Dynamic Router
The Dynamic Router from the EIP patterns allows you to route messages while avoiding the dependency of the router on all possible destinations while maintaining its efficiency.
The simplest way to implement this is to use the RecipientList Annotation on a Bean method to determine where to route the message.
public class MyDynamicRouter { @Consume(uri = "activemq:foo") @RecipientList public List<String> route(@XPath("/customer/id") String customerId, @Header("Location") String location, Document body) { // query a database to find the best match of the endpoint based on the input parameteres ... } }
In the above we can use the Parameter Binding Annotations to bind different parts of the Message to method parameters or use an Expression such as using XPath or XQuery.
The method can be invoked in a number of ways as described in the Bean Integration such as
- POJO Producing
- Spring Remoting
- Bean component
Using This Pattern
If you would like to use this EIP Pattern then please read the Getting Started, you may also find the Architecture useful particularly the description of Endpoint and URIs. Then you could try out some of the Examples first before trying this pattern out.