Mule generic connector
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The Generic connector in Mule allows users to configure custom endpoints and protocols by specifying them in the connector address. It provides options to configure properties like the exchange pattern, response timeout, encoding, and reconnect strategy. The connector supports configuring synchronous transformers on the request and response through its Transformers tab.
Mule generic connector
- 1. Mule Generic connector BY – ANKUSH SHARMA
- 2. What does Mule Generic connector do? The Generic connector provides a wide array of configuration options that let you code the protocol into the address of the endpoint. Mule supports numerous protocols which can be configured as endpoints. Many, but not all, of the protocols included with Mule are already configured as endpoint-based connectors and are available as building blocks in the connectors category of the palette. These include FTP, HTTP, and Ajax, for example. The Generic Endpoint can also be used to specify these or additional endpoints. This is done by entering the full address in Address field, including the protocol designation within the address (ftp://foo, vm://foo, https://foo, etc.).
- 3. Generic Connector – Configuration Wizard(General tab) (Cont.) Following are the elements in general tab – Display Name – Property for displaying some name for connector. Exchange Pattern – The exchange pattern of connector, whether one way or request/response type. Address – This is the address of the this generic connector.
- 4. Generic Connector – Configuration Wizard(General tab) Following are the properties on general tab – Response Timeout – Time limit for waiting the response. Encoding – Encoding of the message data. MIME type – MIME type of the message data e.g. application/json. Connector Configuration – It must be defined if more than one connector is associated with this transport.
- 5. Generic Connector – Configuration (Advanced tab) Following are the properties on Advanced tab – Connector Endpoint – It must be defined if more than one connector is associated with this transport.
- 6. Generic Connector – Configuration (Reconnection tab)(Cont.) Following are properties on reconnection tab – Do not use a Reconnection Strategy – This is the default radio button which specifies do not try to reconnect if there is error connecting to the web address URL.
- 7. Generic Connector – Configuration (Reconnection tab) Following are properties on reconnection tab – Standard Reconnection – Use this radio button to enable a standard reconnection strategy. Frequency (ms) – The frequency time in milliseconds after which the File connector will try to access the web address URL. Reconnect Attempts – This tells how many times the File connector will try to connect to web address URL. Reconnector Forever – Check this box if there is need to make File connector connect to web address URL until there is a successful connection with it. Custom Reconnection – Use this radio button to create a custom Reconnection strategy. Class – The java class which will come in action after a failed connection attempt. Run the connection in a separated thread – Check this box if there is need to use this custom reconnection operation in separate thread.
- 8. Generic Connector – Configuration (Transformers tab) Following are properties on Transformers tab – Global transformers(Request and Response) – Enter a list of synchronous transformers that are applied to the request before it is sent. Transformers to be applied - Enter a list of synchronous transformers that are applied to the response before it is dispatched from the Generic transport.
- 9. Generic Connector – Notes and Meta- Data tabs Notes tab - This tab is used to add special notes for the Generic connector. Metadata tab – This tab is used to add any metadata entry for Generic connector.
- 10. Thank You!