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h2. JavaSpace Component

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*Available as of Camel 2.1

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The *javaspace* component is a transport for working with any JavaSpace compliant implementation and this component has been tested with both the [Blitz implementation | http://www.dancres.org/blitz/] and the [GigaSpace implementation

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 | http://www.gigaspaces.com/].
This component can be used for sending and receiving any object inheriting from the Jini {{net.jini.core.entry.Entry}} class. It is also possible to pass the bean ID of a template that can be used for reading/taking the entries from the space.

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This component can be used for sending/receiving any serializable object acting as a sort of generic transport. The JavaSpace component contains a special optimization for dealing with the {{BeanExchange}}. It can be used to invoke a POJO remotely, using a JavaSpace as a transport.

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This latter feature can provide a simple implementation of the master/worker pattern, where a POJO provides the business logic for the worker.

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Look at the test cases for examples of various use cases for this component.

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Maven users will need to add the following dependency to their {{pom.xml}} for this component:

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{code
:xml
xml
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<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-javaspace</artifactId>
    <version>x.x.x</version>
    <!-- use the same version as your Camel core version -->
</dependency>

URI format

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h3. URI format

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javaspace:jini://host[?options]
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You can append query options to the URI in the following format, {{?option=value&option=value&...

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Options

Name

Default Value

Description

spaceName

null

Specifies the JavaSpace name.

verb

take

Specifies the verb for getting JavaSpace entries. The values can be: take or read.

transactional

false

If true, sending and receiving entries is performed within a transaction.

transactionalTimeout

Long.MAX_VALUE

Specifies the transaction timeout.

concurrentConsumers

1

Specifies the number of concurrent consumers getting entries from the JavaSpace.

templateId

null

If present, this option specifies the Spring bean ID of the template to use for reading/taking entries.

Examples

Sending and Receiving Entries

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h3. Options
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|| Name || Default Value || Description ||
| {{spaceName}}  | {{null}} | Specifies the JavaSpace name. |
| {{verb}}  | {{take}} | Specifies the verb for getting JavaSpace entries. The values can be: {{take}} or {{read}}. |
| {{transactional}}  | {{false}} | If {{true}}, sending and receiving entries is performed within a transaction. |
| {{transactionalTimeout}}  | {{Long.MAX_VALUE}} | Specifies the transaction timeout.  |
| {{concurrentConsumers}}  | {{1}} | Specifies the number of concurrent consumers getting entries from the JavaSpace. |
| {{templateId}}  | {{null}} | If present, this option specifies the Spring bean ID of the template to use for reading/taking entries. |
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h3. Examples

h4. Sending and Receiving Entries

{code}
// sending route
from("direct:input")
    .to("javaspace:jini://localhost?spaceName=mySpace");

// receiving Route
from("javaspace:jini://localhost?spaceName=mySpace&templateId=template&verb=take&concurrentConsumers=1")
    .to("mock:foo");
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In this case the payload can be any object that inherits from the Jini {{Entry}} type.

h4.

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 Sending and receiving serializable objects

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Using the preceding routes, it is also possible to send and receive any serializable object. The JavaSpace component detects that the payload is not a Jini {{Entry}} and then it automatically wraps the payload with a Camel Jini {{Entry}}. In this way, a JavaSpace can be used as a generic transport mechanism.

h4.

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 Using JavaSpace as a remote invocation transport

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The JavaSpace component has been tailored to work in combination with the Camel bean component. It is therefore possible to call a remote POJO using JavaSpace as the transport:

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{code
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// client side
from("direct:input")
    .to("javaspace:jini://localhost?spaceName=mySpace");

// server side
from("javaspace:jini://localhost?concurrentConsumers=10&spaceName=mySpace")
    .to("mock:foo");
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In the code there are two test cases showing how to use a POJO to realize the master/worker pattern. The idea is to use the POJO to provide the business logic and rely on Camel for sending/receiving requests/replies with the proper correlation.

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