Open-Source ESBs in Action

Chapter 4. The foundation of an integration solution

 

In this chapter:

• Implementing integration logic
• Using Spring with Mule and ServiceMix
• Understanding message flows
• Introducing Spring Integration

 

Now that we’ve discussed the basics of Mule and ServiceMix, it’s time to examine the foundational elements of a full integration solution: integration logic and message flows.

Integration logic is simply the logic you need to build your integration solution. Open source ESBs provide a lot of functionality out of the box, but most solutions need additional logic. This additional logic may involve something as simple as changing the content of an incoming message, but it can be as complex as including validation rules for EDI messages. One of ...