Chapter 6. Working with components and patterns

This chapter covers

  • How to use a Mule component
  • Simplifying projects using configuration patterns

If you’ve been around for a little while in the happy field of software development, you’ve surely been exposed to different flavors of component models. CORBA, EJB, JavaBean, and SCA have all helped to familiarize developers with the notion of a component. You understand that components represent entities that can perform specific operations, with well-defined interfaces and an emphasis on encapsulation.

Unsurprisingly, Mule supports its own component model. More surprisingly, it’s often difficult to decide when to use or create a component in Mule. This difficulty stems from the extensive capacities ...

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