataFormatResolver on CamelContext?
Thanks Meeraj PS: BTW just got the book, it rocks :) On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Claus Ibsen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Meeraj Kunnumpurath > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a need to apply custom transformation using a third party library. > > My plan is to write a new data format. However, I am not sure whether it > is > > the right component for me, as the need is to have one transform method, > > which doesn't fit well with the marshal/unmarshal pair. > > > > A data format dont have to support both. For example tiny markup only > support one of them. > > > > A second question I have on this is once I have defined the component, > how > > do I integrate that into the Spring DSL. With a custom data format, I ran > > into the following problems .. > > > > 1. Since the JAXB context used by loadRouteDefinitions has hard-wired the > > packages it recognizes, I am unable to introduce any new vocabulary into > > the DSL > > 2. If I override loadRouteDefinitions to recognize my packages, some of > the > > types like UnmarshalDefinition within Camel are constrained in terms of > the > > types of children it can have. So I am unable to introduce any new types > in > > there. > > > > You can't. Although I think I have seen some ppl post about some hacks > he did in the XML DSL to extend with custom namespaces. > But its not easy thought. But maybe you can google that, if you really > really want to go down that path. > > You can use a custom data format in the DSL, and just refer to that > using the generic marshal / unmarshal. > > > > Kind regards > > Meeraj > > > > -- > Claus Ibsen > ----------------- > CamelOne 2012 Conference, May 15-16, 2012: http://camelone.com > FuseSource > Email: [email protected] > Web: http://fusesource.com > Twitter: davsclaus, fusenews > Blog: http://davsclaus.blogspot.com/ > Author of Camel in Action: http://www.manning.com/ibsen/ > -- *Meeraj Kunnumpurath* *Director and Executive Principal Service Symphony Ltd 00 44 7702 693597 [email protected]*
