Spring Integration in Action

SummarySpring Integration in Action is a hands-on guide to Spring-based messaging and integration. After addressing the core messaging patterns, such as those used in transformation and routing, the book turns to the adapters that enable integration with external systems. Readers will explore real-world enterprise integration scenarios using JMS, Web Services, file systems, and email. They will also learn about Spring Integration's support for working with XML. The book concludes with a practical guide to advanced topics such as concurrency, performance, system-management, and monitoring.The book features a foreword by Rod Johnson, Founder of the Spring Network.About the TechnologySpring Integration extends the Spring Framework to support the patterns described in Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Woolf's Enterprise Integration Patterns. Like the Spring Framework itself, it focuses on developer productivity, making it easier to build, test, and maintain enterprise integration solutions.About the BookSpring Integration in Action is an introduction and guide to enterprise integration and messaging using the Spring Integration framework. The book starts off by reviewing core messaging patterns, such as those used in transformation and routing. It then drills down into real-world enterprise integration scenarios using JMS, Web Services, filesystems, email, and more. You'll find an emphasis on testing, along with practical coverage of topics like concurrency, scheduling, system management, and monitoring.This book is accessible to developers who know Java. Experience with Spring and EIP is helpful but not assumed. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. What's InsideRealistic examplesExpert advice from Spring Integration creatorsDetailed coverage of Spring Integration 2 featuresAbout the AuthorsMark Fisher is the Spring Integration founder and project lead. Jonas Partner, Marius Bogoevici, and Iwein Fuld have all been project committers and are recognized experts on Spring and Spring Integration.Table of ContentsPART 1 BACKGROUNDIntroduction to Spring IntegrationEnterprise integration fundamentals 24PART 2 MESSAGINGMessages and channelsMessage EndpointsGetting down to businessGo beyond sequential processing: routing and filteringSplitting and aggregating messagesPART 3 INTEGRATING SYSTEMSHandling messages with XML payloadsSpring Integration and the Java Message ServiceEmail-based integrationFilesystem integrationSpring Integration and web servicesChatting and tweetingPART 4 ADVANCED TOPICSMonitoring and managementManaging scheduling and concurrencyBatch applications and enterprise integrationScaling messaging applications with OSGiTesting